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Foreword (for English readers)
Welcome to JADAM organic farming
What does “JADAM” mean? It is short for our Korean full name
Jayonul
Damun Saramdul
. is name means “people who are like nature.” Yes, we
are the nature-like people who believe in and follow the wisdom of nature.
In nature’s wisdom lies the path to high yield, high quality and low cost.
We have specialized in the search for the method that makes possible farm-
ing at ultra-low-cost. Traditional farming was based on common sense and
simple knowledge: anybody could follow with ease; all necessary material
were available from near; and what were readily available were valued. is
is how ultra-low-cost in farming was made possible. Farmers had control
and leadership over farming.
All over the world, agriculture is leaving the hands of farmers as fertilizer
and pesticide companies take more control over it. Farmers now buy all
farming necessities from the marketplace – seeds, seedlings, fertilizers, pesti-
cides, microbes, etc. – which in the past were self-sufficient. Farmers now
rely on the experts; experts tell the farmers how to use fertilizer and pesti-
cide, what to do when. What farmers have lost has been passed on to the
business – the control over farming. is is so in conventional and organic
alike. One might have dreamt of a harmony between farmers and business
in this new order but the proits are not being fairly shared; rather it lows
only in one direction.
For the past 20 years, JADAM has studied ultra-low-cost agriculture.
JADAM believes that this knowledge can advance the independence of
farmers. Farmers should not be mere consumers of products and tech-
nologies developed by the agricultural corporations, they need to reclaim
what they have lost: knowledge; the will to knowledge; and control over
their own fate.
e system of agriculture that JADAM has managed to build is so simple
and easy that anybody could follow. e really exciting part is that the cost
of farming would be ten to one hundred times cheaper than conventional
farming. JADAM’s methods include microorganisms, liquid fertilizers,
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mineral water, cover crop and much more but its two greatest inventions
would probably be JADAM wetting agent (JWA for short) and JADAM
sulfur (JS). JWA is an environment-friendly wetting agent (surfactant). You
need wetting agent in order to have the speciic substance fully wet (enve-
lope, coat) the target. JS is a powerful germicide that can be made simply.
Both inputs can be made by the farmers by following simple instructions;
both use ingredients permitted under organic production. JADAM has cho-
sen not to patent these knowledges but instead opened it to public so that
all farmers of the world can beneit. rough easy DIY (do-it-yourself ),
growers will be able to save huge, huge, HUGE costs. JADAM method can
be applied in all types of agriculture: conventional agriculture, hydroponics,
commercial farms, large-scale plantations, even home or urban gardens.
JADAM has been at the forefront to reverse the tide of our times, where
farming is being taken over by the input manufacturers and their agents.
We want to bring farming back to the farmers. All farmers of all nations
must bring back their farming. People might think this is a romantic dream
of idealists. But the big secret is that this path is not more expensive, diffi-
cult or impossible but actually cheaper, easier and more effective than con-
ventional agriculture. In fact, we have, over the decades, developed a
method of farming that lowers the cost to an ULTRA-low-level while in-
creasing yield, improving produce quality, soil quality and ecological har-
mony. Here, in our ultra-low-cost agriculture, farmers and consumers can
help each other and co-exist. at is what we want to bring forth. JADAM
system has been proven by thousands of farms across the country. If it
didn’t work, JADAM would have perished but instead JADAM has thrived
for nearly thirty years and now is being invited from all over the world.
e JADAM system is constantly evolving. It is not only about tech-
niques; it is a methodology, a principle, a philosophy, or more precisely a
spirit. Anybody who agrees can join the movement. Anyone who joins this
movement can share and contribute. e person should not seek to monop-
olize knowledge but rather to mutually share and open. Also, one should re-
member to resemble, respect and love nature rather than conquer, destroy
and exploit it. ere is so much more to learn from nature than any human
teacher can teach.
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