Where to buy FAA (until I can make my own)
Where can I buy some good premade FAA, I won't be able to start my own for a couple of months and would prefer a 12-month product with lower odor levels.
Thank YoU,
Ed
From the KNF library
From the KNF library
Drafted by Claude from Office Hours and the books
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Sep 2026
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7 sources
The library names no seller of premade FAA. Its one shop, NaturalFarmingSolutions.com, sells cleanser and medicine, not FAA. (Office Hours Nov 2025, 17:02)
For price, Drake calls about a thousand dollars a gallon fair for a year-plus cold ferment with intact proteins. (Office Hours Oct 2025, 53:11)
On odor, Cho writes that matured FAA has a smell. (Cho, Recipe, p. 50) Some kinds have distinctive odors. (Cho, Recipe, p. 51) The library does not say a longer ferment smells less.
You may not need to wait months to start your own:
- Drake's guide says the liquid can be used as soon as it seeps out. (KNF Demystified, p. 39)
- Cho says at least 6 months gets well-fermented FAA. (Cho, Recipe, p. 50)
- Cho's Solutions says ferment 3 months, and it keeps digesting for 3 years. (Cho's Solutions, p. 13)
Those timings disagree. A year-old batch that still holds undigested fish is normal. (Office Hours Oct 2025, 31:03)
Sources
- 31:03 Office Hours (Oct 2025) — Composting Meat, IMO Bath Pile, Tincture Refilling Method · “Yes, that's normal — it keeps liquifying, but bones and skin won't fully break down.”
- 17:02 Office Hours (Nov 2025) — Egg Yolk Oil, Type 3 Bee Solution, Shootugi Feed · “NaturalFarmingSolutions.com sells cleanser for $20 and medicine for $40, shipped to you.”
- 53:11 Office Hours (Oct 2025) — FPJ Sinks vs Sources, IMO4 Bog Soil Myth, Bee Feed Without Sugar · “About a thousand dollars a gallon is fair market price, given a year-plus cold ferment with no heat or pressure and intact proteins.”
- p. 50 Cho, Recipe · “FAA has a smell. Extract the FAA and use only the liquid.”
- p. 51 Cho, Recipe · “Some kinds of FAA have distinctive odors.”
- p. 39 KNF Demystified · “As soon as liquid seeps out, it can be used as FAA”
- p. 13 Cho's Solutions · “Ferment for 3 months • Use liquid as necessary • Will continue to digest for 3 years”
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