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Office Hours – Dr. Drake – Oct 3 2021

Office Hours
TimeTopic
0:00I-Ching Approach
2:24goats, chickens, compost, IMO in a stone building- storing on the floor of a deep litter system
6:05uses of IMO4
7:20use chicken or pig pen floor for anything other than soil foundation
7:44Master Cho- fermented mixed compost, chicken and pig pen floor- IMO5
8:28IMOs made from compost pile- fermenter mixed compost (Master Chos FMC)
8:40Drake calls the chicken and pig pen floors BIO- for plants that are growing
11:14KNF- get animals for full sustainability; in depth commentary on pigs
19:15bananas for sale
20:07Drake’s journey to KNF
22:33our future is food
24:12trees are carbon capturers
26:32algorithms are based on natural systems
27:28KNF is the solution that will save us from climate change, water shortages
31:40banking system, wealth and nature
33:58what is health
35:00conventional pig farming and KNF pigs
35:48Pigs and African Swine Flu; Chickens and Bird Flu- KNF doesn’t have this
38:05LAB in laundry for health
38:16drinking the solutions boosts you immune system
39:01hand sanitizer and pathogens; personal microbiome
40:07boost immune system
40:50IMO bath
43:38eat naturally farmed food
44:12microbes keep water clean
44:45petrochemicals, diesel- microbes take care of them by eating them
46:12KNF is simple to do
47:16exponential theory and the solution- change the microbiome to stabilize the planet
48:46bring wealth backto people with KNF
49:07raise animals, don’t have to eat them, love them
49:55composting worms
50:32KNF for the win
51:33overview of YouTube channel- knfvideo.com – open source for a ton of information; nothing is better than the primary source
1:03:53knffarm.com and naturalfarminghawaii.net

Office Hours – Dr. Drake – Sep 26 2021

Office Hours
TimeTopic
0:00Intro and Welcome
0:15What nutrients do I have to provide to my pregnant pig?
1:02Water soluble calcium for plants and animals
2:37Graph with IMO and fermentation of animal feed for 25 hours; fermentation and temperature probes
8:48temperature probe to measure IMO3 and IMO4 piles- optimal temperature for various parts of the pile
10:09certain microbes grow at certain temperatures
10:54enhanced nutrition of animal feed
11:58fermentation- higher digestibility index
12:45microbes into soil for plants
14:05add water to animal feed; ferment for 24 hours
15:50excellent IMO collection analyzed and a mushroom
19:17when you see mushrooms in IMO; fungus and good compost
20:20apply nutrients to culture good biology
21:58IMO2 to IMO3 to IMO4
22:54orange spores and mycelium- grading IMO1
24:09pig waste success story
27:38PureKNF Recipe Book- Core Solutions and Formulas for Application- available at knfsupport.com ; user-friendly terminology
37:30KNF app to convert amounts of solutions to add to water- correct dilutions
38:10IMO collection
39:20subscribe- new info all the time
39:40Facebook KNF Group- 28,000 members- it’s worldwide
41:34learn and teach- build a group locally- live your Truth
42:20IMO1 like a brick- mixing- don’t add water
43:18beginning KNF- Plant Aloha classes at Hawaiian Sanctuary
45:46soil building with IMO
46:15microbes store morning dew in biochar- OK for lettuce? ; story about Master Cho reforesting the Gobi Desert- make rich soil
50:10covering microbes? protect microbes on surface with mulch; grass clippings for gardens; recycle peppers; carbon/nitrogen ratio
53:26raised beds and soil mixes; don’t overamend baby plants
55:47KNF terminology, understanding and experience
56:55grid down farming; ice age farmer; JMS importance and explanation
1:00:55KNF- there is HOPE
1:02:00check out Johnson Sue bio reactor- no turn compost pile