Past Office Hours

Office Hours โ€“ Dr. Drake โ€“ July 10, 2022

0:00:00Intro and Welcome
0:01:14I Ching Reading – Possession in Great Measure
0:04:20Pure KNF Mission; knf support website Q&A; knf research papers, videos
0:08:22homemade fan sprayer for pasture; counter rotating fan
0:15:46ducted propellers; coanda effect
0:18:32homeade fan sprayer components; efficient sprayer/mister; inverter to spray off truck; Jerald Pollock
0:23:09commercial tractor sprayer; backpack misters
0:24:57spraying public spaces with IMOs; we are all important!
0:26:06exponential theory; “The Most Important Video You’ll Ever See”; bacteria in a bottle; doubling periods
0:34:35amazing/hopeful part of expontial theory when we each teach 2 people natural farming
0:45:00our AirBnB on the farm; learn KNF while you’re here
0:47:34half way thru the last doubling period; Malthusian logic; understanding math; Disgustingly Cheap Microbes/Food
0:54:36exponential growth/equation for sharing natural farming with the world & saving the planet

Office Hours โ€“ Dr. Drake โ€“ July 3, 2022

0:00:00Intro and Welcome
0:01:14I Ching Reading – “K’un” The Receptive
0:06:14Where to get recipe books – black & white hard copies
0:07:22how to deal with sandy soils
0:08:08vinegar with a kombucha SCOPY
0:10:51farming in Findland; pond remediation; Julia runs hose/sprayer from pond to garden
0:17:21how much solutions should fertilize a food forest?
0:20:33my lab is starting to smell like alcohol
0:21:39how to video on supersaturation, preserving solutions long term; certification course
0:24:34excellerate compost; imo breaks down straw in 3 weeks
0:25:09using IMOs in combo with cover crops
0:26:32can i use a ceramic liner in a crock pot for fermentation? clay vessels; fermenting in plastic
0:30:13come to Hawaii, learn KNF & stay at our AirBnB; Ocean Nests @ 3 Rivers Farms
0:37:09can KNF be used on cannabis? Royal Flush Farms; microbial secret society podcast
0:41:44when do i use knfProtectors on my crop? new vocabulary makes common sense & knf application easy
0:44:48my knfFuel doesn’t want to mix into water; too oily
0:48:11tips for IMO/microbe collection in the hot & rainy season? Disgustingly Cheap microbes recipe (book)
0:52:05seawater recipe made from salt & water; recipe in book
0:53:56how to store seawater at home?
0:54:26mixing IMOs into worm farm; be careful
0:55:32how many times a week can i feed knfProtectors to my animals? pigs, cows, chickens, goats, sheeps, dogs, cats
0:56:45can grown corn make a good based substrate for culturing IMO3?
0:57:30making vinegar from leftover knfFood material; whats the best knfCleanser recipe?
0:59:15can i use dried powdered keave beans as a substrate for culturing IMO3
1:00:42concept of exponential growth; doubling period; youtube: the most important video you’ll ever see; microbes

Office Hours โ€“ Dr. Drake โ€“ June 26, 2022

0:00:00Intro and Welcome
0:01:22I Ching Reading – 22. Grace
0:05:52Julia shares natural farming in Finland video of her spraying her garden greenhouse!
0:09:42Post Up Media shares video of their knf farm in Panama
0:16:00Introducing special guest Kahn; farming in Vietnam
0:21:22Christianity and KNF; man as caretaker of all Life
0:23:04What are some of the challenges of Vietnamese farmers? generation gaps
0:26:18agent orange; contaminated soil and rainwater; cancer
0:28:20natural farming for bioremediation and human empowerment
0:31:58cleaning up dioxin with mushrooms; humic acid/structure
0:34:36what kinds of folks are you working with?
0:37:00KNF rice farming in Korean; less sowing higher yeilds
0:39:39helping Vietnamese farmers transition from chemical to KNF; changing world view/values before behavior
0:43:34who are your “rockstar” natural farmers? confidence building with KNF successes
0:45:36whats the most beloved KNF solution of your vietnamese farmers?
0:51:04Is JADAM sulfur truly organic? ancient pesticide; last resort; precautions; dosage; sulfur in the soil
1:00:28sugar vs molases; using muscovado for solutions
1:09:16bionutrient meter; measuring nutrition facts
1:14:09why does JADAM say sugar is “bad” and yet Han-kyu Cho’s methods depend on sugar?