Conscious Acre Farm | Regenerative Farming

A small farm focused on regenerative agriculture and building living soil through natural farming. Providing produce, flowers, medicinal herbs & natural inputs.

Conscious Acre Farm is a small farm run by David Hoover in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. We are a first generation family farm focusing on regenerative agriculture and building living soil through Natural Farming methods. We produce a variety of vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers. We also make and sell natural farming inputs from the land around us and things we grow (Conscious Natural Inputs). Read below for more details about what we offer!

Gettysburg, PA | @conscious_acre_farm | consciousacrefarm@gmail.com

Natural Farming Inputs

We use a method of farming called Korean Natural Farming, or KNF. David makes the farm's food & pest management following these principles. We also sell the inputs for you to use on your own garden or farm!

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David has been growing and studying plants and fungi for the last 13 years. In the process of studying cannabis he discovered the methodology of Dragonfly Earth Medicine and Natural Farming and dove in head first, knowing it was the way to help the plants express themselves to their full potential. Once he got a feel for the method of Natural Farming he felt compelled to share the experience and help others get a head start. That’s when Conscious Natural Inputs was formed: a small batch, self run input company aimed at educating and initiating people into a regenerative, healthy, and interactive experience with their food and medicine.

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🌱Starts are looking happy and responded really well to a foliar spray I did last weekend (OHN, FPJ, BRV, FAA). They will head out to the garden once they acclimate to full sun. I usually opt for a no-till approach, but the thistles were out of hand and I wanted to remodel some parts of the garden this year. No worries, the microbes will be restored quickly by using the IMO3 that I have on hand. I’ll apply it to my whole garden and lightly mulch right before the next rainfall.🌧️🌞

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Lots of peppers!🌶️ It’s fun seeing all of the unique traits that each variety expresses. Planning to ferment some for sauces and dry some for powders. The heat mat should speed things up for the peps. Tomatoes are seeded and the chard and lettuce is starting to pop up.🌱 Tobacco and flowers are next.

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WSK (water soluble potassium) will be made from charred stalks of tobacco. I use a cast iron dutch oven that sits in a fire to char the pieces thoroughly.
Asparagus greens (frilly tops) and sunflower stalks work for this as well if you have those around.
1 part char to 10 parts water, breathable lid for 10-14 days (1 go 14). Strain and store. Application rate is very low at 2-4ml/gal foliar or soil. The finished product has an indefinite shelf life, but I still find it easier to char and store the stalks until I need to expand them into water for this input. (shop link in bio)
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Shop has been restocked (link in bio).
More to come later this week.
Thank you for your support!💚

In stock:
OHN (Oriental Herbal Nutrient)
FPJ (Fermented Plant Juice)
FFJ (Fermented Fruit Juice)
FAA (Fish Amino Acid)
WCA (Water Soluble Calcium)
WSK (Water Soluble Potassium)
LAB (Lactic Acid Bacteria)
HWA (Herbal Wetting Agent)
T-shirts and Stickers💥🌱

Always feel free to DM me any questions.
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FPJ (Fermented Plant Juice) is used in solutions for seed & soil treatments and plant nutrition. Young shoots of healthy, vigorous plants are harvested before sunrise and fermented with organic raw sugar for ~7 days. The sugar draws the juices out via osmosis and uses the plant’s own microbial set to do the fermenting.

OHN+FPJ+BRV= Seed Treatment & Maintenance Solution
This is the base formula. Other inputs can be added depending on plant growth stage or application.
(OHN 1:1000) (FPJ 1:500) (BRV 1:500)

Our FPJs are made with plants grown on our farm.
Comfrey FPJ is made from True comfrey & Bocking 14 comfrey.

APPLICATION:
1:500 or 8ml/gal in a foliar spray/soil drench
Apply once a week.

This is a one day Introduction to Natural Farming class held on Saturday October 5th 2024 in Gettysburg, PA. I will go over some philosophy, IMO, how and when to spray different plants, input preparation and application. We’ll start an IMO3 pile that day so students can feel proper moisture content and I’ll have another pile that is already cooking so that the smell can be memorized. Starts at 10am and lunch is included. Limited to 10 tickets.

Garden walkthrough on this beautiful morning @conscious_acre_farm 🌞✨ #fungi #plants #dempurecertified #hemp #cbd #flowers #veggies

Water Soluble Calcium Phosphate is extracted from charred cow bones (local & organic) using Brown Rice Vinegar. WCAP is used during the Changeover period between the Vegetative and Reproductive growth periods. This input is best used 5-7 days before a plant transitions into reproductive growth.

I buy grassfed beef bones and make bone broth for the family. Then I char the bones thoroughly in a cast iron dutch oven on a grill or fire pit. After that I put the charred bones into BRV (brown rice vinegar) at a 1:10 ratio for 7-10 days.

OHN+FPJ+BRV+WCAP= Changeover Solution

APPLICATION:
1:1000 or 4ml/gal in a foliar spray or soil drench.
Apply once a week.

Care Instructions
Cap tightly and store in a cool, dark area. This input doesn’t go bad and has an indefinite shelf life.

OHN now available! (Link in bio)
OHN (Oriental Herbal Nutrient) is a specific mixture of 5 edible, aromatic herbs fermented with organic raw sugar and extracted with organic alcohol. This is made with 100% Organic Ingredients. OHN strengthens a plant’s or animal’s immune system and fights disease, promoting health and nutrient uptake. The 5 specific herbs used include organic Ginger Roots, homegrown Garlic Cloves, Angelica Sinensis Roots, Licorice Roots, and Cassia Cinnamon Bark. OHN is a vital component of natural farming and takes ~3 months to make with daily attention.

OHN+FPJ+BRV= Seed Treatment & Maintenance Solution
This is the base formula. Other inputs are added depending on plant growth stage or application.
(OHN 1:1000) (FPJ 1:500) (BRV 1:500)

APPLICATION:
1:1000 or 4ml/gal in a foliar spray/soil drench
Apply once a week.

Bringing organic 95% alcohol down to 40% for OHN (oriental herbal nutrient). Plant medicine. Immune support. ✨🌿
OHN (Oriental Herbal Nutrient) is a specific mixture of 5 edible, aromatic herbs fermented with organic raw sugar and extracted with alcohol. OHN strengthens a plant’s or animal’s immune system and fights disease, promoting health and nutrient uptake. The 5 specific herbs used include organic Ginger Roots, homegrown Garlic Cloves, Angelica Sinensis Roots, Licorice Roots, and Cassia Cinnamon Bark. OHN is a vital component of natural farming and takes ~3 months to make with daily attention.

Comfrey FPJ is on sale while this new batch finishes up (link in bio). FPJ (Fermented Plant Juice) is used in solutions for seed & soil treatments and plant nutrition. Young shoots of healthy, vigorous plants are harvested before sunrise and fermented with organic raw sugar for ~7 days. The sugar draws the juices out via osmosis and uses the plant’s own microbial set to do the fermenting.

OHN+FPJ+BRV= Seed Treatment & Maintenance Solution
This is the base formula. Other inputs can be added depending on plant growth stage or application.
(OHN 1:1000) (FPJ 1:500) (BRV 1:500)

Our FPJs are made with plants grown on our farm.
Comfrey FPJ is made from True comfrey & Bocking 14 comfrey.

APPLICATION:
1:500 or 8ml/gal in a foliar spray/soil drench
Apply once a week.

Little update on what’s going on with the farm and the store. Just strained off FFJ and put it back in stock. I put some FPJ on sale since I’ll be making more within the next few days and I also added T-shirts to the store. If you’re interested the link is in my bio. Thank you for the support! 💚

FAA is available (link in bio).
This FAA (Fish Amino Acid) was fermented for over a year. Made with fresh salmon heads, spines and tails from a local market that would otherwise be thrown away.

Ingredients: salmon, organic unrefined cane sugar, OHN, IMO4.

APPLICATION:
Can be added with type II or type III nutrient solution for additional nitrogen and vegetative growth enhancement.
1:1000 for foliar (4 ml/gal) - Traditional KNF application
1:500 soil drench (8 ml/gal) - Can be used in compost teas! Add at the end of the brew cycle for best results.
*Amounts can be adjusted dependent on the crop

Feeling really grateful to be able to experience @mycofest over the weekend. Thank you Will @mycosymbiote for envisioning this and bringing people together. Thanks to my younger brother, Ben, for taking care of the vendor table for me. Big thank you to Priyanka @daughtermycelia for making things run smoothly and for the invite to speak. It was a first for me and I look forward to more opportunities to share my love for natural farming with people. ❤️🍄

WCAP (water soluble calcium phosphate) starts by cleaning and charring large animal bones until they are black all the way through. I like to do this in a cast iron dutch oven with the lid on, sitting in hot coals. Most of the time this takes 2 burns, but I don’t have to babysit it at all this way.
1 part bones to 10 parts BRV (brown rice vinegar) with a breathable lid for 7 days. Going by weight is easiest for me to keep everything consistent.
WCAP is used during the Changeover period between the Vegetative and Reproductive growth periods.

OHN+FPJ+BRV+WCAP= Changeover Solution

APPLICATION:
1:1000 or 4ml/gal in a foliar spray or soil drench.
Apply once a week.
(Shop link in bio)

WSK (water soluble potassium) made from the charred stalks of tobacco & sunflowers that I grew last season. I use a cast iron dutch oven that sits in a fire to char the pieces thoroughly.
Asparagus greens (frilly tops) work for this as well if you have those around.
1 part char to 10 parts water, breathable lid for 10-14 days (I go 14). Strain and store. Application rate is very low at 2-4ml/gal foliar or soil. The finished product has an indefinite shelf life, but I still find it easier to char and store the stalks until I need to expand them into water for this input. 🌿🔥🪨 (shop link in bio)

Another year older, but it doesn’t feel like it. Grateful for my health and for everyone that supports me. Thank you all! 💚

FAA (Fish Amino Acid) is now available (link in bio).
This was fermented for over a year and came out super smooth and smelling nice. Made with fresh salmon heads, spines and tails from a local market that would otherwise be thrown away.

Salmon, organic unrefined cane sugar, OHN, and IMO4. 🐟🔥🌱

Can be added with type Il or type IIl nutrient solution
for additional nitrogen and vegetative growth
enhancement.
Apply weekly or biweekly:
1:1000 for foliar (4ml/gal)
1:500 soil drench (8ml/gal) - can also be used in
compost teas. Add at the end of the brew cycle for
best results.
*Amounts can be adjusted dependent on the crop

Still going and growing, just moving at a different pace this season. Thank you all for the support. Thanks to my buddy Josh for giving me a hand this summer as well. Lots of tomatoes, peppers, cantaloupe, watermelon, and squash coming in. Now that the soil is better established and thriving, the plants haven’t needed much help from me. Thanks to Mother Nature I haven’t even had to water the field at all this season. 💦 I’ve restocked a few things and have plans to pour off some FAA (fish amino acid) soon. 🌼🍅🍈🌶🍉

Comfrey FPJ (fermented plant juice) and a few other things have been restocked in the store (link in bio). More coming soon. 🌿💦

🌞Comfrey FPJ (Fermented Plant Juice) is used in solutions for seed & soil treatments and plant nutrition. Young shoots of healthy, vigorous plants are harvested before sunrise and fermented with organic raw sugar for ~7 days. The sugar draws the juices out via osmosis and uses the plant's own microbial set to do the fermenting.

OHN+FPJ+BRV= Seed Treatment & Maintenance Solution
This is the base formula. Other inputs can be added depending on plant growth stage or application.

Don’t be afraid to start small and use what’s available. 1:1 plant matter to organic unrefined sugar (brown sugar).

🦴WCAP (water soluble calcium phosphate) starts by charring large animal bones until they are black all the way through. I like to do this in a cast iron dutch oven with the lid on, sitting in hot coals. 1 part bones to 10 parts BRV (brown rice vinegar) with a breathable lid for 7 days. Going by weight is easiest for me to keep everything consistent. WCAP is used during the Changeover period between the Vegetative and Reproductive growth periods.

OHN+FPJ+BRV+WCAP= Changeover Solution

APPLICATION:
1:1000 or 4ml/gal in a foliar spray or soil drench.
Apply once a week.

Got the farm all tucked in for winter. Chopped & dropped, layered with wood chips, comfrey leaves, and IMO4. Big thanks to my buddy Josh for giving me a hand with this. 24” electric hedge trimmers made it easy to chop and drop and shape out the rows/walkways. Time to make some inputs!

Comfrey FPJ (fermented plant juice) made with freshly cut comfrey leaves from @conscious_acre_farm and organic unrefined cane sugar. I collect the leaves in the early morning to retain the dew which helps carry out a nice fermentation. Chopped up with a machete and mixed by hand with equal weight unrefined sugar. Brown sugar works too. I filled the jar a little over 2/3 full since I anticipate it dropping down over the next 7 days. When applying FPJ in a foliar always balance it with BRV at least. 🌿💦
OHN+FPJ+BRV= Seed Treatment & Maintenance Solution

Came out to find a lit up IMO3 pile that some rain got into during a storm.🌧🍄
Sitting at 100F. No harm, lots of life and good smell still. My little helper gave me a hand mixing it up and moving it back further under cover.

Wetting Agent and Herbal Wetting Agent are now available (link in bio). These are natural surfactants that can be used to control most soft bodied insects. Pests don't develop a resistance, and its efficacy can be further ehanced by adding an Herbal Solution prior to application (coming soon). Ships in a 16oz glass bottle.
The Herbal Wetting Agent is made with rosemary, oregano, and mint grown @conscious_acre_farm
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All credit for this recipe goes to JADAM Organic Farming.

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