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Preparing to die

In Japan, there is a word. If you mind to prepare to die, you can do everything. It's true. Because Death is the last choice of the life. But What is preparing to die. I can feel very boring in my life now. Noone appreciate me at all. And my opinions are always denied or ignore. It is the biggest reason to discourage my mind. And I cannot share it to anyone. It seems to me that no one can understand my situation deeply. Because I cannot explain well. and I have none to be able to share it. I could understand it is my problem. But I cannot find any result. Recently, I always think about die. If I die, who will feel sad... My Family... I think also, if I will make will to die, How do I write it. To my friends. I can. Even they cry. To Office, my boss. Never mind, No problem. No one feel really sad. only that time. I know. But... How can I write to my family... I can image very easy my parent will be cry. They might be crazy... I really don't want to make them to be cry/crazy. So

My life is ...

It's so boring. It's not interesting, exciting. I feel bad everyday. There is nothing. Sometimes I think... I don't need here... I don't need to live more... But I don't have courage to die myself. I'm weak and have trifling life. I can understand why it's so boring. Because of myself, my character, and my everything. However I cannot change myself yet... I always think I don't need in this world, this area, those people, even my colleague, acquaintances... I get hard to keep this life...

DOLE Farmer in Muntain Province

oday I went to mountain Province, beside our benguet province. It was very far... it takes 3 hours from here. I visited in DOLE contract farmer in mountain province. They are 15 labors. They are harvesting Romain Lettuce twice a week. 2t/harvest. Monday and Thursday. Then they bring their vegetables to La Trinidad. They contracted since 1995. They can harvest 7 times a year. It is romain lettuce. So they take only 1.5 month for harvest from transplanting. They are spraying only 3 times in crop season. Because they are using their compost every crop season. They are using vegetable garbage and alnos leaves. They are selling to DOLE 50 pesos per kilo. They are using fertilizer for watering. It's used 5 times in a day, in average. It depends on the weather. They are not getting any materials from DOLE. Only technology and some seed which you cannot get in Philippines. They have very good soil and management. But I cannot believe they can plant 7 times in a year, with they have none so

Heartache

I passed a store, what was taken care of someone I really really liked. In recent, I couldn't see her, and even if I texted sometimes, She didn't reply it. So I almost gave her up. However... She is there today when I have to do my duty in somewhere. She talked someone. And I saw her, then I smiled her, she also. I know it doesn't mean anything. ... I was happy on that time when i saw her, but after that, I have had heartache... I shouldn't see her. Because I didn't mind it. But... It's too difficult for me... Then after I finished to do my duty, I went back to home, with expecting to see her again. But, She just left there, just finished to talk with someone. I might have no chance to see her again. And I get heartache if she has boyfriend or someone. I cannot do anything... I have no courage for talking with her, and have a date. Scheiße Mann!!!

Purified Wood Vinegar

When you collect Mokusaku, itis still crude Mokusaku. You can use, but it's not good quality. Because it has tar, and also more watery. You may use for composting and fertigation . It's for soil. If you want to use for spraying , you should let it settle first. It's minimum 1 month, but better longer, 6 month, 1 year or 5 years. You can collect tar as sediment. and also water at top part of the liquid. Collect middle part, it is better quality, substances are concentrated. You can use this part for spraying. But you can purify more. Settlement again. Then Distillation. You can collect transparently mokusaku. It's good for livestock using as feed supplement. And if you can collect very very pure liquid, you can use for human being, and also injection for livestock.

Attention for usage Wood Vinegar

This liquid is NOT chemical fertilizer and even also NOT pesticide. And this liquid is still researched by many people. This liquid has not so strong effect. And you should continue to use to see the effects.

Soil Supplement

In Yokomori san’s farm in Japan, he uses charcoal and mokusaku as soil supplement. Charcoal has a lot of holes, which are very good for micro-organisms nest. And mokusaku contains a lot of organic substances. So they are good for micro-organisms feeds. So this material make micro-organisms to propagate in your field. How to make it. Collect powdered charcoal, the best size is 3mm. And use dried charcoal. And also mokusaku. it doesn't matter of mokusaku quality. Then mix them to make 30% moist content. After mixing, you should spread to your field as soon as possible. Because mokusaku would evaporate. Spread 100-500kgs/10a. What the most important is continuing to spread, not only once, twice... Every crop season. You may find the effect, if you continue to spread.

Composting

Yokomori san’s composting uses dried grass, mushroom compost, carbonated rice hull, compost, chicken dung and mokusaku. No need to use all of these. Use locally available materials as much as you can. Pile them up like a sandwich. When the temperature gets higher than 70 degrees, turn it to cool down and mix oxygen into compost. Turning is been 5-6 times. ... And his theory, he is using half ripe compost. Because there are a huge number of micro-organisms are in compost. If you use final product, complete ripen compost, the micro-organism's phase in the compost is more monotone than processing compost. The micro-organisms phase are changing on composting processing. So he is using half ripe compost. But you might think of nitrogen hunger. He said about it. If you use mokusaku, composting is faster. So even he spread half ripe compost, it can ferment in winter season. And also he has used this half ripe compost long time. So the compost before he put already finish to process. That&

Briefing on Good Farming Practice

Today We were attended an event. It's named "Briefing on Good Farming Practice". Municipality of La Trinidad conducted it. Here, La Trinidad OTOP(One Town One Product) is strawberry. Then They are practicing Organic strawberry and lesser chemical product. In this area, it called strawberry farm. It owned by BSU. Then this area, 1 ha is using for project and demonstration field. This time, they make project of Predatory mites and Mokusaku to farmers. Washington state university and La Trinidad are are researching and practicing predatory mites to spider mites. The spider mites are very big problem for strawberry producing. Then Today it was a demonstration event to release the predatory mites. The Governor of Benguet, Mayor of La Trinidad, President of BSU and Director of BPI-CAR were released predatory mites to strawberry. After releasing pradatory mites, they introduced mokusaku and our project. Yokomori san talked about mokusaku to use for faming and how important is t

Clinical experiment

Now I have some problem in my body... High cholesterol, activity of lever, and my scheisse belly... Then I learned a little about charcoal and wood vinegar for livestock. What I learned this material is that it is very good for livestock to regulate their body to health. So I thought it is good also human body... I just wanted to try for my body... This material is sold in japan named Nekka-Rich. This product is for livestock. So i feel good also for human... I hope... I'm taking twice a day, morning and evening. The quantity is 3-5g. I think. For livestock we give them 1.0-1.5% of their feed. So I follow this ratio. I hope there is none poison to human body... And also I wish my body become better.

Got Neem Oil

I got neem. Near my apartment, I have a friend who manage trading post. Fortunately i have known him through a lady who is working green house company. Then He had neem oil from manila. I requested to him to bring it up here. Then this evening at last i got neem oil. This neem oil is from India, and good for human body. But not good for drinking. Anyway I want to use experiment as a insecticide, mixing with wood vinegar. Usually neem oil, even neem plant act insecticide. Actually it is not killing insect. It has substances insects to avoid. And also for antipruritic. There are just a part of neem effects. Neem has still a lot of effects. ... Then why i wanted to get this oil... I mix this oil with wood vinegar. The ratio is neem oil : mokusaku = 100mL : 10L Then we can spray as a insecticide. This ratio is this liquid : water = 1 : 200. So in this project, we are going to experiment.

Mokusaku and charcoal for Livestock

Today we visited in Tublay, where is a municipality beside La Trinidad. It is 15-20 min from my place. Why we visited to there... Because there is a provincial veterinarian's bleeding center. It's like a experiment center for provincial veterinarian's office. Last week we visited their office. That time we discussed about Charcoal and wood vinegar for livestock. Then they were interested in this material. So we were planning to start experiment for chickens and swine. There are a lot of theis and research in japan about effects of charcoal and wood vinegar for livestock. So we are also going to experiment for those animals. If they get good result, they will appreciate this material. And also we can talk to farmers. There are good result for livestock, so this material, mokusaku and charcoal, make good effects to soil, too. Then hopefully, we can expand Organic-Based farming. Then this time, we are going to use chicken and swine for experiments. For swine, we'll see the

Visit in a farm

Today I visited a farmer. He is producing Organic Vegetable. Cabbage, Baguio beans and zucchini. Usually he sell to organic market in manila. But the store is not so big, so he cannot sell all products. So his anti asked us to sell his vegetable in project store. Actually I let my teacher going to his farm. But my teacher has back pain. he cannot walk a lot. So only I visited to his farm. We went up and down hard step. We passed river. We walked on mountain. At last we arrived at his farm. That houses are where we dropped vehicle. It's far... Maybe it was not so far, but hard way. I think around 1 km. He was using Vermicompost for the farm. he used 200kg. ... He carryed total 200kgs into his farm... It's very hard work. And also he carry vegetable up to road can pass car. ... In Philippines, especially mountain side, they have to carry fertilizer and harvested products to farm or to road. It's the big duty on their farming. ... He said the vegetable price is not so good. So

Airpot

I'm translating a paper now. I didn't know word "airpot" there is none in my dictionary. So i searched on internet. it found image. Ah. It is. ... but... I forgot japanese name... I had to take a minute to remember this name... Schwach kopf...

Mokusaku Effect 1

He is one of this project farmer. He is producing chrysanthemum for all saint's day and some special day in Philippines. And also he is producing cucumber and some kinds vegetables. Last time he tried to spray mokusaku to chrysanthemum. He sprayed mokusaku, diluted by 300 times. ... He got a effect of mokusaku. He found the difference of chrysanthemum leaves. He found thicker leaves. He didn't talked/explained me in details. Because he didn't compare with control. But he is always, how many years, producing chrysanthemum. So he could find difference. It means chrysanthemum become stronger against insect ans fungus. So you can expect to reduce pesticide spraying. It is very good for your health. And also farming management.

Mokusaku with Chili

Usually Mokusaku has not so strong effect to insect and fungus. But if you mix mokusaku with something, you may get very goo effect to them. for example, if you mix mokusaku with chili, you can use to spray as insecticide. 1. Mix mokusaku with chili. Ratio is 1 litter:100grams 2. Leave it for 2-3 month. 3. The liquid is used to spray. Ratio is 1(the liquid):200(water). Mokusaku is able to absorb other plants substances. In case of this, mokusaku absorb substance of chili. So mokusaku got spicy from chili. That's why, if you spray this liquid, insect's surface is burned by this liquid. It is the same phenomenon what the effect of chili to your skin. If you put chili juice onto your skin, this part will be hot or little bit burned. ... You should spray this liquid once a week, and 3 times continuously. After it, insects are not coming your plants. ... And also you can mix mokusaku with any kinds plants which has good effect, or good substances. For example, garlic, Houttuynia cor

Immigration

I went to Immigration today. I must extend staying period. ... constructing... AY!!! There is nothing here in Immigration (before)... There are only constructing materials... where is immigration... Trouble... Expiring date is 17... but I'll be very busy next week. I must get next period... At first i have to know where... Manong... I asked constructing labor. Where is the immigration office changed? "I don't know." ... I should ask someone... but who... I tried to ask person in City hall. they may know where. they are officer, same group with immigration officer. However... The didn't know where... someone told me, there is a information paper there. ??? How far it is!! why you can read it. almost 20m far. and how small paper and letter. i went back to entrance of immigaration. it's wrote... BID Office Moved to... ... ... ... Where is there...? I don't know this address... I need to ask taxi driver. They know all map in baguio. taxi driver said i know o.k

Seminar in BSU

Last time I wrote about visit BSU Students . Then this day Yokomori san talked about mokusaku in BSU, college of agriculture building. He talked about outline of Mokusaku. what is mokusaku. how to use for farming. how is the effects to livestock. This seminar, more than 30 participants were listening yokomori san's presentation. They are almost students in plant pathology laboratory. They are really interested in mokusaku. I wish they will be using this material.

Organizing Association of Farmer

Project farmers will organize new farmer's association. This association is operated project farmers. of course, ex trainees in Nagano. This association's products is organic-Based farming production. It is based on soil improvement. It's not PURE organic farming. Because pure organic farming is difficult to manage as business, and also difficult for here where is already damaged by a lot of chemical fertilizer and pesticide. However we must produce safe and high value products. So this farming method is from Yokomori san, who experienced farming reduced chemicals with soil improvement. So they are trying to produce organic- based vegetable, maybe also strawberry and flowers. Now the member is 14 farmers. This day they were signing for registration to DOLE. after they apply this registration, this association is on official. Then this association is supported by La Trinidad. Anyway this association is starting just now. I hope they are trying to manage it and also their far

BSU Students

Today BSU (Benguet State University) students visited in Induyan, Municipal Compost center. They are in Pathology laboratory in BSU. There were around 20 students. They are interested in Mokusaku. And their doctor wants to study about mokusaku. The students are already 4th grade. So they have already their graduation thesis. Yokomori san was explaining to students about mokusaku and soil improvement with organic materials. The students were asking to him something. Substance in mokusaku. character of mokusaku. How to use mokusaku for farming. How is the effect of mokusaku to plants, disease and insect. etc. And also they were visiting compost center. The mokusaku is the very new material in Philippines. So if they study, analyze and research, the results will become very important research in Philippines to spread technology of mokusaku and charcoal. It is wonderful future for Philippines farmer and also this project. And also it is very nice experiments for students. They are very luc

Masanobu Hukuoka

Today i watched documentary movie of Masanobu Hukuoka. Masanobu Hukuoka, he advocated "Natural Farming" It is not using fertilizer and pesticide, none cultivating and none watering. So It is not on human activity. we leave farm such as nature. Then he also advocated clay ball. he was using on his nature farming. This movie is about spread his technology in India. There is natural farming, his technology, in India. And also there are many in the world. There are a lot of his believer. He said. the nature knows everything. the nature is the god. For example, plants have disease. It means the nature teach us some problem. And also you can find some problem from harm of insect. His opinion is that everything is on the balance of the nature. If the balance is changed, unbalanced, the nature show us it as a problem for us. ... I known him in my high school. I impressed his philosophy. I had dreamed i would live on his philosophy. Even now, if I can, I want to experience his philoso

Neem

ニーム。 今、世界中で流行りつつある。たぶん・・・ ニーム。 なんなんだ?という人へ。 ニーム インド原産の木。 で、この葉っぱから取れるジュース、実から取れるエキスはいろいろな効果があるらしい。 農業上では・・・。殺虫剤の効果がある。 ほかにも、 この木を家に置いておくと、蚊が寄ってこない。らしい。 木の葉をすりつぶした汁は虫刺されに良い。 もっとほかにも、効果があるらしい。 いろいろな皮膚に関する疾患に良いらしい。 そう。殺虫剤の効果。 これを使うことで、有機に大きく一歩近づけるということです。 でも、この木は、年間平均気温が22-23℃くらいのところがお好きなようで、ここは少し寒いようです。 でもでも、少し山を下れば大丈夫。 あぁ、試してみたい。 でも、まだニームの木を見たことがない・・・ ・・・会いたい・・・

Real character of wood vinegar 1

Mokusaku(=wood vinegar) is what is very complicated. When you use Mokusaku as disease and insect control, we hear many story such as it was effected to them or not. Besides, there are many differences analysis data depends on wood variety. This is sure, mokusaku quality is difference depends on wood variety. And also you can separate/refine on effective substances. But I wonder in either case are not real character of mokusaku. You cannot separate micro-organisms from mokusaku, even if you use any method. However, if you dilute little by little, micro-organisms propagate above a level of concentration. Micro-organisms which propagate at first are Acidophile microorganisms what like in acidic environment. Then micro-organisms which like organic acid propagate. Even if you dilute acetic acid, main substance of mokusaku, you will not get same result. And also you will not get same result from the experiment using phenol that is estimated as a sterilizing substance. sometimes we have illus