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LAB for a Down Cow, Fish Amino Acid Ratios, Goat Manure Compost

Drake opens with the I Ching hexagram Treading, tying its message of careful self-discipline to a long riff on sovereignty and food security. He comes back to natural farming with concrete examples: spraying KNF Protectors and IMO off the back of his truck, and dosing a bag of IMO into a polluted river or estuary to counter nitrogen runoff.

A friend's cow has been down for ten days since a stillbirth. Drake brought LAB over and squirted it straight into her mouth with a syringe; she reached for it eagerly even though she ignored water, grass, and her own milk. He's going back with more KNF Protectors and thinks she may get up.

Viewer questions: Post-up Media is fermenting IMO3 and is told to keep it dry with no added liquid, hold it under 120°F, and expect a finished batch in about a week. George is turning 30+ tons of goat manure and hay with machinery; Drake recommends pouring KNF Protectors through the pile to knock down pathogens first, and planting in concentric circles around compost piles rather than rows. Goofman asks about IMO4/fermented mixed compost (FMC) — Drake points to Master Cho's original recipe under "Legacy Recipes" at naturalfarminghawaii.net. George also made fish amino acid from a fishing trip; Drake says spray it at 1:1000 during the vegetative stage and 1:2000 later.

Other questions: collecting IMO indoors in dry Colorado (watch his indoor IMO video and browse the channel's playlists), and a six-day-old jar of rice wash water for LAB in the UK — normally 2-3 days in Hawaiʻi, but six days is fine as long as there's no mold on top; go ahead and try culturing it into pasteurized milk.

Questions answered

  • 26:10 Friend's cow has been down 10 days since a stillbirth — what can be done? — Drake squirted LAB straight into her mouth with a syringe; she reached for it eagerly and he thinks she may get up.
  • 31:44 Post-up Media is fermenting IMO3 — how should it be handled? — Keep it dry with no added liquid, hold it under 120°F, and a one-week batch should turn out great.
  • 32:31 What ratio should George spray his new fish amino acid at? — 1:1000 during the vegetative stage, 1:2000 later in the plant's growth.
  • 42:49 George has 30+ tons of goat manure and hay — how to add microbes before turning it? — Pour in KNF Protectors first to knock down pathogens, then turn it with machinery and plant around the pile in concentric circles.
  • 44:17 Goofman asks about making IMO4 or fermented mixed compost (FMC). — FMC is one of Master Cho's original recipes — find it under "Legacy Recipes" at naturalfarminghawaii.net.
  • 47:58 How do you collect IMO indoors in a dry Colorado climate? — Watch the indoor IMO video on his channel and browse the playlists for more detail.
  • 1:00:45 Is it okay to collect LAB/microbes from the duff under old-growth forest trees? — Yes — Drake praised it and said park rangers should even be told microbes could help restore the land they protect.
  • 1:04:30 Rice starch water for LAB has sat 6 days in a Pyrex dish in the UK — still good? — Normally 2-3 days in Hawaiʻi, but 6 days is fine if there's no mold on top; go ahead and try it in pasteurized milk.

Topics: lab, imo, imo3, imo4, fmc, fish amino acid, knf protectors, sick cow, goat manure, rice wash water, indoor imo, concentric circles

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In this episode

  1. 0:00 Intro and welcome
  2. 1:30 I Ching reading: Treading (Conduct)
  3. 4:27 We the people are the government; sovereignty
  4. 13:51 Hedging inflation with JADAM and cheap microbes
  5. 19:53 KNF activism: spraying public places, toxins to IMO
  6. 26:10 LAB for a down cow after stillbirth
  7. 27:48 Become a leader; start your own KNF group
  8. 28:54 God-given rights; reclaiming resources
  9. 30:36 DNA as transmitter/receiver; the ionosphere
  10. 32:44 KNF Fuel dilutions; magnifying resources
  11. 34:47 Best investments: farm infrastructure and land
  12. 37:09 Government regulations; love as the answer
  13. 41:02 Chlorine dioxide and a kidney infection
  14. 42:49 Goat manure, KNF Protectors, fermented mixed compost
  15. 48:15 Collecting IMO indoors; KNF video library tour
  16. 52:23 KNF video library, trips to Korea, Occupy Hilo
  17. 53:20 Collaborate on KNF video production
  18. 1:04:30 LAB rice wash water: how long to wait

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