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Fermented Seawater, IMO3 Contamination, Papaya for Gout

Drake opens with his sow Short Ribs and her eight three-week-old piglets, feeding them fermented grain, papaya, and banana stalk to take pressure off her. He answers a gout question from Mark with a folk approach: boiling papaya leaves or green papaya into a tea, and using fruit-juice concentrates like tart cherry for extra minerals. Jay in Maine asks whether a mouse or other small animal getting into an IMO3 pile means starting over like IMO1 — Drake says no, since by IMO3 the microbe population can outcompete contamination.

Drake reads ChatGPT's answers about his own history with Korean Natural Farming, Master Cho, Dr. Hoon Park, and KNF books, correcting several inaccuracies (he did not develop LAB or IMO, and several cited websites and book links did not exist). He also asks ChatGPT about drug safety testing, including whether an under-a-year development timeline or an eight-mouse trial is safe before wide human use.

The main lesson is Master Cho's seawater and fermented seawater recipes. Dilute seawater 1 part to 30 parts fresh water for general use on plants. For fermented seawater — the recipe Drake says JADAM grew out of — mix diluted seawater (1:30), rice wash water (1:200), and fermented plant juice from mugwort or dropwort (1:500), then let it sit until it bubbles. Seawater raises fruit sugar content, helps onion, leek, and garlic seedlings, and at 1:30 in drinking water curbs feather loss in molting chickens; fermented seawater drenched around the root zone helps prevent anthracnose in mango and avocado.

For landlocked growers, Drake explains reconstituting seawater with sea salt at about 30 grams per liter of water.

Questions answered

  • 6:54 What do you feed a nursing sow and her piglets? — Fermented grain, papaya, and banana stalk; start feeding the piglets directly at three weeks old to relieve the sow.
  • 12:16 Mark asks: what helps with gout? — Drake recalls a folk approach of boiling papaya leaves or green papaya into a strong tea, plus juice concentrates like tart cherry for minerals.
  • 18:07 Jay in Maine: if an animal contaminates your IMO3 pile, do you restart like IMO1? — No — by IMO3 the microbe population is established enough to outcompete contamination; restarting matters more at the fragile IMO1 stage.
  • 45:33 Is it safe to develop a drug in under a year and give it to 8 billion people? — ChatGPT said development normally takes years but emergencies can expedite it — Drake ties that to mass vaccination and side effects.
  • 46:20 Is testing a drug on only 8 mice enough before giving it to people? — ChatGPT told Drake 8 mice is not enough — he compares this to how a children's vaccine was tested.
  • 52:55 How do you dilute seawater for irrigation? — Mix one part seawater to 30 parts fresh water for general agricultural use.
  • 54:08 How do you make Master Cho's fermented seawater, the recipe JADAM grew from? — Combine seawater diluted 1:30, rice wash water at 1:200, and fermented plant juice from mugwort or dropwort at 1:500, then let it brew until it bubbles.
  • 59:45 What does seawater do for fruit, seedlings, and chickens? — It raises fruit sugar content, helps onion, leek, and garlic seedlings, and at 1:30 in drinking water it curbs feather loss in molting chickens.
  • 1:01:21 How do you use fermented seawater against anthracnose? — Drench it heavily around the root zone of mango and avocado, and spray it on leaves to help prevent anthracnose and root rot.
  • 1:05:11 What if you're landlocked and can't get real seawater? — Reconstitute it with sea salt: about 30 grams per liter, roughly 120 grams per gallon, of water.

Topics: seawater, fermented seawater, jadam, imo, piglets, papaya, gout, anthracnose, master cho, chatgpt, sea salt

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In this episode

  1. 0:00 Countdown & 3-Week-Old Piglets Live Stream
  2. 2:40 Intro & Welcome
  3. 4:02 I Ching: Holding Together (Union)
  4. 6:54 Sows & Piglets
  5. 12:16 Papaya for Gout
  6. 18:07 Wild Animals Contaminating an IMO Pile
  7. 21:46 Asking ChatGPT to Build a KNF Directory Map Plugin
  8. 25:38 Asking ChatGPT About Drake's Role in KNF
  9. 35:54 Asking ChatGPT About Master Cho & a Note on Democracy
  10. 38:52 Asking ChatGPT About Dr. Hoon Park
  11. 42:13 Asking ChatGPT About KNF Books & Resources
  12. 43:44 Summarizing the ChatGPT Conversation
  13. 45:33 Can a Drug Be Developed Safely in Under a Year?
  14. 46:20 Is Testing a Drug on 8 Mice Enough?
  15. 47:08 Japan's Natural Agriculture Association
  16. 52:55 Seawater & Fermented Seawater (Master Cho Recipe)
  17. 59:45 How to Use Seawater & Fermented Seawater
  18. 1:02:28 More on Seawater (Natural Farming Hawaii Book)
  19. 1:04:21 Thanks to Master Cho & Viewers
  20. 1:05:11 Getting Seawater If You're Landlocked

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