"The Aloha House Story: Serving the Community Through Agricultural Extension"
Agricultural Extension is a great tool for the development worker who wants to impact their community while minimising risk to the small hold farmer and back yard producer. Aloha House started as an orphanage for children in crises and now also is working with families and single parents. Healthy food production is an integral component and the organic farm grew out of that desire. As interest grew and trainings were undertaken, ECHO Technical notes were key to fast tracking the success and profitability of our farm. Join us on this adventure as Keith highlights some of their successes and failures in this 15 year adventure.
Keith Mikkelson is the Executive Director of Aloha House inc., an NGO founded with his wife to help Philippine families. Aloha House is an orphanage located on an organic farm that produces food for the children, staff and customers in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines. Keith's book A Natural Farming System for Sustainable Agriculture in the Tropics has sold over 5,000 copies.
3. 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
4. Workfare is for adults
Children should
never miss out on an
education
5. 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
6.
7. Aloha Kitchen
Artisan Farmstead Cheeses, Salsas, Jams and more
3 hectares
7 acres
18 rai
40 dou
Aloha House
An Orphanage on an Organic Farm
7 hectares
17 acres
43 rai
108 dou
Aloha Ranch and
Organic Farm
An Eco Village Half way to the
Underground River
8. We are a Christian Ministry for Families and Children
We believe
Christians in love
with the Savior care
enough to help
We believe every
child has the right
to a family
We believe God
cares deeply for
suffering children
19. RESOURCE RECOVERY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF
HIGH QUALITY NUTRIENT DENSE FOOD FOR
MAXIMUM HEALTH
A Natural Farming Method for
Sustainable
Agriculture
in the Tropics
By Keith O. Mikkelson
mik@mozcom.com
27. Keith
Hope Chapel
Maui took
me on my
first short
term trip to
the
Philippines in
1995
I returned in 1996
and 1997 working
with local churches
In 1998 I
moved to
Palawan to
start an
orphanage
28. FAITH Gardening
Food Always In The Home
The MBRLC was conceptualized in the mid1960s 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)
•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
T.M.P.
33. High Quality Compost
Moisture
Goes out
Trapezoidal
2 meter max.
1 meter min.
Initial
Layering
Heat Core
Manage
Air
Moisture
Pile Shape
Feed Stock
2 meter max.
1 meter min.
47. EM Trials
Control
1 kilo Bokashi
Aloha Raised Bed
1m X 10 m
Kilo = tons
1 kilo Bokashi, 1 kilo minerals
2 kilo Bokashi, 1 kilo minerals
3 kilo Bokashi, 1 kilo minerals
X
X
X
1 kilo Bokashi, 2 kilo minerals
X
X
X
X
2 kilo Bokashi, 2 kilo minerals
X
3 kilo Bokashi, 2 kilo minerals
3 kilo Bokashi, 3 kilo minerals
4 kilo Bokashi, 3 kilo minerals
60. Liberia
Population 3,786,764
land: 96,320 sq km
Slightly larger than Tennessee
39 persons/sq km
.39 persons/ hectare
GDP/Per Capita
#226 Liberia $ 500 2010 est
Philippines
Population 101,833,938
land: 298,170 sq km
Slightly larger than Arkansas
341 persons/sq km
3.4 persons/ hectare
GDP/Per Capita
#164 $3,500 2010 est
62. 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
80. 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
100. Working in the community
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Farmers Training
Crisis pregnancy network-Documentary
Feeding Center for Undernourished
Campus Outreach
Men’s Group
Home Church
Woman’s Discipleship
118. Hybrid
Earthen
Homes
Rammed Earth
Earthquake and typhoon
resistant Homes
Breathable Waterproof Plaster Primer
1 part whey and 1 part hydrated lime
Mix 2 minutes then stand 5 minutes then add 2 parts water
119. Gernot Minke
Building with Earth
Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture
https://ia700503.us.archive.org/11/items/Gernot_Minke-Building_With_Earth/Gernot_Minke-Building_With_Earth.pdf
133. The Aloha House Nutrition Program
Bone Broth w/ Moringa,
Mongo Bean, Unpolished
Whole Grain Rice,
Pastured Poultry Eggs,
Raw Milk From Grass Fed Cows
134. The Aloha House NutritionProgram
The Aloha House Feeding Program
135. The Aloha House Nutrition Program
Raw Milk From Grass Fed Cows
136. The Aloha House Nutrition Program
4. Nutrient Dense Nutrition
137. The Aloha House Nutrition Program
5. Feed The Neediest, Most Vulnerable
With Nutrient Dense Food
138. The Aloha House Nutrition Program
Raw Milk From Grass Fed Cows
5. Feed The Neediest, Most Vulnerable
With Nutrient Dense Food
150. 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.
Soy Alert!
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
info@westonaprice.org
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Soy foods increase the
body’s requirement for
vitamin D. Toxic synthetic
vitamin D2 is added to soy
milk.
Fragile proteins are overdenatured 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.
Soy Alert!
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
info@westonaprice.org
www.westonaprice.org
157. Why GrassFed 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
158. NUTRIENT DENSE FOOD AND
MAXIMUM HEALTH
Grass
Insects
Fish Meal
Cracked Corn
Chicken Livers
Poisoned
Grains
Pasture Raised
Conventional
Poison Free
Organic Grains
Organic
159. Liver: No food higher in nutrients
Per 100 g
Phosphorus
Iron
Zinc
Copper
Vitamin B2
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
Apple Carrots Red Meat
Liver
6 mg
31 mg
140 mg
476 mg
.1 mg
.6 mg
3.3 mg
8.8 mg
.05 mg
.3 mg
4.4 mg
4.0 mg
.04 mg
.08 mg
.2 mg
12 mg
.02 mg
.05 mg
.2 mg
4.2 mg
0
0
40 IU
53,400 IU
7 mg
6 mg
0
27 mg
.03 mg
.1 mg
.07 mg
.73 mg
0
0
1.84 mg
111.3 mg
Eat liver fried, grilled, with bacon, in sausage, pate and liverwurst.
203. Aquaponics =
Aquaculture + Hydroponics
V
ORIGIN: 1960s from Aqua - [implying fish] + Greek ponos ‘labor’ + -ics .
Vermiculture
Soil Based
Grow natural feeds
to balance water
Fish production
vAquaponics = Integrated Vermiculture
Filtered clean water
Plant Fertilizer
Plants and bedding are the Water Filtration
205. Intensive Nursery 15 years ago
Semi-intensive Fish Pond 12 years ago
+
Natural, chemical free, organic
=
15 m2 X 10pcs/m2 =150 pcs
206. Intensive Nursery 15 years ago
Semi-intensive Fish Pond 12 years ago
+
Natural, chemical free, organic
=
15 m2 X 10pcs/m2 =150 pcs tilapia
Intensive Recirculating Aquaponic System 5 years ago
207. Intensive Nursery 15 years ago
Semi-intensive Fish Pond 12 years ago
+
Natural, chemical free, organic
=
15 m2 X 10pcs/m2 =150 pcs tilapia
Intensive Recirculating Aquaponic System 5 years ago
DWC
Floating Raft Method
Aloha House
15 m3 X 250pcs/m3 =3,000 pcs tilapia
208. Aquaponics =
Aquaculture + Hydroponics
V
ORIGIN: 1960s from Aqua - [implying fish] + Greek ponos ‘labor’ + -ics .
Vermiculture
Soil Based
Grow natural feeds
to balance water
Fish production
vAquaponics = Integrated Vermiculture
Filtered clean water
Plant Fertilizer
Plants and bedding are the Water Filtration
211. Who should engage in this technology?
Appropriate Technology
If land is expensive
You live in a dense urban environment
You 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 Technology
If 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
212. Keep costs down with less input
DWC
Suspended Raft Method
DWC
Floating Raft Method
Aloha House
215. 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.
Turtleponics
216. 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
225. Marketing the Farm
Keep the children safe
and happy, then parents
enjoy more of your
products and services
Healthy Fun
226. Marketing the Farm
Keep the children safe
and happy, then parents
enjoy more of your
products and services
Healthy Fun
227. Aloha Kitchen
Artisan Farmstead Cheeses, Salsas, Jams and more
2 hectares
5 acres
13 rai
31 dou
Aloha House
An Orphanage on an Organic Farm
7 hectares
17 acres
43 rai
108 dou
Aloha Ranch and
Organic Farm
An Eco Village Half way to the
Underground River
237. The Scorpion
Waterslide
The course
The High Performance Zone
Did you ride the
Water Slide at
Aloha Ranch?
Turn 3
Turn 5
Launching
Zone
The Tail
Turn 1
Turn 4
Turn 2
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Experts only
290. 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
300. 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.
Each week we also include
•Available for pickup
either goat cheese
or yogurt
at 3 convenient
or banana bread
or salsa etc. made in our kitchen from fresh farm ingredients
locations
306. Aloha Kitchen
Artisan Farmstead Cheeses, Salsas, Jams and more
2 hectares
5 acres
Aloha House
An Orphanage on an Organic Farm
7 hectares
17 acres
Aloha Ranch and
Organic Farm
An Eco Village Half way to
the Underground River