When there is a lava flow on the Big Island of Hawaii (it happens often), the first thing to grow on the fresh lava after it cools is lichen

If you want to be a Natural Farmer, look at patterns not details. Give your plant a fermented juice from a plant doing what you want your p

The plant stage of pregnancy, or fruit development, is a stage of active growth. Seed structures are developed, plant support structure need

I have experimented using flower material for Korean Natural Farming inputs. By using a Fermented Plant Juice, FPJ, from mature flowers I ha

Timing is important because the progression of flower bud to flower to fruit to seed has feedback loops to keep the process moving forward.

For the pattern for green leafy growth, the Natural Farming Best Practice is to use FPJ Fermented Plant Juice made from mugwort (Artemisia v

When choosing plants to make into inputs let the pattern tell you what to use. Fast growing green plants are used to encourage green growth,

Choosing Plants for FPJ in KNF Part 2 AVOID TOXIC & ALLELOPATHIC PLANTS Let’s look at coffee. People worldwide enjoy the stimulating...

The Nutritive Cycle works by making fermented plant juices (FPJ) using wild aerobic fermentation. The plant materials are specifically chose

GROWING LICORICE Licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra, also known as Sweet Root, is a perennial shrub found wild in areas of the world with...