Microbial Secret Society Podcast

Join Nate of Brown Sugar Farm in Sacramento California. We go into Nate's farming journey -How he got started -One straw revolution parallels letting my family backyard orchard die in drought -talk on working with kids -agroforestry -farming while black -what kind of IMO box is best? Could there be better kind for different areas? -how to overcome obstacles of knf in urban setting -talk on fermentation tools vs Natural -Success with hugel kultures -Starting a market gardenNate is certified in Pure KNF from the KNF Farm in HawaiiReach out to Nate on Instagram @natemushin

Felix Gobeil has recently graduated in Agronomy from Quebec University and talks about the deception and old school "dead soil" approach that the professors take to growing living plants and giving advice to farmers.This eye opening episode to the state of farming education is an alarm for all of us to take heed on. If the knowledge from the top will not acknowledge a living soil, how will we ever bring the earth back to life?Catch Felix on instagram at @holistic_agronomist

Jason Fox has been growing vetiver on the Big Island of Hawaii for over 13 years. We go into how natural solutions give hope to all and are real investments each time we plant. Farming is an investment in our sovereignty and dignity.We go into real tangible solutions to pollution.Support Jason and Vetiver Farms HawaiiJason on InstagramFind out more about Vetiver Grass at Vetiver.org

Sam Bevans is back! We go even deeper in this episode going into how the microbes naturally sequester water into the soil with or without rain!Have you ever seen a tree growing in the desert with little to no precipitation? There are trillions of microbes in the soil pulling water out of the air and storing it in their bodies! "In the next 50 years irrigation as we know it will be obsolete"In the full episode we go into the Pasteur vs Bechamp dichotomy of understanding that defined modern microbiology, and discuss how perhaps Bechamp should have been given more recognition for this "environmental cause of disease".Check out our first episode with Sam: #24 Sam Bevans: Desert KNF, Israel, Farming without WaterReach Sam at sam@thetiffanyproject.orgReach Mike Kaplin at Kibbutz Lotan - Center for Creative Ecology

Thor is a wizard when it comes to breaking down and building up words. He knows the etymology contains a story of how the word and it's power are bound up in a glyph that gives power to symbols. We go into the skull and bones rituals of Oakland and how there is a secret history to the earth including a mythical time when Sweden was the center of civilization in the Bock Saga!Thor recently took Drake's week long KNF Certification Course at the KNF Farm in Hawaii. We go over parts of how KNF relates to deeper esoteric concepts. Reach Thor online on instagram as @trappin_microbes

As a professional Land Coach, Scott talks about a new paradigm to give ourselves wealth. The drivers are our highest gifts when built up from the community that creates economy. Perhaps the world is not based on competition, but instead based on cooperation and place, much like the forest. He is the Vice President of the Hawaii Farmers Union United - Puna Chapter. Scott is the cofounder of the Center for Getting Things Started.Reach Scott on Instagram @stoked_on_sustainableScott is a regenerative designer, farm-to-table chef, and organizer who works to create regenerative culture and landscapes. He brings broad experience including nearly a decade as a wildland firefighter, working in restaurants and on farms, producing numerous pop-up farm-to-table events, design, installation and maintenance of regenerative landscapes, co-founding Kumukoa House and serving as its Program Director and Permaculture Designer, and serving as the Permaculture Manager and then Landcare Director at Kalanihonua Retreat Center. He is currently the Sustainability Coordinator for Flow Fest and consults privately doing Regenerative Land-coaching and design, farm-to-table cheffing, and sustainable event production. “I believe we can design the next paradigm to not only provide for the physical needs of humans but the unserved higher needs that have led us to our disharmonious relationship to ecology. Through hard work, integrity, and co-creation we foster playful reconnection, regeneration, and counter of markets of scarcity with abundance in order to bear forth and witness the emergence of a new eco-economic paradigm based in the truth of wholeness which allows for the emergence of the higher self while serving the whole which supports it.”https://www.c4gts.org/about/

In this episode Drake interviews Ben Klenner of the Probiotic Life Podcast. Ben has over 49 episodes on his podcast focused on microbes and has interviewed many super stars in the regenerative and biological health community. He shares his reflections and how this journey has led him to be a full fledged natural farmer practicing and now teaching Korean Natural Farming in the Perth, Australia area. Ben is a family man and used to be involved in landscaping until shifting his focus to regenerative health. He runs his podcast as an act of charity to spread the consciousness of the Microbial Secret SocietyCheck out Ben's Podcast: The Probiotic Life

Evan went to Horticulture College in New Jersey where he got a solid foundation to build his expertise in cannabis and home garden cultivation. He worked for many years in the garden center and nursery environment giving him the experience of fielding many obscure questions from customers wanting grow-know-how.Evan has been exploring Korean Natural Farming after getting deep into living soil and exploring the benefits of systems modeled on nature. He is presently growing on 1/4 acre plot in Sonoma California, a relatively rural area with fertile clay soils. He has worked with many teachers to facilitate learning opportunities spreading regenerative farming techniques. In the near future he plans to offer a "KNF 101 Course" breaking down the basics of what it is and how to use it. Evan has studied directly with Master Cho himself.Reach Evan Sharpe at WholePlantWellness on Instagram

Royal Flush Farms has been making the transition from Hydroponics to KNF for their indoor and outdoor cannabis grow, and they are not looking back! Pests are no longer an issue, plant health has never been better, and Korean Natural Farming has significantly lowered the stress as nature nurtures better than any grower ever could. Spencer, Earl, and Yaro are a solid team that has stepped up to show the world how it's done! They have learned from many sources including Harley Smith, Elaine Ingham, Chris Trump, Gabe Brown, John Kempf, and others leading in the field of regenerative cannabis cultivation.

Steven has successfully been living off his income from market gardening in San Diego California for the past 3 years. He has recently been integrating Korean Natural Farming into his sustainable soil food web oriented practices with delicious results!He also takes care of chickens using Lactic Acid Bacteria and other solutions to keep the birds in top shelf health. In this episode we discuss his successes and his big move from San Diego to start things fresh in Tennessee as a land owner and homesteader living the dream and aligning his life with Nature.Steven's YouTube channel is called Nature's Always Right where he has documented his story often going into the minute detail to let you know how he does it, and boy is it fun to watch! He has grown his channel to over 63k subscribers and we go into how he does it as well.Find out more about Steven Cornett at his website: naturesalwaysright.comBonus: Here is a short interview Steven and Drake did this past summer at the KNF Conference in Southern California

Hunter is a PhD Student at UH Manoa researching in the Department of Geography specifically on interventions to help local agriculture in the 20th century and how to do it better in the 21st.He has a background as an agricultural planner and worked as a permaculture designer for many years.Hunter gives a data driven approach to the State of food in Hawai'i in regards to Climate Change and how we will have to adapt to grow in the future.We discuss the true politics of Hawaii and how that applies to farmers trying to double food production by 2020.You can reach Hunter at supersistence.org and @supersistence on Instagram

Sam is the President and Co-Founder of the U.S Based 501c(3) Nonprofit The Tiffany Project. After studying in Hawaii with some of the top specialists in the fields of Organic Farming, Hydro/Aeroponics, and Regenerative Agriculture, Sam packed his bags, said goodbye to the lush rainforest he once lived in (Waipio Valley,) and made Aliyah to Israel. Sam now teaches Korean Natural Farming workshops here at Kibbutz Lotan as well as other locations in Israel, Kenya, and the United States. His goal is to naturally revitalize the indigenous microorganisms that lay dormant within the desert, and use them to create Living Soil in the Arava Desert and throughout the world.In this episode we go into the following Question and Answers with Sam Bevans, who is now practicing and adapting Korean Natural Farming to the desert and extreme low water and saline situations.How can Korean Natural Farming help balance salinity in the soil? ( Humic Acid, Coal, IMO)Best Practices to stimulate currently dormant desert landscapes without using large quantities of water.High Heats and Aerobic Microbes, do less beneficial bacteria thrive when we hit temperatures above 118 degrees F?Cyanobacteria (Photosynthesising Bacteria) Is it possible to harvest Solar Energy From Microbes?Harvesting Thermal Energy From IMO 3-5 + No Smell Pig Pens.Microbes Breaking Down Rocks and SandDo IMO’s pull water from the air into soil/ general IMO and Water ConservationNatural Climate “Change”/ Nature RestorationHow to Use IMO to not only fertilize, but to also change your environment from the ground up.Will the high speed of microbial growth KNF offers ever begin to harm our environment/why?Land Regeneration (Using IMO to Clean/Restore/Balance Heavily blasted areas with petro-fertilizers/pesticides/fungicides)You can reach SamFacebook Group: Korean Natural Farming Regional Community (Middle East, Europe, Africa) Non-profit: The Tiffany ProjectEco-Education Center in Israel: Kibbutz Lotan

What an amazing opportunity to sit down with 3 ladies of the land! Reba is a young-farmer entrepreneur farming sugar, mangosteen and durian with her true love on Maui. Jennings Ingram is fully immersing herself in nurturing ecosystems and experimental inoculation of her guts to witness amazing transformations in her immune system and quality of life. And in the members only content, we get to hear from Brynn and her inspiring work to bring local starches to the people in forms they are used to. In the last part of the episode, we go into pregnancy, as requested by a member, and discuss the reproductive aspects of korean natural farming.

Special Guest: Adam Aharon | Adam is a natural farmer and permaculturist who studied neuroscience for his undergraduate degree and received his masters in molecular biology. He did his thesis on understanding how the brain works specifically with mental illness. He taught music for 15 years and molecular biology at university. After almost finishing his PhD, he had a spiritual awakening that led him to hawaii to learn and practice permaculture and natural farming. During his time here his land got reclaimed by the lava in Leilani. And now he is living in a community and farm on the hamakua coast that grows industrial hemp. He also has started a new business spraying natural farming solutions locally. Topics: 1. Adams story (realizations) 2. Natural farming solutions/ creating a business 3. mushrooms/fungi (growing/lab research, biodiversity) 4. Mycoremediation 5. Psychedelics - growing psychedelics, experiences, spiritual connectionDownload the full episode http://microbialsecret.org/podcasts/episode-19

Special Guest: Adam Dole | Adam recently moved to Hawaii to put Korean Natural Farming into practice. He recently left his family's flower farm in New England where he worked for several years as the chief grower. Climate change is a big reason he moved to Hawaii and he hopes more folks pay attention to the issue. We get into KNF politics a bit later in the show talking about Dragons. Find Adam Dole and help him Grow Hilo. Download the full episode http://microbialsecret.org/podcasts/episode-18