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What Is Korean Natural Farming (KNF)? Korean Natural Farming is the brainchild of Master Han Kyu Cho, a Korean farmer who spent some time in Japan where he studied traditional Japanese natural farming methods. After returning home to Korea, Master Cho incorporated these natural farming methods with local techniques and ideas around fermented foods which were common in Korea. This fusion ultimately became what is known as Korean Natural Farming (KNF). Korean Natural Farming Inputs Master Cho's work focuses on ways to generate most or all of a farm's necessary inputs from the farm's own waste products. This includes compost, weeds and wild plants, eggshells, and more. Some of the preparations below are used in order to cycle farm waste back into available nutrients and biology. Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ) Fermented plant juice is an anaerobic fermentation of weeds and plant trimmings. By submerging plant matter in a bucket or barrel full of water and [...]

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Glossary of Regenerative Gardening Terms Gardening can get pretty technical at times, and you'll find a number of words and terms peppered around this site which you may be unfamiliar with. To help, I've included this glossary of terms as a way to acquaint yourself with the wonderful world of regenerative gardening. All definitions come directly from Merriam-Webster, Oxford English Dictionary, or Wikipedia unless otherwise noted. All credit goes to these websites. Regenerative Gardening Terms: Agochoric Plants which have been spread accidentally through transport Agroecology The academic discipline that studies ecological processes applied to agricultural production systems. Bringing ecological principles to bear can suggest new management approaches in agroecosystems. Agroecosystems The ecosystems supporting the food production systems in farms and gardens. Allelopathic Plants which produce a chemical deterrent to prevent other plants from establishing themselves nearby. Often a toxic root exudate. Angiosperm Seed-producing plants which have flowers. These are differentiated from the other seed-producing plants, gymnosperms, which do [...]

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🌱 “The land is not an inheritance from our ancestors, but a loan from our children.” —Native American Proverb

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The Nitrogen Cycle in Agriculture Nitrogen is crucial for food production, especially for vegetative growth. Let's look at how it cycles through agricultural systems. Organic Sources of Nitrogen Nitrogen comprises roughly 78% of our atmosphere here on Earth. If you're not on Earth, your results may vary. That's great news for anyone who wants to grow plants, because it means that there's literally no reason to ever buy synthetic commercial sources of Nitrogen. It's free in the air, you just need to harvest it. Let's look at The Nitrogen Cycle to see how nitrogen circulates through organic agroecosystems: This cycle diagram is drawn with gardeners in mind, but can be scaled to fit any regenerative agriculture system. Simply replace "you" as an outflow of Nitrogen with "consumers" if you're growing in a commercial setting. Additional pieces may be plugged into this cycle, such as biodigesters and livestock. The important part is that [...]

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Empiricism in Gardening What Is Empiricism? You've probably heard the phrase "empirical evidence" if you paid attention in science class. You may not remember what exactly this means, or how it relates to science or gardening. Empiricism is an epistemological vantage which holds true that knowledge is primarily or completely gained through observation, experimentation, and sensory experience. Empirical evidence, therefore, is evidence which one directly observes (or is observable) with their senses. It's a very "learn by doing" / "learn by seeing and observing" / "learn through experimenting" approach to knowing. Empiricism contrasts with other epistemological perspectives such as rationalism, idealism, positivism, reductionism, or skepticism whereby knowledge may be obtained through logic, intuition, reason, theory, mathematics, physics, etc. In a way, empiricism is more similar to "street smarts" whereas some of the contrasting views named here are more akin to "book smarts", though this is a very rough metaphor [...]

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🌱 “Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

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