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Office Hours – Dr. Drake – October 16, 2022

Office Hours
TimeTopic
0:00:00Intro and Welcome
0:01:43I Ching Reading – 3- Difficulty at the beginning
0:07:25combatting California thistles; fireweed study in Hawaii; make a pesticide from it; bioremediation
0:16:10www.knffarm.com- register for Drake’s course
0:19:27what is the best place to collect IMO?
0:24:35what happened to the Institute of Natural Farming channel? on YouTube
0:25:55JMS and IMO to remediate pasture land
0:31:31does Drake plan to teach online classes?
0:32:30come to the KNF Farm to train and have a tactile experience
0:36:20Drake’s YouTuba channel- Hawaii Field Days, last time Master Cho was in Hawaii
0:39:39avoid collecting IMO in woods where there are parasitic mushrooms
0:40:18using FAA with urea?
0:40:44Master Cho’s book referencing human waste- human liquid fertilizer
0:49:02making vinegar; temperature fluctuation
0:50:50Master Cho’s “The Farmer’s Heart”- 291 slides- on Drake’s channel- you can hit the thanks button and donate
0:52:34Master Cho always starts with the basics
0:54:01Master Cho- the Constituents of Air
0:54:31Master Cho- where does your water and natural fertilizer come from
0:59:06Master Cho- livestock concept applied to plants
1:01:51Master Cho- Faith and Religion
1:02:05can IMO be collected in Saudi Arabia- see microbialsecret.org- see episode 32 and 24 and Sam Bevans about farming in the desert & www.knfsupport.com to search Office Hours “desert”
1:04:15is there a list of which KNF Foods have which nutrients? search internet to see properties; check out Steve Dread’s Potent Ponics website, Open Nutrient Project
1:07:34thank yous- come to a class at www.knffarm.com
1:08:00continue presentation next week
1:08:19Go Fund Me- crowd source to help yourself to come to a class and then you can teach them
1:09:30long live the Natural Farmer

Office Hours – Dr. Drake – October 9, 2022

Office Hours
TimeTopic
0:00:00Intro and Welcome
0:01:38I Ching Reading – 49- Lake over Fire- Revolution
0:06:10KNF Medicine- OHN- don’t crack any jars; don’t drink too much
0:08:23cassava- so easy to frow
0:13:30goat feed
0:16:28microbes in the soil matter the most
0:17:05back to KNF Medicine- OHN
0:18:02pour off 1/3 or 2/3? most controversial part of KNF
0:22:56stir KNF Medicine (OHN) clockwise; harmony and spiritual journey
0:25:52alcohol for making KNF Medicine (OHN)?
0:27:22getting organic matter where it’s hot and dry? use biochar
0:28:12KNF Food- FPJ- mugwort, dropwort, portulaca; why you don’t squeeze it
0:32:22back to KNF Medicine- OHN- more alcohol to extract more
0:32:35IMO2- liquid or solid?
0:33:12back to KNF Food- FPJ- compare plant material to fruit material- how much sugar to use
0:35:07KNF Food- FPJ- bamboo is a good choice
0:35:40KNF Food- FPJ- comfrey for the win
0:35:56KNF Fuel- FAA- sardines, rocks and hay
0:38:42KNF Food- FPJ- make it with honohono grass- tastes like BBQ sauce; works beter than conventional fertilizers
0:39:20KNF Fuel- FAA- rocks add minerals
0:39:47KNF Reproduction- WCA- making it
0:42:24KNF Fuel- FAA- bubbling?
0:43:20KNF Reproduction- WCA- easier to pull off membranes before toasting
0:43:42KNF Structure- WPCA- don’t use bird bones; can use white vinegar
0:45:08KNF Protectors- LAB- not the best guide here
0:46:35Maltose recipe- makng it and uses
0:50:55Bacterial Mineral Water- BMW
0:53:26Silicate- Master Cho never spoke about it
0:55:00other materials- chitosan
0:55:57water soluble potassium (WK) made from tobacco stalks
0:56:22water soluble phosphoric acid (WPA) made from sesame
0:56:47loess powder
0:57:50can make silica out of horsetail- great fungicide
0:58:34loess powder- canker
1:01:11charcoal
1:01:44storage environment- shed and materials for storage
1:04:07watch this on Drake’s channel- Korean Natural Farming 2008 Master Cho
1:06:26angelica?
1:06:40soil smelling like ammonia?
1:07:15thank yous; love one another; honor to Master Cho
1:08:12long live the Natural Farmer