Aloha ECHO Conference

The Aloha House Story: Serving the Community Through Agricultural Extension

A Small Farm Resource Center (SFRC) is a research-extension tool that coordinates trials at a central site, as well on the fields of individual farmers, with the purpose of evaluating, within the community, ideas that have been proven elsewhere. Dr. Martin Price

Workfare is for adults

Children should never miss out on

an education

WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center launches the Master Gardener Program on September 2, 1972.

On September 2, 1972, Washington State University's cooperative extension agents unveil a Master Gardener Program at Tacoma Mall and seed an international urban-

horticulture institution. The program will grow into a high-visibility phenomenon. As of 2007, there were more than 4,000 Master Gardeners in Washington state and the model has been adopted in almost all U.S. states and several Canadian provinces,

with one chapter in England. Master Gardeners, under the aegis of WSU’s

Aloha Ranch and Organic Farm

An Eco Village Half way to the Underground River

Aloha HouseAn Orphanage on an Organic Farm

Aloha KitchenArtisan Farmstead Cheeses, Salsas, Jams and

more

3 hectares7 acres18 rai

40 dou

7 hectares17 acres

43 rai108 dou

We believe God cares deeply for suffering children

We believe every child has the right to a family

We believe Christians in love with the Savior care enough to help

We are a Christian Ministry for Families and Children

Family Generated FertilityF. K. G.

Fermented Kitchen Garbage

Step 1Mix

1 kilo Bokashi

20 liters Kitchen Waste

Bokashi

ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION

ANAEROBIC FERMENTATIONF K G


Step 2Ferment

(2 weeks)

Bokashi



Step 3Bury

(dig 30 liter hole)

Bokashi



Step 3Bury

(add fermented waste)

Bokashi



Step 3Bury

(mix fermented wastewith soil)

Bokashi



Step 3Bury

(cover fermented waste)

CompanionPlants

(mong bean)

Bokashi



Wait(2 weeks)

Bokashi



Harvest

Bokashi



Before

Bokashi



After

CompanionPlants(chili)

Bokashi

A Natural Farming Method for

Sustainable Agriculturein the Tropics

By Keith O. [email protected]

RESOURCE RECOVERY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH QUALITY NUTRIENT DENSE FOOD FOR

MAXIMUM HEALTH

Bokashi Salesmen

Attend:ECHO ASIA ConferenceECHO Philippines Conference

Sustainable Agriculture

• Natural Farming• Nature Farming• Permaculture• Organic Farming• Bio-Dynamic Farming• Biological Farming

Korean Natural Farming

Kyusei Nature FarmingDemeter

Biodynamics F.A.I.T.H. Gardening French Raised BedsFarming God’s Way

Keyline DesignSALT FarmingPermacultureSustainableSquare foot

ECHO Asia, Chiang Mai, Thailand



Aloha Farm• 1 dog• 2 sows• 4 cows• 6 bucks • 12 legumes • 14 covercrops• 17 fattener hogs• 25 milking goats• 33 assorted herbs• 55 premium vegetables• 520 pastured chickens• 3,000 Black Nile tilapia fish• 20,000 Domestic honey bees• 1,000,000 soil and manure earthworms• 38,000,000,000,000,000,000 beneficial microorganisms

Keith

Born in MilwaukeeWisconsin in 1962

…and taught windsurfing in Hawaii 6 months of the year

11 years teaching

snowboarding and skiing in Vail Colorado

6 months of the year...

Hope Chapel

Maui took me on my first short

term trip to the

Philippines in 1995

In 1998 I moved to

Palawan to start an

orphanage

Keith

I returned in 1996 and 1997 working with local churches

• A vegetable gardening system that can provide

vegetables throughout the year for a family having six

members.• Short, medium and long

term plants in a 10 X 10 meter area

FAITH Gardening

Food Always In The Home

The MBRLC was conceptualized in the mid-1960s but then implemented and

officially opened on September 8, 1971. The originator and founder, Mr. Harold Ray Watson, along with his wife (Elizabeth Joyce) and three sons, lived at the center in Kinuskusan, Bansalan,

Davao del Sur. Initial money for establishment was given by the

Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (USA)

T.M.P.

First Rental

Making a Sanctuary for

the poor

We Recognized the Soil as aBiological Sanctuary

Square foot

gardening

InitialLayering

High Quality Compost

Trapezoidal2 meter max.1 meter min.

2 meter max.1 meter min.

Heat Core

Moisture Goes out

ManageAir

MoisturePile ShapeFeed Stock

Compost Piles

1st Turn Five to seven

days

2nd TurnFive to

seven days3rd Turn

Let mature for up to 6 months

InitialLayering

Recognize the Soil as aBiological Sanctuary

Sept. 11,

2001

2,000 sq Meters1/2 acre

Aloha House Built Soil FertilityThrough Resource Recovery

High acid clay soil with cogon

I.M.O.KNF


We built Soil Fertility withBeneficial Microorganisms


Christmas 2003


We built soil fertility by diverting our waste stream.


Fruit &

Vegetable

Production

Sales and Packaging

The Farm

Livestock

Training

EM Trials

Control

1 kilo Bokashi

1 kilo Bokashi, 1 kilo minerals








Corn

Bean

sRi

ceRo

ot c

rop

Lettuc

e

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Aloha Raised Bed1m X 10 mKilo = tons

Survey-Experience Assessment Beneficial Microorganisms Humates / humic substances Vermicast for potting soil Carbonized Rice Hulls Foliar Fertilizer Rock Powders Compost teas Natural PGRs Sea Salt Bokashi

S.R.I.

Less is More

S.R.I.

Less is More

10 months in drum

S.S.I. Less is More

10 months in drum

S.S.I. Less is More

Cane buddyMinimize waste and maximize planting stocks

Less is More

10 days

Less is More

WION WLEHMonrovia, Liberia

Internships

Liberia

Slightly larger than Tennessee

39 persons/sq km.39 persons/ hectare

land: 96,320 sq km

GDP/Per Capita#226 Liberia $ 500 2010 est

Philippines

Slightly larger than Arkansas 341 persons/sq

km3.4 persons/ hectare

land: 298,170 sq km

GDP/Per Capita#164 $3,500 2010

est

Population 101,833,938Population 3,786,764

LiberiaPhilippines

Agriculture:rubber, coffee, cocoa, rice, cassava

(tapioca), palm oil, sugarcane, bananas; sheep, goats; timber

Industry:rubber processing, palm oil

processing, timber, diamonds

Agriculture: sugarcane, coconuts, cocoa, rice,

corn, bananas, cassava, pineapples, mangoes; pork, eggs, beef; fish

Industry:electronics assembly, garments,

footwear, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, petroleum refining,

fishing

Liberia

We are grateful to God for His faithfulness in His ministry. He is using us more to reach His people in rural areas with our new ministry (True Vine Organic Ministries - John 15:1-5.)

We are beginning our organic agriculture training with rural church leaders and farmers. We had a three days seminar of sustainable organic farming with rural church leaders and farmers. It was very much fruitful. About three hundred persons attended the seminar. All the participants appealed to us to establish intensive training centers in their areas. We had the seminar from Wednesday, April 10 - Friday, April 12, 2013. We need your prayers for there is a need to training them.

Attached is a praise letter.

We love you,

Wion and Shirley

Internships

We Practice and Teach The 10 Fundamentals

• Crop Rotation• Legume Usage• Companion

Planting• Composting• Green

Fertilizers

• Mulching• Cover

Cropping• Minimal

Tillage• Insect

Habitat•

IntegratedLivestock

www.slideshare/mik1999

The balance of microorganisms in nature

Beneficial microorganisms Harmful microorganisms

Neutral microorganisms



Modern Agriculture

Harmful microorganisms


Modern Agriculture

Beneficial microorganisms

Harmful microorganisms

Neutral microorganisms Detrimental condition

Modern Agriculture

Beneficial microorganisms

Program Costs

Microbial healthLeast expensive -

Inoculate

Balanced NutrientsModerate expense - test

and apply

(mechanical)

(chem

ical) (bio

logic

al)

Good Soil StructureMost expensive - Import

sand/clay

Develop humus from

organic matter



Add EM



Neutral microorganismsBeneficial condition


Add EM

3 Day Intensive Training

Agricultural Internships

• Interns work in a 4 month program 8 -10 hrs/day• Sponsors cover Room and Board fee • Lots of hands on, Technical lectures, management, tests• We get to see farmers succeed

Internships

Internships

Internships

Dorm roomInternships

Palawan has 3,000 islands

Palawan Civet

$89.99

$360.00/POUND

Crab-eating macaque

Macaca fascicularis

Creation is a Natural Sanctuary

Working in the community

• Farmers Training • Crisis pregnancy network-Documentary

• Feeding Center for Undernourished • Campus Outreach• Men’s Group• Home Church• Woman’s Discipleship

Staff

Social workers, caregivers, cooks, household, farm and security

Staff

Full time licensed

Aloha House Staff

Social Worker

Adoption papers

Abuse cases

Foster parents

Birth certificates

Counseling

Court duty

Follow up

Case Studies

Missing Parents

Abandoned babies

More follow up

LivelihoodMyrish

Hurricane Hainan

Hurricane Hainan

Hurricane Hainan

Hurricane Hainan

Hurricane Hainan

Hurricane Hainan

Hurricane Hainan

Hurricane Hainan

Hurricane Hainan

Hurricane Hainan

Hurricane Hainan

STABILIZED RAMMED EARTH

A lightweight husk loam for Aloha Ranch

Rammed Earth

Hybrid Earthen Homes

Earthquake and typhoon resistant

Homes

Rammed Earth



Homes


Breathable Waterproof Plaster Primer1 part whey and 1 part hydrated lime

Mix 2 minutes then stand 5 minutes then add 2 parts waterRammed Earth


Homes

Gernot Minke

Building with EarthDesign and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture

https://ia700503.us.archive.org/11/items/Gernot_Minke-Building_With_Earth/Gernot_Minke-Building_With_Earth.pdf

Gernot Minke

Building with EarthDesign and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture

Rammed Earth

Hybrid Earthen Home Building Course March

2014 Aloha Ranch


Homes

DumpsiteFeedingCenter

The Aloha House Nutrition Program

1. Qualification



1. Qualification

1. Qualification


DumpsiteFeedingCenter

2. Registration


3. Weigh in


4. Nutrient Dense Nutrition



Nutrient Dense Nutrition

Bone Broth w/ Moringa,Mongo Bean, Unpolished

Whole Grain Rice,Pastured Poultry Eggs,

Raw Milk From Grass Fed Cows


The Aloha House Feeding ProgramThe Aloha House Nutrition Program



4. Nutrient Dense Nutrition


5. Feed The Neediest, Most Vulnerable With Nutrient Dense Food


5. Feed The Neediest, Most Vulnerable With Nutrient Dense Food




6. Monitor Progress

Plumpy'Nut™ is a Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)

Organic Plumpy Nut

Organic peanuts

Wild HoneyPowdered

Goats milk from grass fed systems

Moringa

The Aloha House Feeding ProgramThe Aloha House Nutrition Program

Tires biodegrade and release zinc, carcinogenic PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) and other toxic compounds into your soil.

Aloha Livestock

Hog feed

1. High levels of phytic acid in soy reduce assimilation of calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and zinc. Phytic acid in soy is not neutralized by ordinary preparation methods such as soaking, sprouting and long, slow cooking. High phytate diets have caused growth problems in children.

2. Trypsin inhibitors in soy interfere with protein digestion and may cause pancreatic disorders. In test animals soy containing trypsin inhibitors caused stunted growth.

3. Soy phytoestrogens disrupt endocrine function and have the potential to cause infertility and to promote breast cancer in adult women.

4. Soy phytoestrogens are potent antithyroid agents that cause hypothyroidism and may cause thyroid cancer. In infants, consumption of soy formula has been linked to autoimmune thyroid disease.

5. Vitamin B12 analogs in soy are not absorbed and actually increase the body’s requirement for B12.

The Weston A. Price

Foundation®For

WiseTraditions in Food, Farming and The Healing Arts

Education Research Activism

Soy Alert! is a project of The Weston A. Price Foundation PMB Box 106-380 4200 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016

(202) 363-4394 [email protected]

www.westonaprice.org

Soy Alert!

• Soy foods increase the body’s requirement for vitamin D. Toxic synthetic vitamin D2 is added to soy milk.

• Fragile proteins are over-denatured during high temperature processing to make soy protein isolate and textured vegetable protein.

• Processing of soy protein results in the formation of toxic lysinoalanine and highly carcinogenic nitrosamines.

• Free glutamic acid or MSG, a potent neurotoxin, is formed during soy food processing and additional amounts are added to many soy foods to mask soy’s unpleasant taste.

• Soy foods contain high levels of aluminum, which is toxic to the nervous system and the kidneys.

The Weston A. Price

Foundation®For

WiseTraditions in Food, Farming and The Healing Arts

Education Research Activism

Soy Alert! is a project of The Weston A. Price Foundation PMB Box 106-380 4200 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016

(202) 363-4394 [email protected]

www.westonaprice.org

Soy Alert!

Fresh foodsWhole foods

Un-poisoned foodsNutrient dense foods

Internships

The secret to human health

Internships

Fresh foodsWhole foods

Un-poisoned foodsNutrient dense foods

Grow Feed

Why Grass-Fed is Best

More Fat-Soluble Vitamins – A, D, E, K - in the fat.

More CLA - anti-cancer & weight loss compound - in the fat.

More minerals - mostly in the fat.

To get the benefits of grass feeding... you must eat the fat!

And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be satisfied.

Deut 11:15

NUTRIENT DENSE FOOD AND MAXIMUM HEALTH

Chicken Livers

Pasture Raised Conventional Organic

Poison FreeOrganic Grains

PoisonedGrains

GrassInsectsFish MealCracked Corn

Liver: No food higher in nutrients

Eat liver fried, grilled, with bacon, in sausage, pate and liverwurst.

Per 100 g Apple Carrots Red Meat Liver

Phosphorus 6 mg 31 mg 140 mg 476 mg

Iron .1 mg .6 mg 3.3 mg 8.8 mg

Zinc .05 mg .3 mg 4.4 mg 4.0 mg

Copper .04 mg .08 mg .2 mg 12 mg

Vitamin B2 .02 mg .05 mg .2 mg 4.2 mg

Vitamin A 0 0 40 IU 53,400 IU

Vitamin C 7 mg 6 mg 0 27 mg

Vitamin B6 .03 mg .1 mg .07 mg .73 mg

Vitamin B12 0 0 1.84 mg 111.3 mg

Hard Boiled

Raw

Grass fed3 distinct partsYolkProteinWhite

Conventional2 distinct partsYolkWhite

Essential Fatty Acids

Eliminate High Grain FeedUse Grass, coconut & Sunshine

Grass Fed Conventional Grain Fed

The Aloha House Experience: Make a Sanctuary for the Poor

6. Monitor Progress

55 vegetables 33 herbs

Fresh herbs

Marketing the FarmGrocery Outlet

C.S.A.Marketing the FarmDirect Sales

Buy Local,Buy Fresh!

Chili Pepper

Baby corn

Whole Wheat

Pole beans

Red lettuce

cucumber

Sweet basil

Thai basil

kimchi

Papaya

onions

Green lettuce

KangkongHoney

Buy Local,Buy Fresh!

Marketing the FarmDirect Sales

Value added processing





Value Added Products

ArtisanFarmstead

Cheese

ArtisanCheese


Dairy Goats


Moringa


100 cap batch plant


100 cap batch plant


100 cap batch plant


Turmeric powder


Artemisia tea


Value Added Products

Marketing the FarmTrainings

Natural Farm Nursery & Greenhouse for

Vegetables and Herbs

Houses

Potting soils

Germination

Transplanting

Harvesting

Marketing the FarmTrainings

Inviting the community

Potting cups

Solder ironRe-use plastic

Universal Starter Mix1/4 Soil1/4 Sand1/4 Vermicast1/4 Charcoal

No TransplantShock

Potting House

VAquaponics =Aquaculture + Hydroponics

Plants and bedding are the Water Filtration

Grow natural feeds to balance water

Fish production

Soil Based

vAquaponics = Integrated Vermiculture

Pla

nt F

ertil

izer

Filtered clean w

ater

ORIGIN: 1960s from Aqua - [implying fish] + Greek ponos ‘labor’ + -ics .

Vermiculture

Natural, chemical free, organic

Intensive Nursery 15 years ago

+ =15 m2 X 10pcs/m2 =150

pcs


Intensive Nursery 15 years ago Semi-intensive Fish Pond 12 years ago


+ =

Intensive Recirculating Aquaponic System 5 years ago

15 m2 X 10pcs/m2 =150 pcs tilapia


DWCFloating Raft Method

Aloha House


+ =

Intensive Recirculating Aquaponic System 5 years ago

15 m2 X 10pcs/m2 =150 pcs tilapia


15 m3 X 250pcs/m3 =3,000 pcs tilapia

VAquaponics =Aquaculture + Hydroponics

Plants and bedding are the Water Filtration

Grow natural feeds to balance water

Fish production

Soil Based

vAquaponics = Integrated Vermiculture

Pla

nt F

ertil

izer

Filtered clean w

ater

ORIGIN: 1960s from Aqua - [implying fish] + Greek ponos ‘labor’ + -ics .

Vermiculture

Hanging Raft Method

Ferro cementUSD 20.00/sq. m.

$2.00/sq. ft.Aloha House

Appropriate TechnologyIf land is expensive

You live in a dense urban environmentYou have access to a niche market

Energy costs are low, never disrupted*You can sell at premium prices

Water is scarce (it conserves water)You want to improve your food supply

Inappropriate TechnologyIf land is inexpensive /abundant water

You’re in a remote location Energy costs are high, or disrupted*You do not have a market to sell into

You’re not concerned about a poisoned food supply** *Pumps usually run 24hrs/day 7days/week

**Pesticides on the plant will kill the fish

Who should engage in this technology?

DWCFloating Raft Method

DWCSuspended Raft Method

Aloha House

Keep costs down with less input

Hanging Raft Method

Aloha House

Turtleponics

Turtleponics

Water hyacinth utilize the nutrient load from the turtles and grow

rapidly. The turtles will consume the plant so growth rate and quantity of plants need to be balanced. This is

an appropriate companion system if quantities of water hyacinth out

grow the consumption rate of the turtles.

Duckponics

Duckweed utilizes the nutrient load from the fish and ducks and grow rapidly. As ducks mature addition grow ponds are available to grow

more duckweed.

Duckponics

Farm generated feed

Trained Guides

Marketing the FarmFarm Tours

Trained and Knowledgeable Guides

School tours

Children’s Area


Farm rides


Marketing the FarmKeep the children safe

and happy, then parents enjoy more of your

products and services

Healthy Fun

Marketing the FarmKeep the children safe

and happy, then parents enjoy more of your

products and services

Healthy Fun

Aloha Ranch and Organic Farm

An Eco Village Half way to the Underground River


Aloha KitchenArtisan Farmstead Cheeses, Salsas, Jams and

more

2 hectares5 acres13 rai

31 dou

7 hectares17 acres

43 rai108 dou

Community Developmen

t Center

RiparianBuffer

P5,000,000

$141,725.94

Agricultural Land20 acres

6.3 hectares

Hybrid Earthen Homeand

Aquaponic Greenhouse

Hybrid Earthen Bamboo House

Suspension bridgeRammed Earth Walls

Waterslide

Family Picnic Area

Rammed Earth Walls

The course

LaunchingZone

Turn 1

Turn 2

Turn 3

Turn 4

Turn 5

The Tail

The High Performance ZoneDid you ride the Water Slide at Aloha Ranch?

The Scorpion

Experts only

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Waterslide

Christians Chef’s Fellowship

I.C.C.A.

Learn to cook with fresh

organic herbs

Aloha Organic FarmCooking School

Harvest your mushrooms


Wood Fired Brick Pompeii Oven

Bread, Pizza, Roast Poultry and Stews will never be the

same

AlohaHouse


Aloha Organic FarmCooking SchoolAloha Organic Farm

Cooking School

Raw whole sugarLocal organic cocoa

Whole wheatFarm fresh eggs

Real butter

Water Treatment

Sludge

Activa

ted

EM

Sludge

FishingVillages

AbandonedChildren

Tribes

Where do the

children come from?Squatter

Camps

Gemma

ARRIVAL

Case Study 1

2 years old

T.B. - Pneumonia - Malnourished

Gemma

Carrot Juice 2X dailyWhole grains

Fresh fruits/veg

Case Study 1

Gemma

Case Study 1

GemmaCase Study 1

GemmaCase Study 1

Gemma gets a permanent family

Gemma now lives with her own mommy and daddy

Children’s Life Book




Facility Design

The Nursery Room

The Play Room

The Toddler’s Playroom

The Playground

Outdoor time

Multi-use Training Area

Aloha Train

Waterslide

The Lower Property

First Rental

Sept. 11,

2001

Christmas 2003

Completed December 2006

Building Expansion 2nd Floor

Orphanage

Lower Complex

Agricultural Internships

• Interns work in a 4 month program 8 -10 hrs/day• Sponsors cover Room and Board fee P5,000/mo.• Lots of hands on, Technical lectures, management, tests• In the beginning Interns are not very helpful or productive• By the time they are skilled they leave• Interns gain valuable Technology to improve/start own farm• We get to see farmers succeed• In 4 months you can (example)

• Plant corn and harvest• Grow most vegetables to sell• Fatten piglet and go to market• Raise 100+ chickens for sale

Dorm room

Marketing the FarmDirect SalesValue Added Products

Available at Robinsons

Marketing the FarmValue Added Products

Available at NCCC


Healthy Plants

Community Supported Agriculture

C.S.A.

• Members pre-pay • Members receive a box of vegetables of our choice each week

• P2,400 for 8 weeks

• Money for seeds, labor etc.

• Available for pickup at 3 convenient locations

Each week we also includeeither goat cheese or yogurt or banana breador salsa etc. made in our kitchen from fresh farm ingredients

C.S.A

Chili Pepper

Baby corn

Whole Wheat

Pole beans

Red lettuce

cucumber

Sweet basil

Thai basil

kimchi

Papaya

onions

Green lettuce

KangkongHoney

Marketing the FarmValue Added Services

On farm catering

Thanksgiving BuffetNovember 29


On farm catering


On farm catering

Aloha Ranch and

Organic FarmAn Eco Village Half way to

the Underground River


Aloha KitchenArtisan Farmstead Cheeses, Salsas, Jams and more

2 hectares5 acres

7 hectares17 acres


33 herbs55

vegetables

Community Development

Center

RiparianBuffer

Riparian Buffer planted to native

species

Zone 2

Food Forest

Green House

Visitors

Center

RAMPump

CulinarySchool

Staff Housing


Center

Orphanage

Camp Mik

Eco Village

Starting with the Essentials

Deepwell

Eco Village

Mushroom House Cooking SchoolCulinary School

Food Processing Lab

RestaurantFarm Store

Bakery (WFO)

Staff KitchenGreen House

Eco Village

Staff Housing

Mik House

Training Area

OrphanageAgriculture

Habitation

Production

Picnic Area

Water Slide

Raised Beds

Orchards

Livestock Creamery


Center

RiparianBuffer

Picnic Area and WaterslideSoft Opening Christmas Week