VIDEO: Korean Natural Farming (KNF) or Biodynamics (Rudolf Steiner) – The quest for the BEST ■ VLOG #4

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Hi everybody and welcome to vlog nr 4. I am happy to announce that the skies have cleared, both in my head and in my garden. And all that thanks to me delving deep into the Korean Natural Farming technique of soil and plant growth enhancement. What a wonderful relief and an absolute joy to experience this – what seems at first glance – a lot less complicated than the Biodynamic way of soil improvement. However, some ingredients to make the preparations do seem difficult to get my hands on, just like a lot of the ingredients for the Biodynamic solutions, however, the Korean Natural Farming system feels somehow more accessible to me. In my opinion, not so complicated, and definitely more down to Earth than the Biodynamic system. But, I’m still holding my awareness high, because first looks might deceive, and as we all know, one shouldn’t judge the book by its cover, right?
Don’t get me wrong here, both of these soil enhancing techniques appear to present some challenges, however, at this point in time, the Korean Natural Farming technique is the one that I feel good about. Relatable, doable, rational. Nonetheless, it does raise some questions on my behalf. Because Korean Natural Farming originated in South-Korea, which is situated literally on the other side of the world, I wonder if this technique could be applied on the Toxandrian soil with the same results as the technique already has showed, not only in South-Korea, but also Mongolia, China, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, India and the United States of America. I marvel at this because there is not only a difference in climate, fauna and flora, but also soil conditions must undoubtedly be hugely different in all these regions. Will the solutions presented by Korean Natural Farming work their magic as well on Toxandrian soils as they do in South-Korea and the other countries mentioned before? After all, the other soil enhancement technique that I looked into, namely Biodynamics, has its origin in Europe, and that’s a lot closer to the Toxandrian home. The obvious question arises then if these Biodynamic preparations will perform better at the Toxandrian soil because of the locality where the idea of Biodynamics first originated? Or will Korean Natural Farming prove to be able to stand its ground on the sandy soils of Toxandria? Oh well, we will never know now, will we? Or, wait a minute, maybe we might be able to know one day. If I remember correctly, didn’t one of the greatest scientists of our time Nikola Tesla once said and I quote him here: “The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence.” Well, according to my opinion that saying could refer somewhat to the deeper knowledge embedded in Biodynamics. A sphere of knowledge that doesn’t appear so obvious at first sight, but maybe that working with these Biodynamic preparations will reveal more about the inner workings of Biodynamics then one can understand just from merely reading a text out of a book. Didn’t I in my last vlog refer to Mr. Steiner as an ardent supporter of setting up experiments? And, if I recall correctly, doesn’t Dr. Cho himself insists that farmers are free to experiment on their own? Well, maybe we could do that. Setting the garden up as one big experiment. A battle of comparison between Korean Natural Farming and Biodynamics, and to make it somewhat even more exiting and accessible, a third part with just some compost and compost teas to serve as a reference to both techniques? Because all good things come in three, isn’t that how the saying goes? Now, hold your horses right there little missy. This all sounds good in theory, but what about the practical side of it? First and foremost, let us start with room for this experimental endeavor I am about to embark on. Do I have room for this? Now, let’s see. If we take the outlay of the garden and chicken coop as it is now, and if we wipe all of it of the table and start from scratch, except obviously where the house and the wood workshop and the metal workshop and swimming pool and the driveway and …