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Office Hours – Dr. Drake – October 2, 2022

Office Hours
TimeTopic
0:00:00Intro and Welcome
0:01:22I Ching Reading – Progress
0:07:14Master Cho’s book- if you look hard enough, you can find it; Drake will try to get it to the public
0:08:09Julia’s IMO2 collection- multiple collections
0:13:15Julia’s IMO3 video; using hempherd; using a tarp for mixing it up
0:18:55IMO2- a little red, black and pink are OK because when mixed with sugar, the good microbes will dominate
0:19:35IMO bath
0:25:25Drake’s IMO4 pile on a smaller scale- as you turn your pile, move it to another spot; using a BCS makes it easy to turn
0:28:15recipe for making apple vinegar; making KNF Cleanser
0:34:00Julia’s cousin, Frida, first student to learn KNF at the Finland university- academics that understand the formulations love KNF
0:35:49Professor Kim teaching KNF in Korea university
0:36:18www.pureknf.org- under research, there are university publications including all of the solutions
0:38:03Konkuk University in Seoul- videos of talks presented at 2016 International Symposium
0:39:18if someone can translate, you will be credited and subtitles will be inserted
0:40:51many books in Korean need translating- Master Cho’s original books
0:41:15male flower leaves, fermented vinegar
0:41:57KNF Barn. www.naturalfarminghawaii.net, click Livestock, click Pigs and see building plans and cost overview and Univ of Hawaii Guide
0:46:20transplanting mature plants- add KNF Reproduction (WCA) in addition to Maintenance Formula; soak and put IMO on the drip line and foliar spray
0:51:20KNF Protectors (LAB)- making it- refer to the Recipe Book
0:53:42bloom booster? push tomato production? Natural Farming is about balance; Natiral Farming Growth Formulas in Recipe Book
0:59:27more on KNF Protectors (LAB)- pouring it off- filter it
01::01.32what do you spray with a pump? Maruyama Portable Gas Sprayer; Drake would like a Venturi Air Sprayer; nebulizers, atomizers
01::05.42what herbs/plants to use for JADAM Herbal Solution? wedelia
01::07.42more about sprayers- Stihl backpack sprayers
01::08.47thank yous
01::09.17www.pureknf.org sponsors Office Hours
01::10.11long live the Natural Farmer

Office Hours – Dr. Drake – September 25, 2022

Office Hours
TimeTopic
0:00:00Intro and Welcome
0:01:34I Ching Reading – oppression/exhaustion- finances may be oppressed but gardens are thriving
0:05:49making banana food- good to use for potatoes because of the potassium that aggregates in the banana fruit
0:07:07any KNF solutions made using aloe vera? make KNF Food with aloe vera
0:09:20Drake is teaching a certification course- levels 1, 2 and 3- Jan 6-12, 2023- www.knffarm.com
0:14:20KNF Facebook Group- same basic questions and errors; should watch Office Hours
0:16:27mold on the surface- too much airspace; possibly not supersaturated enough
0:20:14rather than searching Facebook for “desert”, try www.knfsupport.com- better way to find answers
0:21:54fresh water fish as good as salt water fish for KNF Fuel (FAA)? blue black fish for the win
0:26:09is it safe to use wood chips directly for mulching? amend wood chips with IMO and KNF Protectors (LAB)
0:27:50Drake uses pile tech
0:28:32humic acid helps wood chips
0:30:05graph in the Recipe Book that shows progressive forestry
0:30:50wood chips for annual cultivation- straw or grass clippings are ideal for bacterial cultivation for annuals, perennials
0:32:50try EM1? composition of EM; always include a KNF Food with it
0:34:51pH depends on ratio of fungus to biology; microbes manage macro pH
0:36:00pH solubility of fertilizer- get the biology in the soil so everything can be absorbed; organic matter
0:38:00does Drake recommend a pH correcting maintenance foliar spray? the solutions are balanced in the prescription sprays
0:39:20focus on biology not chemistry of farming
0:40:50farmers and sterility
0:42:12is buttermilk suitable to make KNF Protectors (LAB)? cheapest way to make it is with powdered milk
0:45:10coffee grounds ideal for trees/forest?
0:45:53more about pH
0:46:27goat’s milk works great
0:47:13can use camel’s milk
0:47:33KNF Protectors (LAB) made anaerobically? Master Cho’s book
0:49:30facultatively anaerobic
0:53:55best way to kickstart biology? IMO and follow Building Soil Foundation in the Recipe Book
0:55:442nd best way is disgustingly cheap microbe solution (JMS); can also make liquid IMO
0:57:11Master Cho’s stuff is a symphony and JADAM is a pop song- difference is sophistication
0:59:12www.knffarm.com to register for upcoming certification course
01::00.07HFUU Convention on Maui Dec 2-4, 2022- Drake will be there- www.hfuu.org
01::00.43static soak? vortex brewer
01::02.00suggestion to ripen tomatoes and peppers quicker? spraying KNF Food from fruits at the end helps it to ripen but not speed up
01::02.30Partida says dandelion tea helps ripen tomatoes
01::02.43thanks to PureKNF Foundation for sponsorship of Office Hours- www.pureknf.org; can donate here
01::04.30long live the Natural Farmer

Office Hours – Dr. Drake – September 18, 2022

Office Hours
0:00:00Intro and Welcome
0:01:55I Ching Reading – stand still/stagnation
0:10:10photos from Hope
0:11:15September 19- one year anniversary of Office Hours
0:12:50photos from Hope
0:21:55Drake is teaching a PureKNF course- Jan 6-12, 2023- https://knffarm.com/
0:26:50OHN cures post-nasal drip
0:27:15introduce Belgium/Europe to PureKNF
0:30:35spraying livestock stalls- people don’t value things that are free- we have to value ourselves
0:33:25video from Hawaiian Sanctuary Plant Aloha class- check out their video archives at www.hawaiiansancturay.com
0:36:20video starts “KNF Made Simple”
1:13:18video over
1:13:35thanks for tuning in
1:15:17long live the Natural Farmer