Indigenous Microgrganisms : Grow YourOwn BeneficialIndigenous Microorganisms and Bionutrients In NaturalFarming ,l Gil A. Carandang Herbana Farms Burol,Calamba City Laguna,Philippines 63(43)-778-2514 gjl-carandan g@hotmail, conl

This wasproduced thanks to my mentor,Dr. Han Kyu Cho of "Thereis a needto investon naturalcapital like the soil the Natural Farming Korean Associationand influenceof the throughthe proliferationof beneflroialindigenous of naturalfarmers Japan I visitedand apprdnticedwith. microorganisms,sustaining their growthand population, creatingliving soif andopening mechanisms and bridgesto extractnatural minerals to be takenby the andstored, "Fnrmers haie,lost their independentauthority which they have in thefarming techniquesof the brokendown againto mineralizedfor futureuse as it completes old days, Farmers becamedependenl in buying the nutrientcycle. BeneficialIndigenous Microorganism almosl everythingthat theyneed infarming, and is the startof this cycle,the ultimatedigester, UssI aqd re- theyjusl engagedin/arming by role according users." to theprogram presentedby the seller."

"I insisl lo recover the spirit oJfarmers. To achieveit is impossibleuntil the exhilarated farming thatlarmers can recoversubjectivity About a coupleof monthsago, while I wasatterlding in thefarming techniqueis realized." Apprenticeshipin EcologicalHorticulture at the UnivbrCityof CaliforniaSanta Cruz, Centerfor Agroecologtand Sustaintable "New visionoffarming techniques is neededto (CASFS),I recover the tnte nature of/arming, Thereis a Food Systems had the opportunityto sharemy hiddenpossibility to realize a new vision in the practicalexperience on naturalfarming system of culturing wrys thalfarmersmalu andapplywhichare beneficialindigenous microorganisms for usein agricultwe necessaryfarmingmaterials by makinguse of with the apprenticesof the program. We had startedto raise locol materials actively." -Dn Han Kyu Cho

{- free-rangechickbns at the UCSCFarm and and had empowereda lot of farmersin generatingtheir own important usedthis Asianpatural farmingtechnology not only in raising organicinputs for their farms. fotrl odor free,healihy c[ickens and vegetablesin our .In{eresting enough, we had,grownhealthy chickens Today,organic agriculttue like conventionalagriculture is still without the useof vaccines,pndantibiotics, fed the chickens very muchdependent on purchasedinputs. The goal of this only oncea day, We had pised somevegetables in our kitchen workshopis to help farmers,specially small farmerstake garden,bed inoculatedwith beneficipJmicroorganisms and controlof their farming- to be self-reliantand sustainable. occasionallysprayed with biologicalnutrients from local herbs and . We had observedhealthy with very minimal I would like to thankMr. ThomasWhittman, one of the pestsand nil plant,diseases.We hadmulched some beds and organizersof this ecologicalfarming conference for giving me sprayedthem with beneficial microorganismsand soil, the opportunityto sharethis importantnatural farming minimallytilled. techncilogy.Starter cultures of beneficialmicroorganisms have beenavailable here in the US but neverhave they beenunder More than a yearago,'I hadgiven my mothersome beneficial the controlof the farmersthemselves. They are agricultural microorganismswhich shegave away'for Christmas. inputsthat farmerswould needto purchase.Today, I will Specifically,I told her that thesemicrobes will be goodto sharewith you the methodsof culturefor thesebeneficial arrestfoul odors,as inoculantfor compostingand can be indigenousmicroorganisms, including fermented extracts used sprayedto plantsto improve leneral health. Oneof the asfoliar fertilizers, pest and disease controls, and soil builders. recipientof thesemicrobes had upedand sprayedthem on orchids. Surprisingly,her orchidshad grown well andhealthy. Nowadays,we had witnessedthe rapid developmentof organic agriculturein this countryonly to seethe degradationof Someapprqntices at the UCSC Farm and Gardenhad used sustainableorganic practices, Several months ago, I had the thesemicrobes for dianhea and constipation,including canker opportunityto visit a mediumscale organic farm in sores.A concoctionof our biologicalnutrient ginger-garlic Watsonville,California that do practicea moresustainable extracthad helpedapprentices and with their coughs,fever and organicagriculture as contrastedto a nearbylarge, industrial flu. Evena Biodynamicfarm in.Covelo,California had used organicfarm that practicea lessersustainable farming system. thesebeneficial microorganisms in their biotoiletseliminating I hadwitnessed , yet systemhad encouraged foul odorsand improve wastes decomposition. soil erosionin their farmingpractices. Both farmspurchased. their organicagricultural inputs. They both practicedorganic In the Philippineswhere in the pasttwo years,I hadconducted ,but still quiteunsustainable. seminar-workshopin the useof thesebeneficial indigenous microorganismsand bionutrientsin agriculture,it had For organicfarmers, the goal and directionis to sustain agriculturalproductivity. The taskis notjust to produce chemicalfree cibps but sustainablyproduced . The the Eastmay focus on microbiatfarming. Naturalfarmers emergingissue pf organic and beyondneeds to be addressed focuson microorganismsand eri4ymes, on€nery cfti , balance specificallythrough our sustainablefarming systems and true andharmony, of oppositesyin andyang. controlof pur resourceslike farm iqputs. It is to this direction, that organicfarmers of Ampricacanrlearn from naturalfarmers Living soil is thebasis of soil fertility. Soil,living soil is the of Asia. It is the goal and,directiohof empoweringfarmers, alpha andomega. the beginningand end. And what makesa living soil is the existenceof life forms like microorganisms.,. This empoweringof the farmersis what excitesMr. Whittman Withoutthem, we cannotcreate and sustain soil fertiliW add andmy collaboratorin this workshop,Mr. Diver of ATTRA. health. Beneficialmicroorganisms have been available here in the US but for farmersto purohaseand subculture. Today,I would ." Sometimelast year, a friend from CaliforniaOrganic like to sharethe methodsof culturingnot foreignor imported Fertilizerscame to my farm andsaw how I grow my free-range microbes,bul local, indilenousmicroorganisms we oanuse in chickens. He was surprisedthat there was no foul odorsand agrii:ulture.I hopeto'talk aboutculture of probioticslike lactic the chiokensare:very healthy. He alsonoticed that therewas acid Oacteria,rhizobiaand many othei benefioialindigenous no wastescreated,inrmy poultry system.First, it was litter-type microorganisms.I also hopeto talk aboutimportant foods for on chickenhousing. We had dug as deepas one yard and thesebeneficial indigenous microorganisms in the form of createda litter mixturesof soil, compostand lots of sawdust.I fr plant extracts,what we I call biologicalnutrients (bionutrients). told hirn, we sprayedthe littersubstratewith beneftcial We shallalso talk aboutnatural 4ntlbiotics and how to make. indigenousmicroorganisms and bionutrients, I explainedto them. And not only shall we talk dboutthese microbial him that the substrateserved hs a natural compostpile. As the workhorsesfor soil fertility andpest and disease controls, we chickenspoohed, the sawdust(with :andsoil) absorbed shall alsotalk aboutconditions for their proliferationsand the moisture.The dunggot mixed naturallywith the substrate activities. We shall talk about 'farmingwith air, water and 'We tluoughthe chickensscratchings, which actudllyaerate the sunlight". shall talk abouteffective extraction of nukients substrate.One ofthe major microbeof the beneficial throughfermentations and the creationof microbial microorganismswas lactic acid bacteriathat arrestthe foul biodiversityas an essentialbasis for balancedand harmonious odorsand consequentlyhelp takesoff the toxins. In time, the macroand micro ecosystemswe aredealing with in our chickendung and the subshatehad become good organic agrecologicalfarming systems. fertilizers. We,alsoadded bionutrients extracted from plants andherbs to feedthe beneficialindigenous microorganisms, to I beg to speakof theseother concemsto attaina mor.eholistic encourageproliferation. There were no wastescreated. The agroecologicalfarming system. Biodynamic and organic nutrientcycle was completed farmersof the Westmay focuson ,nutrients, cover cropsand rotations, and cosmicinfluences. 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andsaid that the problemwas sontrolled. Apparently,the pests Let usgo backto that'storyof,the orohid. You may ask how andpathogens were controlled. I explainedto him that the come,the orchid hds been healthy and:vigorous when sprayed proliferationof beneficialindigenous microorganisms and the withbepeficial indigenous microorganisms? Afterall,,is it not combinedbionutrients had anested the problem. Definitely, nutrientthat makes the plan,growhealthy? Microorganism is therewere microbial and nutritional imbalance. Oriental notfood per seto theplant. ,,Howdver, we have increased the medieinesuggested that diseaseis a functionof imbalanceand populationof thesebeneficial indige"nous microorganisms on disharmony.There wastoo muchyin'oryang or lessyinor the leaf surfaceof the plant,it increasesthe activityof yang. Whenthere is balanceand harmony of theyin andybng, phyllospherebacteria that help,proeess,food (like dustor we observedhealth and life. organicmatter) on,ttre leaf surface,and consequently, making thenunient ayailable:tothe plants. We havealso used the I probablyspeak a lot of examplesand experiencesfor I would samemethod on seedl"ingsthat arequite stressed, almost like for you to understandand appreciatethe functions of dro-pping,and rea{y.to.bd dominated by d'ampingoff.' The beneficial'indigenousmicroorganisms and biological nutrients beneficial indigenousimicroorganismshav.e arrested,the for plant'and'trnimal'health,'.Remember when we have systemsof stess,dropping,and damplng;of,f,,,These , , diarrhea?,,Tterc is predominanceof the badbacteria over the phenomenaare observed and we may,deduct,that.theimportant good:ones.rkid oncewe are able,to increasethe numbersof rolegfthe.beneficialindigenousrmicroor:ganislRs.;.,,,,, ., gp,gogd bacteri4 and we spell the balanoeof the digestive

t: .1, .: '., , i ': ,t;,: ; ;, flora, diarrheaceases, A similartestimonialgiven to mq.byone of my studentswho wasgr.owing,salad greens. One tirhe, he approached rne,for he With orir understandingand appreciationof beneficials, washav.ing problerns with his saladgreens,being,atiaokedby n'utrition,balance and harmony, we may now be readyto the pestsand bacterial diseases., For a lengthywhile, we talked cultureof thesebeneficial indigenous microorganisms and aboutcrop rotation,,lenefieial plant strips, application of preparation of bionutrients. calcium,a possibleover nitrogen application, the issue of air movement,too much water and inadequate light penetration andbasic nutrition. After addressingthose concerns, I told him B eneticial Indigenous Miuoorganism (BIM) to usemybot4nigal whioh alssioombined bionuhient. He wasable to controlthe persisting problem but onlyfor a while. Aftera coupleof days,,theproblem again came baek. Lacto Bacitli Sowhat I advisedhim thistime was to usebeneficial indigenousmicroorganisms combined with concoctionof Oneof the major workhorsebeneficial indigenous herbalbased bionutrients, spraying them not onlyto theplants microorganismused in naturalfarming is lactobacilli. This butto thewhole farm. ,Afterthree days; he cameback to me particularstrain"of beneficial microorganism is popularlyused I

in compostingtliat specificallyhelp anestfoul odorsassociated bacteriaiid in the decompositionprocess, thus allowing more with anaerobicdecomposition. Lactic acid bacteriathrive and food to be availableand assimilated by the plant feed on the ammoniareleased in thedeoomposition normally associated,withfoul odors. Soif yqpneed to decomposeor Lacticacid bacteria is alsoknow to produceenzymes and fennentwastes less foul o{prs, lactic acid bacteriais the naturalantibiotics aiding effective digestion and antibacterial specificbacteria to use. I{'s,applicationin organicfarming is properties,including control of salmonellaand e. coli. To enormous.Lactic acid bacteriais spgciallyused jn natural fariners,what areobserved are the generalhealth of the plants piggery. Pigsare allowed to roam theypens where the floors andanimals, better nutrient assimilation, feed conversion and (substrate)are made of compost,soil andother organic matter certaintoxins eliminations like sawdustsprayed with lactic acid bacteriaserum. Thereis no needto cleanup the pensofexcretions and urines, The Here'sa simplemethod of collectingthis type of lactic acid bacteriado the "cleansing". They convertsthese microorganism.Laotic acid bacteriacan be collectedfrom the wastesinto unhanrtful oriesthrough this natural way of air. Pour wash(solution generatedwhen you washthe rice decomposition.So thereis no needto cleanand no needto with water)on any containerlike plasticpot with lid. Allow worry aboutfoul odors, Anotherapplication is for raising air gapat least50-75% of the container,The key hereis the air organicohickens. The serumis dilutedand added to waterand space.Cover the (not vacuumtight, allowing air still to move. feedsof the chickens. With the lactic acid bacteriaintake of into the container)container with lid loosely. Put the container the chickens,it helpsbetter assimilation of nutrientsof feeds in a quiet areawith no direct sunlight. Allow the rice washto throughbetter breakdown of food, thus,more nutritiousfood fermentfor at least5-7 days. Lactioacid bacteria will gatherin extraction.Likewise, in aquacultufe,one of the problem'is 5-7 dayswhen temperature is20-25 degreeC. Rice branwill related to water quality. Poor quality of water stressesthe fish be separatedand floatin the liquid, like a thin film, smelling which in turn stunttheir growthand affects their health, This ssur, Strainand simply getthe liquid. Putthis liQuidin a is very evidentspecially on high densityand tank aquaoulture. biggercontainer and pour ten partsmilk. The originalliquid The ammoniaproduced through fish excretionspollute the hasbeen infeeted with differenttype of microbesincluding waterand stressthe fish. With regularaddition of this lactobacilli. And in orderto get the purelacto bacilli, beneficialmicroorganism to the water,this ammoniaproblem saturationof milk will eliminatethe othermicroorganisms and is minimized,if not fully arrested.It helpshasten orroomplete the purelacto bacilli will be left. You may usbskim or the denitrificationor convertingwastes into forms not harinful powderedmilk, althoughfresh milk is best. In 5-7 days, carbohydrate,protein and fat will'float leavingyellow liquid (serum),which containthe lactic acid bacteria. You can Sprayingdiluted solution of lactic acid bacteriaserum to the disposethe coagulated.oarbohydrate,protein and fat, addthem plant and soil help plant growthand makes them morehealthy. to your compost'pilbor,feed them to your animals. The pure As it is appliedto the soil or the leaves,these beneficial lactic acid bacteria,serum.canbe storedin the refrigeratoror tl.l

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simplyadd equat anopnt'of crudesugar (dilute sugar with 1/3 ForestBeneftclal Microorganisms water)or, molasses. Do not userefined sugar,as they are ;:{ chemicallybleached and, may affect the lactic,acid bacteria. Onetechnique infCultuiing other beneficial microorganisms is Thesugar gr molasseswill keeptherlactic acid bacteria alive at gettingthem frorh'your local agedforest. One way is finding a roomtemperature. One is (g oneratio is suggestedalthough healthyold robusttree in your local forest. Checkthe humus sugar,regardless of quantity,ismebnt simply, serving as food litter aroundthe tree. The treeshould have accumulated real for thebacteria to keepthem alive. :$ow,'these lactio acid dee! humus,litter, compostat least2 feet to I yard deep. In bacteriaserum with sugaror molasseswill beyour pure this areathrough observation, we can deducethat soil fertility culture.To use,you can dilute this pureculture with 20 parts andmicrobial biodiversity are high, Our goal is to trap and water.Make sure Watef is notohemically tteated with, like culturethese diversed, aged beneficial indigenous chlorine.,Remember, we aredea:ling with live microorganisms microorganism.The techniquethat we usein trappingthese andchlorine can kill thein.'This'diluted form l:20 ratiowill be niicroorganismsis,the use of carbohydratelike cookedrice. yourbasic lactic acid bacteria cohcoction. Two to four Microorgailismswill'be attractedto food. Sogenerally, what tablespoonsadded to uNaterof one.galloncan be usedas your we do is to put the cookedrice on a flatter containerwith lid. basicspray and can be addedto waterand,feeds of,ariirnals. For example,you can usea plasticlunch box andadd about Forbigger animals,,the 2'4 tablespoons'ofthis,diluted laetic, one inch of cookedrice allowing air spacein the container. acidbacteria serum should be usedwithout dilutjngit further What is importanthere is a larger areato trap those with water. Lacticacid bacteriaserdm can be,applied to plant microorganisms.It is suggestedthat you coverthis container leavesto fortifr phyllospheremigrobes, to'soil and compost., with metal netting or equivalentprotecting it from animalslike Of course,it will helpimprove digbstion and nutrient ratsthat may undig your containeronce you bpry it in the assimilationfor animals,andother applications mentioned litter,humus of your local forest.-In2-10 days (relative to before.For any'kind of imbalancelbe,it in,the soil or digestive temperatirre),you'nnay undig you containerand will notice system,'lactobacilli oan be of help, ,. : contaminationof microorganisrnslike white and othercolor moldsronthe:cooked rice. The cookedrice hasbeen infected Oneof thepopular bene{ioial microorganism from Japan now with microorganismsof your local forest. The next stepis containlactic acid bacteria,ras its majoroomponent, including to add 1/3 amountof crudesugar or molassesto the infected photosyntheticbacteria,, yeasts, actinomycetes and ferrnenting cookedrice. After a week,the concoctionwill look like sticky, fungr. Theseare pure cultureirnported f,rom Japan and can be liquidy rice. You nnaythen add equalpmount of crudesugar or subculturedthrough the useof sugaror molasses.These other molassesto keepit for storage.To use, you may dilute this microbescanbe cultured in severalways by fanners serumwith 20 parts water; This diluted form shall then serve themselves. asyour basic forest microorganisms. You may strain it and put in a container. Anotherversion'bf trapping similar forestmicroorganisms is Rhizobium Nitrogen-Ffulng B acteria simply gettingthe litter, humusand spreading them sparingly to the top of your cookedrice. Forestleaf moldscan also bb Oneof the mostpopular nitrogen-fixing bacteria is rhizobium, used. The Sameprocedure will be fpllowedas describedin the It is amazingthat whenwe coatour legumeswith these cultureof local forestmicrqorganisms. specificbacteria, grow well andmore nitrogen is fixed ," on the soil. Amazinglyenougtr" basic culture of these " "'/ berieficialbacteria is simple.Once we haveseen those nodules BambooMicroorganisms createdby the bacteriafixing nitrogenon the rootsof the legumes,we canassume that thereare lots of theserhizobia Anothermethod of gatheringmicroorganism is through andnitrogen fixed. Justpull out the legumeson the a very buryingyour containerwith cookedrice on bambooplants specificstage, especially during their flowering/fruitingstage. litter. Apparently,bamboo through observation and experience A simplemethod of cultureis simplyget the soil with these in the East,attracts powCrful beneficial microorganisms as the leguminousbacteria and mix with crudesugar with equalratio rootsof the bambooexude sugary materials that attract of crudesugil. Rhizobiumbacteria will proliferatefeeding on beneficialmicroorganisms. The sameprocedure is followed as the sugarand thus can be mixed with your next batchof describedbefore in its culture. legumeseeds for inoculation.

Plant SpecificMicroorganistns , ,' Our concoctionor recipeof beneficialindigenous An equalspecific method is trappingbeneficial microorganism(B.I.M.) is 50%lactic acid bacteria and the rest microorganismsof specificplants you want to grow. For is 50%of the othermicroorganisms cultured. Soyou may use example,if you want to trap and culturebeneficial 1 parJforest microorganism, I part bamboomicrsorganism and microorganismsfrom rice, you shouldthen selecthealthy, I part specificplant microorgariismmixed with 3 partsor 50% vigorousrice plant, cut them andput invertedcooked rice lactobacilli. The more diversedmicrobes, the better. containerover the cut rice plant. Again,beneficial However,we will still use50oh of thetotal beneficial microorganismsspecific to rice will be attractedto the cooked indigenousmicroorganisms to be lactic acid bacteria.The rest rice. You canuse this techniqueto any otherplant of choice you can experimentand make your own observationsand and the sameprocedure of culturewill be usedaS:previously formulations.. described, Different typesof microorganismsthrive on differenttypes of food. 'As you can see,we,use principally carbohydrates and sugars.But it will be equally important that we provide these I beneficial indigdnousmimoorganisms with othernutrients. In makingbionutrients, the simpleformula is to add 1/3crude And asyou will noticbon attachedillustrations, we kindof mix sugaror molassesand mixed with materialsto be fermented thbsebenefi cial indigenqusmicroorganisms with fermented andextracted.l For example,let's takepapaya fruit fermented plantextrapts (fermented plant and fruit juices),Oriental herbal extract. We chopas thinly aspossible ripe papaya,unwashed nutrients,brown rice vinegqr and fish aminoacid. That'swhy andunpeeled. We thenadd 1/3crude sugar or molassesto the in mostinstances, we mi4thesebdnefioial indigenous total weight or approximatevolume of the papayamaterials. microorganismswith bionutrientsto,,,;nake it more, effective. Put the materialswith at least50-75o/o air gapand cover looselylid andlet it fermentfor a leasta week. After a week, you will noticesome molds and miorobial infections and will Bionutrlents , start.smellingsweet, sour and alcoholic. The materialsare then strainedand liquid generatedwill be your purefruit papaya In thecreation of biologicalnutrients; bionutrients; the basic extract. You can dilute this with 20 partswater. This diluted processis thetraditional'fermentation . Fermentation process form canbe usedas bionutrient, using 2-4 tablespoonper is a bettersystem than simple extraction like boilingthe plant ' gallon of water. Again,this extractcan be addedto animal materials,through infusion like makingtea. In theUnited drinking waterandfeeds, to compostpile or sprayed/wateredto States,where compost tea is gettingpopular in organic plantsleaves and roots. This will be a goodsource of nutrient agiculture,compost is madeinto tea,sugar or molassesare for plantsor animals.and alsofor our beneficialindigenous added,fermented to increase'microbial population. microorganisms.Papaya extract is goodsource of enz,yme pappain,beta"carotene and Vitamin C for example. So extract A simplegeneral formula or recipdin fermentationcan be done anyplaht materialand just try to find out what kind of nutrients for plants.For example, seaweeds. If yousimply infuse they haveyou can usedfor animal andplant nutrition. Should sbaweeds,(which are quite diflicult to breakdown,therefore the materialsyou intendto usefor extractiondo not havemuch hardto extractactive ingredients), you may not geta more moisture(as compared to our papayafruit example),you may potentextracted active ingredientsr 'If,you ferment the same addwater enough to the level that will moistenall materials. materialsby adding sugar or molasses,it is easilybroken down (biologically)by microorganismsand thus making nutrient moreavailable. ,Microorganisms get their energy from sugar in Specifiqbionutrients, fermented plant andother material fermentingthe materials. Most healthyfoods are fermented extractswe haveused to a greatsucoess and you canadopt for foods.Through fermentation, food are easily broken down, theirspecific use. enzymescreated, nutrition improved. That's the reason why l fermented,foods,like yougurtor kimch|fforeah pickles) are morenutritious than plain milk or vggetable5;,' Kanghong (watUrlettuce'| FermentedExtract experimentedusing seaweed extract in inducingflowering of

l', mangoes.Isn't it that seaweedextract have lots on natural This is essentiallyused as growthpromotant. Kangkong is growthhormones,andtrace elements, and good source of sometimescalled water lettuce. It ip a kind of vegetablethat nitrogenand potassium? Check out the kinds of materialsyou typically grow in freshwate,,r. It canralsogrow in highly moist canferment.and use to inducegrowth, flowering and fruiting. soil. Its basiccharacteristio,is it,giowb very fast,similar to the rapidgroWh of kelp in the seas,To,,the natural farmers, this kind of plant or similar plant for that matterhave natural FishAmino Acid F-xtract growth promotant. In the scientific agricultural parlance,we speakof naturalg(owlh horimones.likegibberellins; auxins and As a generalrule, the higherthe proteinof the materials,when cytokinins. Plantsthat grow fast will havea better compostedor formented,the higherthe nitrogen. We usea lot concentrationsof thesenatural gfowth hormones, By of fish scrapsto generatehigh nitrogenon our fish extracts. observation,kangkong of kelp or evenmugwort will fall on Herein the US, fish emulsionis prettypopular. Again,on this category.Thus, axillary budsof kangkongplants like basicfermentation of this material,we usecrude sugar or cucumber,squash and watermelonwill be goodmaterials to molasses,third ratio of the fish scraps.I personallylike using fennent. Onethese are fermented,active ingredients extracted, molassesthan crude sugar not just for costconsiderations, but you may usethis to sprayand/or water your plants. You will molassesminimizes those fishy odors. I haveadded lactic acid noticea.great improvement ih the growthof the plants. bacteria in fermentingthese fish scrapsthat anestthe foul

I odorsvery evidentof fish emulsionfoliar fertilizers. B anana-S quas h-Pap ay a (BS P) FErmentedExtract

Oneof the major fermentedextract we usefor plant flowering Calcium Phosphate and fruiting, speciallyfor vegetables,are extracts from banana, squashand papaya. Apparently,these materials have high A lot ofagricultureadvisers have used calcium phosphate for level of potassiumespecially banana, and beta carotene. betterplant growth,health, pest and diseasecontrols. Natural AlthoughI havenot tried a similar recipeusing materials farmersuse this bionutrientvery specific. Underthe theoryof readilyavailable here in the US, I will presurn€that materials Nutrioperiodismdeveloped by a Japanesescientist in the substitutecan be used. For your own experimentation,you can 1930's,plants and animals need a very specifionutrient relative possiblyuse comfrey, squash and . Let me know if they to the stageof their development. In the plant, there is the will work. In the Philippines,when we induceflowering of essentialvegetative g1o\nth period, changeover,,and the mangoes,conventional agriculture use potassiurn nitrate, We reproductiveperiods,, In anirnals,like humans,there is the havetried with successnatural materials high in nitrogenand infantile,juvenile andadulthood. It is not only critical to potassium.Interesting enough, our local organic fbrmlrs have provide the right nufiient at the right stageof the development, rl I

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't butalso critical'to use or'apply specific nutrient of calcium phosphatein thgjuvenile or changeoverperiod. For the plant, Gtnger-GarlicExtract for example,we knowtfat nitrogenis criticalon thevegetative stageas pqtassium is criticalin theflowering and,fruiting The original recipeof the naturalfarmers of Koreause not only stage.It is however,the chpngeoven period that,ig rnost critical the gingerand garlic materials,but alsoChinese herbs like thatwill determinethe quplityof thefinal reproductivestage. AngeI iqa acutilob a, Glycurrhiza uralens is andC innamomum At this stage,an additional nutrient i.q badly needed by the loilreirii. TheseChinese herbs have one basic common plant. And,thisis calcium.phosphate.Calciutn phosphate is denominator,thgy are good for digestion.We haveused goodfor plants'"morning sickness". Ash m4def,rom soybean simply equalamount of gingerand garlic, less these Chinese stemsis excellentfor this purpose.You mayrefer to the herbs. This is our natural antibiotics we usefor plants and illustrationon changeov er. animals. Rememberthe high level of sulfur on garlic? It is a good . The ginger-garlicextract is quite different Hereis a simple,natural'method of generatipgcalcium from the plant extractswe have discussed.When you refer to phosphate.Get eggshells and roast them enough to generate the illustration on Oriental Herbal Nutrients,you will notice the somegood ashes. AfterwhiclU dip theseroasted eggshells on useof wine or beer for 12 hours,the useof ll3 crudesugar and aboutequal visual volume of vinegar. Allow it to sit for a eventualaddition ofdistilled liquor. The essentialdifference coupleof weeksuntil eggshellsare practically broken down by from our regular fermentationis the useof alcohol which thevinegar acids. You mayirse thiqtdiluted 20 partswater and stabilizesand arr.estsfetmentafion. The active ingredientsof canbe sprayedor unateredto theplalrts, {hen this is applied the ginger and garlic are extractedin finale with the useof to thatchangeover period, it will itnproveplant health and alcoholsirnilar to herbaltincture we arefamiliar with in productivity. homeopathy.Remember that ginger and garlic arehighly medicinaland highly nutritious. We haveused them as natural Theuse of ealciumphosphate is importantto.natural farmers. antibioticsand in preventivemedicine. We haveused this Thishowevet, does not meanthat we shallforget the nutrient concoctionon chicks and chickensand have made them timingapplication,of other critical nutrients for plantgrowth , healthythroughout. Of course,we also usethem when we see bothmacro and micro nutrients,. given at theright stagesand animalweakening and when they are sick. We haveused them combinations.{e considerthis a veryimportant bionutrient on',fungalproblemson plants. We haveused them for neededby theplants"used by,natural farmers. rheumatism.The usesare enormousboth for plantsand animals.

The potencyof your plant extractsare relative to active ingredientsthat are availablefrom the plantsyouare extracting,Modt importahtly,the part of the plants, For Similarrecipe can be adopted here in theUS, replacing or example,the energyon the plant part is mostconcentrated on substitutingsimilar materials above. A basicformulation that I the seed,fruit, leafand qtherparts ofthe plant,to that general useis verysimilar to thegeneral formulation I usefor animal order. SeeSis where the plant proc6eateitself, By simply ion consistsof 80%carbohydrate , lTVa addingmoisture and heat, qpedwill germinateand will derive Whenwe applythis its nutrient for growth frop,ils oum seed. What natural farmers formulationto dur,designercompost, we likewisefind 800/o are sayingthat the enerfy or nutritiog.,;is more potenton the carbon'source,l7o/onitrogen andSo/o trace elements, as a seed,fruit will be secondand on the leavesthird, That'sthe matterof generalrule. , reasonwhy whenwe fermentseeds like grain,our dilution for useis 1:1000instepd of 1:500.This is just a guideline. For the rice bran,you can substitutewheat or any inexpensive Sometimes,you can usemore dilutedform but with more grain bran- Our,coprameal or the materialsresidue after frequentapplications. There is really no clearcut rule. Things extractingoil frorn coconutcan be substitutedwith oom meal haveto be basedon experimentations,experiences and or inexpensivemeal that originalhas ample amount of protein. observations. Soybeanis a goodsubstitute or any legumes.Coco peat can be substitutedwith peatmoss. I will probablyuse sawdust or any materialshigh in carbonand lignin. Any kind of grainhaycan Deslgner Compost alsobe used. Any kind of animalmanure can likewise be used. , , It is howeverideal to usechicken manure because of its more Improved,more potent compost,,otherwise known as bokoshi potentingredients as far asmacro nutrients like nitrogen, in Japanis essentiallynaturally foftified with macroand micro phosphorous,potassium and calcium, not to mentiongood nutrients,or bionutrientsand biodiversed beneficial indigenous sourceof micro nutrients.Charooal dust is usedfor it is a basic microorganisms. carbonwhich naturalfarmers find a goodmedia or substrate for proliferationof beneficialmicroorganisms. And of course, Hereis a typical recipewe usein the Philippines: the useof molasses(as sugar source) that really improvethe populationof microorganismssince it is a basicfood sourcefor RiceBran 10kilos them.,Bionutrient will be a concoctionof high levelof macro CopraMeal 20 kilos andrnicronutrients. Depending on your goal,like higherlevel CocoPeat 20 kilos of potassiumfbr example,we kind of emphasizeour ChickenManure 30 kilos bionutrientwith fermentedextract high in potassium. CharcoalDust 20 kilos Likewise,if your intentionis to havea morepotent level of BIM'I. I liter *Beneficial nitrogen,our bionutrientshall emphasizehigh level of nitrogen Molasses I kilo Indigenous sourcelike fish emulsionor plant leguminousextract, The Bionutrient l liter Microorganism generalkey however,in this designercompost formulation or 'l bokashi,is potelltbiodivdrsed beneficial indigenous production,so is soil fertilityis determinedby diversityand microorganismqand bionutrients. You may adjust this basic balanceof microbialecologies. . reciperelative to,your requirements and observations. When youtry to 4nalyzeour Philippine bqpic recipe, you will notice thatit is prettymuch satis{,ing the general formulation I have mentionedas to carbohydpate-oarbon,'protein-nitrogen and "Farmingwith Air, Waterand Sunllght" vitamin/mineral-micronutrientsratio"g. The real key to this recipeis providinga greaterpopulation of biodiversed Peoplewho haveattended my seminarson organicand natural beneficial indigenousmicroorganisms and bionutrients, with farming systen for free-rangechicken probably noticed my lotsof carbonand,organic matter.' emphasis.tnutilizing the naturalelements in nature. This I term looselyas "farmingwith air, waterand sunlight" . In the I havedeliberately include thirs bokashi in thispresentation to biodynamicparlance, heat is the otherelement I havenot ' showthat we natural fariners consider beneficial indigenous specificallymentioned f,or the the simplereason that I associate microorganismsand biolutrients of greatimportance for soil heatwith sunlight. The otherelement is nutrient. In summary, fertilityand animal health. It is intenitedfor theirapplication it is harnessingand providing these vital elementscrucial to to our sustainableagriculture - thevital functionof beneficial plant and animal growth usedin agriculture. Ninety-six mioroorganismsafter we havecultured them. percentof plant and animal growth is attributedto air, water Ir and sunlight. Four percentcan be athibuted to nutrientsand We natural farmersofthe East ppy Specialattention to these. otherelements. As we look to vital plantgrowth,especially in beneficial indigenousmicroorgani5ms and bionutrients in our our forests,plants grow without a deliberateapplication of farmingpractices. We however,still usea holistic approach nutrient(fertilizer). They grow well, balansedand in harmony, l,\dthever considerations of other elementsaffecting plant and asthey utilize the powersof air, waterand sunlight available in animalgrowth and health. As we establisha healthyfertile nature. Nutrients are derived from natural soil fertility. As soil, we observehealthy plants, animalp, community and organicmatters decay and are takenup or consumedby planet. Living soil is dependenton biodiversedmicrobial microorganismsas food, the resultingreaction brings out populalionsand nutrients that cr.eatea stable,balance and nutrientssupplied to the plantsto sustainthem. But most harmonioussoil that determineshealthy pl4nts and animals. importantly,plants are able to utilize air, waterand sunlight. And beyondthe terrestrialinflpence in agp,iculture,lies the Withoutthem, plants do no1grow well. This alsoapplies to o'fanm. celestialforces that affect plantsand animals. As we animalgrowth. If animalswere unableto effectivelyutilize with air, waterand sunlight", and nutrient,we likewise farm thesepowerfrrl elements in nature,animals will not grow well with microorganismsvital to soil fertility. As sustainable andhealthy. agricultureis basedon soil fertility to perpetuallysustain I arnvery specifi'cin utilizing thesepower elements in nature. This appliesto sunlight,No sun,no life. No photosynthesis, If we fail to rocognizeand applythern in agricultwe,we are no food productionfor plant'snourishment. Plant foliageis boundto fail. A lot of farmershave become myopic and de- stimulatedby sunlight.Heat plays avital role for the plants. emphasizepthe utilization of thesepower elements. Farmers, This is the reasonwhy we emphasizethe properutilization of especiallythe conventional,pnes,have simply emphasizedthe sunlightin Biointensivemini-farming. Why do haveto plant Nitrogen-Phosphorous-Pofaosium'CNPK)farming scheme. It is east-westorientation? In other instances,why plant north- simplyproviding nutrients of nitroge,"p,phosphorous and sodthorientation? And why transplanta few daysbefore the potassiumin agriculture.In the sametoken, wleir pestsand new moon? Theyall applyto the utilizationof sunlight. The diseasesoccur, the way to eliminatethem is by way of spraying sunrises from the eastand sets in the west' With this syntheticpesticides. And whenapplied to livestock,the orientation,we get maximum exposureto sunlight. In my prinoipalemphasis of conventionalfarmer on the role of feeds plantingbeds, however, with the north'southorientation, we andantibiotics. They alwaysspeak of balancedfertilization, ipply the interplantingmethod Qr companion planting where balanceddiet but with the useof chemicals. the shorterplants are plantedtowards the'northem portion to maximizethe useof sunlighting and shading' Although the How do we harnessthese power elembnts in nature?How do sunrises in the eas! and setsin the west,the suninclines a we applythe principle of "farmingwith air, water and little to the northernside. The moonis alsothe reflectionof sunlight?" the sun, Whenwe plant towardsthe new moon,or evenfull , , moon,we areeffectively adding more or makingavailable In Biointensivemini-farming, oqe of the basicrequirement in "sunlight"to the plant. Haveyou noticedthe influenceof the the preparationof plantingbeds is'the technique of double moonon plant growth? Whenthere's a full moon,we see digging. In this method,the soil is loosenedup to 24 inches morelight. comparedto conventionalagriculture of 8-10inches only as theyuse plows or tractors.With 24 inches.looseningup of soil, This principleis alsoapplied to livestock. I alwaysemphasize we areable to allow more air to passthrough the soil. Air is on my seminarson naturalfarming systemfor free-range vitalto plant growth. We ncverask ourselves why plantsgrow chickenhow thie 'farmingwith air, waterand sunlight" is well on loosenedsoil, as comparedto compactedsoil. We applied. In the housingdesign for free-rangechicken, the air simply assumedit is natural. The vital elementof wateris also movement,and-ventilation is highly emphasizedIt is takenfor granted.Of course,if we do not waterthe plants, mandatorythat the housinghave an exhaustventilation. It is they do not get enoughmoisture deliberately or naturallyso alsoemphasized that the substrateare loosewith lots of thatplants do not grow well. In some,if not in mostinstances, sawdust,wood shavingsand compost. In fact,I usesubstrate theydie, asdeep as one meter. We try to allow betterair movementnot only throughthe housingbut the litter substrate.The housing of chickenis alsooriented east-west to get maxirnumexposure I

to sunlight,In fbct,we rnakesure that the portionof the roofingis transparentto allowthe sunlightto comeinto the In as muchas we needto feedour soilsand consequently our chickenhousing., It,is alsoemphasized that we providewatbr, plants,and creating a healthyenvironmental both for our plants cleanwatep to the chickenall the tipe. If we do not provide and anirnalswith balancenutrition, let us not forget that first goodair mov€mentand ve4tilalion, sunlight and clean water, and foremost,we haveto effectively farm with "air, water and ourchickqrS do notgrow,well arld heblthy, In theconventional sunlight". wayof growingchickens,'the usg ofgntibiotics are irnperative. Highdensity, crowding, foul decomppsingsmclls of manure andpractically no sunlightpenefration, all th,esecause diseases. This is thereasol why thesechickens:are loaded with antibiotics.The natural way of growing,chicte-nsis the free- rangemethod w-here chickens can prop€rly access air, water I hopelearning to grow andculture these vital beneficial andsunlight freely. indigenousmicroorganism and harnessing the powerelements in natureand learning from her shall empowerthe farmersto Wenever pay attention much to these'factorsthat really or self-detennination,providing food to us all, sustaininglife. greatlyinfluence our agriculture-,The,rnore:we recognize and applythis principleto our agriculture,the moresuccessful we will become.The best way ib the naturalway, harnessing the power,elementsin nature. Alloqt,otlrselves to'!speak" with the soil,with theplants and animals, ahd they will tell uswhat shouldbe done to improveour agriculture.Nature is complete. As we relateto the waysof nature,nature,starts to unfoldits References; KoreanNaturalFarming, Indigenous mysteriesto us. As I alwayssay, the answertg our questions Microorganism Vital Power for and in agnculturewill'not reallycome from us, but fromnature Livestock, tfun Kyu Cho and Atsushi herself.I rememberwhen a fatm helpasked me why his Kouama, Publisher. veggiesdo not seemto growwell in oneof his plantbeds, whenhe hasahepdy applied everything I havetaught him OrganicCorner, Gil Carandang.Organic aboutvegetable . I askhim to look to thesky and Mattersmagazine Vol. 2 Issue3, No, 4 and prayto Godand ask why his vegetablesdo noglgrowwell. So Vol. 3 Issue2. No. 7. hedid exactlyw'hat I said. And ashe praygand looks to the sky,he findsa shnrbtree shading overshadowing his plant bed. Andhe said:"there is notmuqh light corningtg his vegetables".No wonder,his plantsdo not growwell. LaeJicAclcl, Baeteria Seru m, whichdefend plants d$

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lngredientsand lastructions for Microlle Brew Ectomycorriza: Endomycorriza: 1. BaciilusSpaericus BacillusLicheniformis 2. l- Pisolithustinctorius l. Glomus intraradices 3. BacillusSublilis 2. Rhizopogonvillosuli 2. Glomusmosseae 4. BacillusCereus 3. Rhizopogonluteolus 3. Glomus aggregatum 5. BacillusMegaterium 4. Rhizopogonamylopogon 4. Gomusclarum 6. AzotobacterVinelandi 5. Rhizopogonfulvigleba 5. Glomusmonosporus 7. LactobacillusAcidophitus 6. Gieasporamarearita 8. RhizotriumJaponicum 7. Paraglomusbrasilianum 9. AspergillusOryzze 10. PseridomonosPutida AdditionalMicrobes: 1. Wild forest microbes (rice bags under big Trees, 12" deep) 2. Meadow microbes (rice bags 6" deep)

Note: The above two groups contain the disease resistance that keep the area healthy.

1. Barnboo microbes for their strong growth promoting hormones 2. Plant specific microbes from the base a a similar plant that did well and grew to maturity.

Piant steamed rice bags. One nylon cut in half and tied to make two rice bags. Put two or three cups of cooked rice in each bag. Then plant a bag of rice at the base of three of your biggest hehlthiest trees ( ciifferentvqrieties). Plant 12" deep. Also plant dne bag of rice 6" deep in a meadow (there are difFerentmicrobes in each location) Plant one bag of rice 6" deep in the healthiest bamboo patch you can find-

L.eavethe rice bags buried for 2 to 3 weeks. The microbes will colonize on the starch. Dig up the rice bags after 2-3 wee!,.sand put them into 5 gallon bucket-s.Nc'rc eijd 2 io 3 gai. of biack'straprnoiasses (canle grade from local feed store) to each 5 gal. bucket with the bag of rice (opened up) and fill with water to 2/ 3 full. Mix well, cover and leave in a warm area (not direct sunlight) ferment for about 3 weeks. Than batch'all.bucketsinto a 50 gallon plasticdrum.

Spray soil with microbe mixture and water throughly lr]fiqsoil in planting area. Dilute 4 or 5 qt's for this before planting and also at planting. l-ater I ad4,agtdtor\a4.$ouidkelp to each 5 gallon of mixed microbes and use as a foliar spray. I dilute my finishe4e*.UltUgggLsz (1cup) to 1 gallon of water. Be sure and si-rain mixtgre through a 5 gallon paint stra$$Rh$Gpffihat any paint store) just before you put it in your sprayer. ' .

I recharge my microbe mixture with a gal. or hKrqf bbd€$tfaq matA$SefiEveryfew months throughout tfre season. Foliar spray once a week in the morn$qg. t, ':

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