PDF Master Plan for Aloha Ranch and Organic Farm 9-11-21

A Permaculture Design for an EcoLogical Village at Aloha Ranch and Organic Farm
A Master Plan for Aloha Ecological Village at Aloha
Ranch and Organic Far
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Figure 1 Current Facility on Mitra Roa
d

A Permaculture Design for an Ecological Villag
e

at Aloha Ranch and Organic Far
m

A Community Hub for Ecotouris
m

Barangay Macarascas, Puerto Princesa Cit
y

Palawan, Philippine
s

Presented to Aloha House Inc
.

By Keith O. Mikkelso
n

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Table of Contents
History 5

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Location 6

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Physical Features 6

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Climate 8

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Ethics 9

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Vision/Mission/Goals 9

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Design Considerations 11

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Sector Analysis 11

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S. W. A. T. 12

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Human In
f
luence on Environmental Design 13

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1. Climate 13

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2. Landform 13

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3. Water 13

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4. Legal Issues 14

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5. Access & Circulation 14

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6. Vegetation & Wildlife 14

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7. Buildings & Infrastructure 14

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8. Microclimates 14

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9. Zones of Use 14

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10.Soil 14

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11.Aesthetics 15

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Energy Needs, Uses, Conservation and Production 15

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Electric 16

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Solar 16

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Machines 16

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Human 16

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Insect energy 16

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Elements in Design 17

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Existing Elements 17

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Potential Elements 17

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Zone Planning and Potential Pond Sites 20

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Household areas – Zone 1 & 2 21

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Cropping and Pasture – Zone 3 22

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Orchard and Other Perennials – Zone 4 22

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Riparian Buffer and Forest – Zone 5 23

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Planting Schedule 24

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Phase 1 24

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Phase 2 25

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Identi
f
ied Legumes Available On Site available for seed gathering: 25

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Phase 3 26

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Structures 27

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Households 27

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Rammed and Tamped Earth 27

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Intern Project-The Nebraska House 28

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Traditional Cultural Games and Playground 31

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Treehouse Lodging 32

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Community Kitchen 33

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Biocahr Production Unit 34

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Design Implementation 35

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Completed to date 36

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1. Earthworks – erosion control and water catchment 36

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2. Phase 1 planting shcedule – food production and soil stabilization 37

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3. Start well and fencing contract – Edge effect and fruit vines 37

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4. Build
f
irst housing unit – human habitat and water harvesting 38

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5. Develop Nursery and Green House – Obtain a Yeild 39

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6. Build next housing unit – Nebraska House 39

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7. Build Community Kitchen 40

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Implementing 40

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8. Develop the community Dairy 40

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9. Build 2
f
loor housing unit 40

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10.Start Earthquake Resistant House for India – EH4 41

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11.Build Waterslide for Guests and Picnicers 42

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12.Phase 2 Planting Schedule 42

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Identi
f
ied Legumes Available On Site available for seed gathering: 42

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Future Steps 43

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13.Phase 3 Planting Schedule – January 2020 43

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14.Install Organic Car Wash 43

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15.Layout Disk Golf Course 43

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16.Develop Hiking Trails and Campsite 43

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17.Build picnic area and coffee shop for day guests 43

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18.Drill Deepwell and Install Solar P.V. System 44

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19.Build A Community Food Processing Lab with Guest Center 45

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20.Build Next Housing Units – The Preschool And Orphanage 45

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21.Continue to innovate and design with a growing team of permaculturists 46

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Appendix 1 - List of Identi
f
ied Fauna And Flora 47

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Fauna 47

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Flora 49

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Appendix 2 - Tree survey 49

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Appendix 3 – Endangered Bird Status On Island 50

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Appendix 4 – Ten Fundamentals of Natural Farming 51

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Appendix 4 - Community Water Buffalo Dairy 58
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Native Stingless Bees are rescued from a wood pile and relocated into an O.O.A.T.H
.

(Observation Original Australian Trigona Hive)


Figure 2 The 7-Hectare Aloha Ranch and Organic Farm Sit
e

History

Aloha House is a non-stock non-pro
fi
t charity incorporated in the Philippines in 1999.
Children in crisis, single mothers and rural families have participated in its services
over the years. It is developing an ecological village to better cater to its social
welfare services participants. Aloha House operates a children’s home on a certi
fi
ed
organic urban farm in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines as well as a 7-
hectare sustainable farm and community development center called Aloha Ranch and
Organic Farm (Aloha Ranch). Cooperatives are forming and training there
.

The 2,000 sq. meter city cite is out of room for expansion and would bene
fi
t
movement to a larger area. It is at the 7 – hectare location that the eco-village is being
developed. Aloha Ranch is a growing Eco-village with sustainable practices
integrated into the entire design. The farm is certi
fi
ed Organic in the Philippines and
supplies local chefs, restaurants and families in the community while employing and
training local residents. We need to develop the infrastructure for an orphanage, pre-
school and food processing community kitchen for the production of value added
farm products such as cheese, jams, curries and other export quality products
.

A community based eco-tourism project will
fi
t on the site with wholesome family
activities such as picnicking, water sliding, zip lining, nature hiking and organic farm
tours. A “Cooking From the Garden” course will be taught to day guests as well as a
culinary school for career training. Overnight stays on the Christian campsite as well
as earthen housing will be marketed as “glamping” (glamor camping). Viewing
windows will be part of the architecture for guests to watch the production of cheese,
natural soaps and other value added products. Expansion to a teahouse and health spa
could
fi
t well as staff is trained
.

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Figure 3 Location Ma
p

Location

Aloha Ranch is located at Barangay Macarascas in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan,
Philippines on a spur of the North National Highway at Km. 42, which is half way to
the Puerto Princesa Underground River, a World Heritage site receiving over one
thousand visitors daily. The province and city are rich in wildlife, clothed in green
forests and home to over half of the Philippines remaining old growth mangrove
forests. Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) is seeing an explosive growth in
tourism and we will be part of the additions to the Eco (logical) - Tour excursions to
better facilitate the guest in understanding this ecosystem and the splendors of nature
.

Physical Features

The site consists of
3 adjacent
properties and was
left wild for many
years. The remains
of a neglected
orchard occupy
approximately half
of the site. Gentle
rolling landscape
slopes from both
sides to a marginal
riparian buffer zone
that protects a
spring fed stream.
An estimated 38-
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Figure 4 Contour Map

hectare watershed
fl
ows through this stream during rainy season. The highest
elevation is 40m with the stream elevation approximately 25 meters on the east side
sloping down to 20 meters and meandering down to an old growth mangrove forest
and reaching sea level by meandering several kilometers. A few native species of
craw
fi
sh (yabbies) are present. Many reptiles such as turtles and frogs have been
identi
fi
ed in the aquatic area. Mammals and birds are plentiful. Southeast Asian
civets, bear cats, red tree squirrels and eagles have been discovered taking residence
in wild areas within this site. See Click here to see Appendix 1 for a List of Identi
fi
ed
Flora And Fauna
.

The following animals have observed on our property
:

Palawan Bearded Pig (Sus ahoenobarbus), Oriental small-clawed otter (Aonyx
cinerea), Palawan stink badger, Philippine Pangolin, malintong (Manis culionensis)
Musang, South East Asian Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphrodites),

Palawan Bearcat, Binturong (Arctictis binturong), Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca
fascicularis) Also many bird species are present. The Palawan Peacock is here as well
as various parrot and macaw varieties. We have even seen family units of the
monkey-eating eagle
!

Figure 5 The Olive Sun Bird Rests on our Vehicle
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Climate

Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines is at 9°45'N, 118°43'E, 16 m (52 ft).

It has a tropical wet and dry savanna climate (Köppen-Geiger classi
fi
cation: Aw) with
a pronounced dry season in the low-sun months , no cold season, wet season is in
the high-sun months. According to the Holdridge life zones system of bioclimatic
classi
fi
cation, Puerto Princesa, Palawan is situated in or near the tropical moist forest
biome
.

The mean temperature is 27.4 degrees Celsius (81.4 degrees Fahrenheit). See the
temperatures graph for a monthly breakdown
.

Average monthly temperatures vary by 2 °C (3.6°F). This indicates that the
continentality type is hyperoceanic, subtype extremely hyperoceanic
.

Total annual Precipitation averages 1607 mm (63.3 inches) which is equivalent to
1607 Litres/m² (39.42 Gallons/ft²)
.

Figure 6 Rainfall Temperature Puerto Princesa Cit
y

http://www.puerto-princesa.climatemps.com
 
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Ethics

Aloha Ranch is living with a 3 fold Land Ethic that builds people, soils, food, ecology
and the planet! It includes the classic permaculture ethic of Care of the Earth, Care of
People and Fair Share. Care of the Earth or Creation Care can be taken to mean
caring for the living soil and the systems that build it. The state of the soil is often the
best measure for the health and well being of society. Care of People will involve
looking after self, kin and community. Fair Share or Stewardship of Resources
means setting limits to consumption and a mutually bene
fi
cial redistribution of
surplus goods and services
.

Vision/Mission/Goals

Vision: See entire communities
empowered by sustainable
living by the grace of God
Mission: Equip people and
develop sites that utilize and
practice permanent agriculture
at the household and
community level with a shared
Land Ethic
.

Goals
:

• Develop a highly
productive ecological
system on a 7 hectare
sit
e

• Integrate people by
building hybrid earthen housing for residents and visitors with a net zero or
better footprint
.

• Equip the
neighboring
community to
participate in
the prosperity
of the syste
m

Figure 8 Nature will be
preserved through out
the ecological desig
n

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Figure 7 Equipping People for High Value Herb Production

Figure 9 Potential Ponds and House Site
s

The Nebraska House
The Coffee

&

Tea House
Two Story Earth House
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Design Considerations

Sector Analysis

Figure 10 Mapping Wild Energie
s

Sun (Summer and Winter)
Figure 7 Sun Pat
h

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S. W. A. T.

Regular evaluations help us to better plan when the team identi
fi
es strengths and
weaknesses
.

Figure 8 SWAT workshee
t

Final workup on our annual analysis was very useful for the master planning stage.
Our consultants helped evaluate our NGO. They determined land (at the time) was
one of our threat/weaknesses hence the eco-village concept. We need to develop the
infrastructure for an orphanage, pre-school and volunteer village which would include
fencing, well drilling, farmer’s dorms and food processing community kitchen.
Ecological Tourism will include day visitors and lodging in earthen bungalows and a
tree house Bed & Breakfast.
Activities such as guided
forest hikes, picnic areas
nested around the stream
system and waterslide as
well as zip line tours and an
expansive 18-hole disk golf
course are being developed
.

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Trigona bee rescue from greenhouse clip pail. An OOATH splitting hive with honey super is built
to exact speci
fi
cations.

Figure 9 Consultant Inpu
t

Human Influence on Environmental Design

On a scale of permanence various components in this design will be assesse
d

from: Most Permanent/Least Changeable to Least Permanent/Most Changeable
.

1. Climate 2. Landform 3. Water 4. Legal Issues 5. Access & Circulation

6. Vegetation & Wildlife 7. Buildings & Infrastructure 8. Microclimate 9. Zones of
Use 10. Soil 11. Aesthetics

1. Climate

Only a united human effort can slowly alter this one over a long period. We will
design for the seasonal variations in the local climate while being aware of regional
trends in the Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and Paci
fi
c Ocean
.

2. Landform

Altering the landform can be very expensive and often has destructive repercussions
on the environment. Low impact ponds and swales can help utilize the natural
topography when implemented carefully. Building sites will also exploit any
advantages on the site. Hillsides must take into account erosion and run off issues.
Locations with view corridors to the mountains and ocean will be utilized if
appropriate for structures
.

3. Water

Low impact ponds and swales can help harvest water when implemented carefully.
Roof run off will be managed into tanks, catchments, ponds or swales whenever
possible. Grey water will be utilized for safe orchard development. To better protect
the stream on the property the riparian buffer for our stream needs better planting for
erosion control and habitat niches
.

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4. Legal Issues

All properties are under transfer as titled properties that are alienable and transferable
according to law. No debt was incurred to the agency. Proper fencing and building
permits have been secured. A license to purchase and operate a chainsaw was secured
from the agencies in charge. The City of Puerto Princesa Zoning Commission will
require a fencing permit as well as a building permit. An occupancy permit will
follow after
fi
nal compliance is met. Well digging or well drilling does not require
permitting as of this writing
.

5. Access & Circulation

Hiking trails and footpaths can be maintained for ease of humans and livestock.
Vehicle paths will be necessary but limited and on contour as much as possible.
Gravel from pond excavations will be used as road base material. Swale excavation
will be piled on the downhill side of the trench but may require fjords for vehicle
traf
fi
c and simple bamboo bridges for foot traf
fi
c
.

6. Vegetation & Wildlife

With proper design we will enhance and support current growth being careful of local
wildlife. Agroforestry will be implemented to provide for humans and livestock as
well as wild bird and bat species. Household gardens will include keyhole designs,
herb spirals and banana circles conveniently located. A pro
fi
table vegetable garden
will be located in our community development program for supplying livelihood to
neighboring family farms.

7. Buildings & Infrastructure

Natural and low impact structures will be designed with earth and rice hull. High
insulation and thermal resistance can be obtained with proper technique. Small
projects can be a proving ground for household level builds. Sheds, retaining walls,
ovens, stoves and benches can provide a low-risk low-cost learning environment.
8. Microclimates

Utilizing shade, slopes and natural
air
fl
ow, each home site and garden area
can be designed to maximize comfort
for humans, plants and livestock
.

9. Zones of Use

Five zones are planned for the area to
maximize the results of our human
effort and minimize environmental
stresses. Zone planning will start at the
central household unit and radiate
outward from frequently visited
elements to lesser-needed visitation
areas.

10. Soil

The soil food web will be enhanced by the use of bene
fi
cial microorganisms. Based
on soil tests and
fi
eld trials our farm generated fertility and forage will be managed to
produce what the area is capable while being careful only to TAKE OF THE
EARTH ONLY WHAT YOU CAN RETURN AGAIN!

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Figure 10 A bamboo foot bridge over our stream

The
fi
ve principles of ideal agriculture as advocated in our Nature Farming are:

1. It produces safe and nutritious food to enhance human health
.

2. It is economically and spiritually bene
fi
cial to both producers (farmers) and
consumers
.

3. It is sustainable and easily practiced by everyone
.

4. It conserves our environment
.

5. It produces suf
fi
cient food of high quality for an expanding world population
.

We utilize ten classic fundamentals in our food production system
:

1. Proper crop rotation to beat the disease and pest cycl
e

Promotes nutrient cycling / Minimizes nutrient los
s

2. Legume usage for nitrogen
fi
xatio
n

Rotate a legume through annual cropping areas every year to add nitrogen
.

3. Companion planting (inter cropping) for insect control, wind blocks, soil
conservation etc.

See Appendix 4-Fundamentals of Natural Farming for more
…

11. Aesthetics

From lawn art to
fl
ower gardens to architectural design, beauty is in the eye of the
beholder. Each home site can feel free to innovate and decorate with the overall ethic
intact.
Figure 11 Earth House
2

Energy Needs, Uses, Conservation and Production

Humans, animals, machines
and fuel such as fossil, solar,
wind or hydro-electric are part
of the comprehensive design
required for resiliency against
supply interruptions. A net zero
energy home or better can be
obtained trough LEED or a full
“Petal” LIVING BUILDING
CERTIFICATION could be
pursued.

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Figure 15 A Properly Designed Lever Axe
fi
lls the Whiz-bang
Garden cart quickly with Orchard prunings for bakery.

Electric

If grid power is available through co-ops, city or municipal systems this avenue is
most cost effective. In Palawan an electric co-op called PALECO has organized
several foreign and national power supplier partnerships with the production of 220-
volt single or three-phase supply. However, the power is unreliable with frequent
“brownouts” and often in the 190-volt range making it a destructive supply for motors
requiring 220-volts. In addition the generation is based on bunker fuel and diesel fired
machines that create horrible by products. And low quality coal is being lobbied as the
solution. The goal for our project is to transition off this supply and learn to utilize
multiple redundant alternative energy systems. A Cool-Bot™ runs the walk-in cooler.

Solar

The sun is the source of most energy on this planet. As costs continue decline in Photo
Voltaic cells we will avail of solar electric production. Passive solar hot water
production will be incorporated as well.

Machines

With small amounts of diesel, gas or electric energy efficient machines can be utilized
to produce vast amounts of work for development purposes. The development phase
will include excavators and tractors for pond and swale installation but not depend on
these machines for operation.
Garden beds can be maintained
with hand tools and minimal
disruption.

Human

The labor of humans can be
maximized through proper
ergonomic design. We will have
appropriate technologies
available for chopping, cutting,
washing and lifting wherever
possible. The “Leveraxe”,
“Bamboo Slammer” and Broad
fork are regularly utilized as
well as the Whiz-bang garden
cart pictured on the left.

Insect energy

can be sustainably utilized in
partnership with humans.
Native bee keeping is a great
way to increase the production
of farm and garden crops through increased pollination while adding nutrition to the
human diet. The OOATH splitting hives with honey supers allow our regenerative
system to increase yields throughout the ecosystem.

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Apis Trigona Biroi is one of the native stingless bees in
Palawan. Kiyot is the local name of this champion forager.

Elements in Design

An element in permaculture design is defined as any component or part within the
design that can be defined as part of the whole.

List of Existing and Potential Elements

Existing Elements

1. Winding strea
m

2. Mature fores
t

3. Bamboo grove
s

4. Legume tree
s

5. Open grasslan
d

6. Old farmer’s she
d

7. Neglected orchar
d

8. Highway

9. Eagles nes
t

10. Bee hives – Wild: apis trigon
a

11. Bee hives – Rescued, Domestic: apis trigon
a

12. Bee hives – Wild: apis dorset
a

13. Closed and abandoned well shaft
14. Puddle
s

15. Hardwood stan
d

16. Vegetable bed
s

17. Rusted barbwire fence lin
e

Potential Elements

Access road
s

Paths along contour
s

Swales, Dams & Pond
s

House
s

Plant Nurser
y

Garden
s

Herb spiral
s

Barns & Bat house
s

Carpentry Schoo
l

Preschoo
l

Training roo
m

Mushroom hous
e

Kitchen/food processin
g

Dairy & Baker
y

Biochar productio
n

Cooking schoo
l

Bed and Breakfas
t

Chicken tractor
s

Fish and azoll
a

Fencin
g

Deep wel
l

Picnic areas & Waterslid
e

Coffee shop & Teahous
e

Biochar Production Uni
t

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Figure 16 Potential Planted and Built Elements
Figure 15 Wild bee hives are not disturbed. Our design
provides for insect habitat in the built environment.

Roads/swales
and ponds
could be
mapped and
installed while
we train the
community for
water buffalo
dairy
production.
Below are
some of our
proposed
elements
involved in the
community
dairy project.

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Figure 18 Some Elements in our Community Water Buffalo Program
Figure 17 Existing Elements Location Map

Table of Element Functions
Element Functions Functions Functions
Supports other
Elements
Water Buffalo Milk Draft/plow Manure Compost/dairy
Bee keeping Honey Propolis Polination Fruit production
Compost Fertility Recycling Microbial &
soil health
Garden/ livestock
Garden Food Aesthetics/
beauty
Water storage
in soil/aquifer
Water harvesting/
livestock/ compost
Chicken Eggs Insect control Eats crop
residue
Garden/ humans
House Human
habitat
Water harvesting Shade for
select plants
Pond/ herb spiral
Herb spiral Food Aesthetic/
beauty
Water storage
in soil/aquifer
Water harvesting/
compost
Road Transport Water harvesting Ef
fi
ciency Swales/ dams
Bridge Transport Ef
fi
ciency Aesthetics/
beauty
Swales/ stream
Fencing Boundary Security Fruit trellis Chicken/ road
Carport Outdoor
patio
Dry laundry Toolshed Water catchment
pond
Food forest Food Wind block Shade House
Pond Fish/ food Water harvest/
storage
Azolla/
duckweed
Chicken
Swales Water
harvesting
Biodiversity/
micro climate
Erosion
control
Ponds/ livestock
Barns Goats/ cows Safety/ comfort Manure Compost
Pasture Goats/
cows/
chicken
Soil Nutrition Manure Livestock/ soil
biology
Bat houses Conservatio
n
Insect control Guano fertility Garden/ pasture
Mushroom
house
Food Microclimate Recycling /
sawdust
Compost
Carpentry
Shop
Furniture Sawdust Worm
bedding
Mushroom
production
School Learning Recycling Disaster relief
shelter
Preschool/ garden
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Zone Planning and Potential Pond Sites

Preschool Learning Recycling Volunteer
team housing
School/ garden
Chicken
tractors
Eggs/ meat Fertility Insect control Pasture/ kitchen
waste/ azolla pond
Azolla pond
s

Chicken
feed
Fish feed Mulch Compost
Deep well Livestock
water
Potable water Nursery Garden/ house/
waterslide
Picnic areas Recreation Shelter Exposure to
nature
Coffee shop/
compost
Waterslid
e

Recreation Water recycling Exercise Picnic area
Coffee shop
& Teahouse
Food Relaxation Tourism Picnic area/
Waterslide
Orphanage Safe habitat Water harvesting Laundry Drying area
Table of Element Functions
Element Functions Functions Functions
Supports other
Elements
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Figure 19 The thirty-eight-hectare Watershed affecting Aloha Ranch

Food and plant species are planted relative to the site’s ecological divisions based on
slope, soil type, sunlight and distance to the various homesteads. Integrated livestock
is housed, grazed and raised in appropriate areas. Chicken tractors can be rotated
through various areas while building soil health and producing eggs or meat. Water
movement and erosion
sites have directed us
to 4 potential ponds
with connecting
swales. Due to the
neighboring watershed
fl
owing into our
stream we will engage
the neighbors in soil
conservation methods
to better clarify the
runoff. They are water
buffalo owners that
can bene
fi
t from soil
management and
fodder crop
production
.

Household areas – Zone 1 & 2

Ef
fi
cient daily watering and harvesting chores for an herb
and vegetable garden require close proximity to the household. Zone 1- Roofs will
have gutters for rainwater catchment with the over
fl
ow maintaining small
fi
shponds.
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Figure 20 Contours, ponds, housing and roads
Figure 22 Zone Planning

A rammed earthen herb spiral
and vegetable garden is included
as well as a small green house
nursery. Zone 2- Layer chicken
and meat birds need daily care
and should be accessible close to
home. Larger livestock will be
managed on a communal bases in
zone 3.

Cropping and Pasture – Zone 3

Rotational grazing of water
buffalo, cows and goats are
integrated with cut and carry
legume shrubs with vetiver and
Napier (elephant) grass. Legume shrubs are also
planted out in contour strips wherever space permits. Existing Kakawati (Gliricidia)
border plantings can be improved. Staples such as cassava, yams and taro are planted
for year round harvest in appropriate microclimates
.

Orchard and Other Perennials – Zone 4

A large variety of tropical fruit trees are being planted to diversify the neglected
mango orchard. Local bamboo timber species are being propagated for structures
needing bamboo products. Our Food Forest Overstory tree crops: rubber trees
(Hevea brasiliensis), Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), large fruit trees such as
Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa), durian (Durio zibethinus), overstory palms, timber
trees, often in a dominant position, remnants of previous forest trees
Midstory species: citrus (Citrus sp.) and avocado trees (Persea americana), bananas
(Musa sp.) and smaller palm
s

Shade-tolerant understory tree crops: coffee, cocoa, and te
a

Smaller “service” trees: leguminous shade trees, fodder crops and edible seeds for
human
s

Figure 23 A Zig Zag fence for edge effect between Zone 2 Gardens and zone 3 Pasture
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Figure 21 Our chicken sled

Riparian Buffer and Forest – Zone 5

Streamside erosion control includes contour vetiver grass and swales where
appropriate. Native trees are being planted from our tree nursery and include ipil,
Palawan cherry, mahogany and acacia. The larval wood nymphs are similar to
monarch caterpillars in that they feed on plants in the Apocenaceae (dogbane) and
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed) families. We will plant more of these in the riparian
buffer and other zone 4/5 sites
.

Figure 24 Culverts under highway from 38-hectare watershed to Aloha Stream after heavy rai
n

Figure 25 A Foot Bridge Over the Seasonally Flooded Strea
m

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Planting Schedule

Figure 26 Planting Schedule Phase
1

Phase 1

Agroforestry-Legumes trees and shrubs--Direct seed as well as nurser
y

Food forest- Source seeds/seedlings for nursery-fruit trees, staples, perennial
vegetable
s

Seed balls will be dispersed with a wide variety of local trees, cover crops and grasse
s

Bamboo-decorative and timber varietie
s

Annuals-develop raised beds/herb spirals etc. for leafy greens, legumes, tomatoes,
eggplant, basil, and cilantr
o

Pasture development- vetiver for slopes with humidicola and contour Napier- planned
grazing on native grasses for cows, water buffalo plus cut and carry legumes/moringa/
Napier for goats NO LIVESTOCK FIRST YEA
R

Perennial vegetables/herbs we like
Annual vegetables/herbs we like
Garlic chives Rocket
Holy basil Mizuna
Gotucola Lettuce
Onion chives Pechay
Thai basil Italian basil
Watercress Lemon basil
Oregano Pole beans
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Figure 27 Planting Schedule Phase
2

Phase 2

Agroforestry-plant out from nursery as well as chop and drop mulching for new
growt
h

Food forest- plant out from nurser
y

Fruit trees, staples and perennial vegetable
s

Seed balls with a wide variety of local trees, cover crops and grasse
s

Bamboo- mulch during rainy season, side dress with compost all varietie
s

Annuals-plant fruit trees on end of alternating raised beds for alley croppin
g

grazing on native grasses for cows, water buffalo plus cut and carry legumes/moringa/
Napier for goats-Introduce livestoc
k

Identified Legumes Available On Site available for seed gathering:

Acacia angustissima

Acacia auriculiformi
s

Acacia Mangium

Spearmint Radish
Peppermint Eggplant
Indian borage Tomatoes
Indian coriander Okra
Anjin pea Hibiscus Roselle
Banana Lentils
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Gliricidia sepium
 
Leucaena leucocephala

Flemingi
a

Rensoni
i

Indigofer
a

Makahiya
Phase 3

Continue to plant seasonally and mulch for dry season
.

Develop key gardens and an herb spiral for each home site. Utilize rain catchment
from roof for irrigation needs. Maintain fertility with foliar fertilizers and microbial
sprays monthly/ quarterly
.

grazing on
native grasses
for cows, water
buffalo plus cut
and carry
legumes/
moringa/
Napier for
goats
.

 
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Figure 28 Planting Schedule Phase 3

Structures

Households

Sustainable building
materials identi
fi
ed on
site include earth, gravel,
hardwood timbers, rattan,
coconut thatch and
bamboo. Rammed earth
has been adapted and
proven successful after a
series of small test
projects that included tool
rooms, retaining walls
and cow sheds. The built
environment will have
sustainable design
features that include
gutters for rainwater
catchment with the over
fl
ow maintaining small
fi
shponds. A rammed earthen herb spiral and vegetable garden
is included as well as a small green house nursery. Bottle lights are installed to bring
in natural light to the kitchen. An evaporative cooler (Zeer cooler) was built to keep
produce fresh and cheeses from over ripening. Insect screening will be added for our
next houseguests and solar power will be retro
fi
tted. Electrical conduit was rammed
into the wall as it was built. The structures integrate within our Permaculture Master
Plan and will serve many students and guests in the coming years
.

Rammed and Tamped Earth

Earth as a building material comes in many different compositions and can be
processed into a highly insulative
lightweight material for tropical living.
Rice husk (hull) is 50% of the wall
material offering amazing insulative
qualities. Loam as a clayey soil has
different names when used in various
applications. Rammed earth, soil blocks,
mud bricks and adobe are all ancient earth
building methods. Often sand and clay is
balanced with straw for cob construction.
Our building technique utilizes a
moistened blend of 3 parts rice hull and 2
parts high clay loam (40% clay) with 6%
stabilization using Portland cement and rice
hull ash with inert agricultural limestone added to keep termites out. It is one of the
few earth-building techniques that can be done successfully with a cement mixer
.

Manual ramming or tamping is
fi
rm but the wall material is not compacted to
the point of removing air space in the rice hull. The mixture is loaded in the form and
leveled to 10 cm and tamped down to 6-7 cm. The lightweight loam is dumped into a
movable slip form that is raised as the tamping is completed in the two-foot form. A
team of four men can ram a 240 cm. wide wall 20 cm. wide up to 3 meters high in one
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Figure 31 The 3:2:1 mix with local inputs
Figure 30 Various built earthen structures at the Ranch

day. Electrical conduit can be rammed into the wall as it is built. Wood can be
timbered on site and the owner/builders can harvest the necessary boards. Then the
carpenter on the team can
fi
nish them. A
fi
xing agent (ethylene glycol) will be used to
penetrate the wood and bamboo timbers by boiling the glycol in a kettle and then
adding two boron forms. All treatment requires only a paintbrush and shaded drying
.

Intern Project-The Nebraska House

This featured rammed earth house is now listed on the map as “The Nebraska House”
indicating the origin of the builder. The student builder, Brian Shafer, was an intern at
Aloha House and had experience with rammed earth while building a mushroom
house at our urban farm and orphanage. It was designed with a native bamboo nipa
thatched roof and was completed by three of my trained earth builders laboring for
243 paid man-hours plus one
student with a
fi
nal cost of under
$3,000.00 An additional 100+
hours of owner and student labor was
invested in this project
.

Brian saw
fi
rst hand the bene
fi
ts of
lightweight insulative-rammed
earth living on an ecological
village integrated with the
environment. In regards to
additional labor, it was I, Keith
Mikkelson, project supervisor and
designer who spent
approximately 45 hours on the
project designing, consulting,
checking on plan compliance and troubleshooting. We learned
many things on this third structure. One of our challenges was
rain; it was our
fi
rst project during rainy season and earth
structures need to be protected from the rains. A temporary tarp
system was implemented
.

We design for earthquake and typhoon resistant structures. Our
structures are
hexagonal to
withstand lateral
forces during
earthquakes or
tidal wave / tsunami intrusion. The
hexagon has strengths that are unique
in structural design. Our design is
based on Dr. Gernot Minke’s research
conducted continuously at the
Forschungslabor fur Experimentelles
Bauen (Building Research Institute) at
the University of Kassel in Germany
since 1978. We utilized his book
Building with Earth: Design and
Technology of a Sustainable Architecture for our design guidelines.

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Figure 33 - Dr.
Minke’s Book
Figure 32 Complete 3 Dimensional Modeling is
done on SketchUp before building begins

The inner living space measures 19 sq. meters (203 sq. ft.) and the house has an out
door kitchen and patio area of 20 sq. meters including the shower and composting
toilet. The Humanure handbook was adopted as an ef
fi
cient and sanitary composting
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Figure 36 Complete architectural plans are drawn for all structures
Figure 35 Pictured above is the Finished Home

system consisting of pails, bokashi as an inoculant progressing to thermophilic 1-year
aged compost bins.

Poured concrete pavers were chosen for their durability and treated with an acid stain
of iron sulphate (a fertilizer) and sealed with slate sealant.Suport Structures

Greenhouses, tool sheds, nurseries, herb spirals and livestock can be housed in
bamboo or earthen structures that promote the environmental system and bene
fi
t all
parties. Structures will avail of local materials and use energy ef
fi
cient methods of
assembly with farm residents. The herb spiral is a clever way to create microclimates
for a variety of herbs planted in a drier on top/wetter on bottom scheme.

Aloe Vera seems to
do well everywhere
but Indian borage
enjoys the wetter
lower regions along
with Gotucola,
Spearmint,
Peppermint and
Watercress. Planted
in the mid regions
are Garlic chives,
Holy basil, Onion
chives and Thai
basil. Toward the
top it is stocked
with Oregano,
Indian coriander
and Anjin pea. The
spiral does not heat
up in this hot
tropical environment because it is made of a highly insulated rice hull/earth mixture
that keeps the soil cool even on sunny days
!

Rammed earth rocket stoves are produced on site as well as bamboo furniture. A
carpentry shop is an ef
fi
cient place to safely make various window frames and door
jams as well as signage. Ours will be made of hardwood timbers and will also provide
dorm space for staff.

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Figure 37 Tamped Earth Herb Spiral, Banana circle planted in back

Traditional
Cultural Games
and Playground

The farm scape will
include cultural
areas for traditional
dance and a field for
traditional cultural
games such as
Luksong Tinik,
Patintero, Shatong
etc. A bahay kubo
will be equipped
with traditional
items from the
countryside. Guests
will be encouraged
to participate in the various activities in addition to swimming, water sliding, hiking
and zip lining. Water pumps will be available for children to practice pumping water.

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Treehouse Lodging

The key to sustainable tree
house design is the low impact
and least invasive mounting
system for safe built
environment. The Treehouse
Attachment Bolt or T.A.B. is a
devise that allows minimal
stress to the tree while allowing
it to seal the hole without risk
of fungal rot and other
problems. The TAB keeps any
wood in the structure free from
contact with the living tree.
There is no disease vector and
the TABs can be designed and
installed for the load required.

We have several very large old
growth hardwood trees that are
ideally suited for a treehouse. They are
located within the streamside and will be
accessible via hiking trail as well as zip
line. This will be a truly original first of
its kind Zip-in Zip-out lodge and an
ideal bird watching roost.

Phase 1 is testing the TABS and locating
the best setting for this unique build.
Once the site is determined and the TABs
and platform will be installed. The zipline
will connect to the hillside. Then after
load testing the shell and roof can be
added.

 
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Figure 39 TAB with wind movement bracket
Figure 40 Installed platform on TABs
Figure 38 Treehouse with ladder access

Community Kitchen

Anticipating the needs of a growing eco-village, a community kitchen will be needed
in the village adjacent to the Nebraska house to serve the people staying on site. A
Pompeii dome rammed earth rocket oven can be icluded to supply fresh baked bread,
pizza and other roasted foods. The kitchen will have a rammed earth stick burning
rocket stove and rice hull
gasi
fi
er stove as well as
two thermal mass
charcoal stoves for long
steady heat needed for
bone broth soups and
other foods. A rammed
earth rocket stove utilizes
sticks from the forest to
ef
fi
ciently produce heat
for cooking. These
methods prevent carbon
monoxide and other
wood by products from
polluting the cooksite and
atmosphere due to the
clean burn of the stoves.
Cast iron cooking gear will be available and stocked in each household as well as zeer
coolers.
 
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Figure 42 Some Residents and Guests Enjoying the Rocket Stoves

Biocahr Production Unit

Part of our soil management program includes the incorporation of pyrolized carbon
sources from our forest. Deadfall and prunings from zones 4 and 5 are systematically
dried and turned into a valuable amendment to our horticulture. It increases biological
activity and holds nutrients in the
root zone. A drying area free from
rain as well as a safe area such as a
clearing and water supply is all that
is needed. The Top T.L.U.D. (Light
Up Draft method) is optimum when
done as a T.L.O.B.(Top Light Open
Burn) which minimizes machines
and metal devices. Only for a few
items on the farm are metal matting
required to optimize our biomass.
Coconut nuts and husk require a
stacking method that is favorable to
enhancing migratory pyrolitic front.

We are currently producing most
of our biochar on a seasonal basis
due to the rain cycle. Some of our
green house area is dedicated to
drying our nursery prunings and
deadfall, thus overlapping these
elements.

 
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Figure 45 Steel Matting for Coconut Husk Char
Figure 44 Ef
fi
cient Biochar Production from Goat
Feed Waste
Figure 46 Finished Biochar for soil
improvement

Design Implementation

We are aiming for a low
impact progressive
development that is a staged
implementation which
responds to the needs of the
site and it’s occupants as it
develops. This includes re-
evaluation, feedback loops
and adjustments all the way
through. Various volunteers,
consultants and hired labor
will form the team that gets
this plan started.

Each step needs to be
properly staffed with trained
individuals and funded as
necessary. Local carpenters,
masons and laborers can be
trained for a variety of tasks
with proper supervision over
the course of this project
.

The
fi
gure to the right depicts
a bonus unplanned pond that
became apparent as we
developed our
fi
rst pond
(pond 1). As we laid out Pond
1 we found room for a very opportune wetland habitat above the
fi
rst pond, hence,
Pond 0.
 
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Figure 47 The Design System with Dynamic Team Efforts
Figure 48 The Swale to Pond Zero

Completed to date

1. Earthworks – erosion control and water catchment

✓ Grass cut and light trimming of trees for approximate road layou
t

✓ Test drive routes in four wheel drive truck if possible
.

✓ Bull doze safe on contour Front-to-back access roads –
2

✓ Any gravel discovered in pond excavation can be used on road
s

✓ Pond 1 w/ 2 swale
s

✓ Covercrop with a
fi
eld mix of crawling legumes and stabilize swale mounds
with vetiver and legumes-anjin, kudzo and jack bean were use
d

✓ Bull doze safe on contour N/S access roads –
2

✓ Install Check Dam in Upper Stream for Flash Flood Contro
l

✓ Put hiking trail in from east entrance by stream to lowest point in stream.
Three foot bridges from our
bamboo were installed over
stream for this trail
.

✓ Pond 2 w/ 1 swal
e

✓ Bull doze safe on contour Front
roads -
2

✓ Pond 3 w/ 2 swale
s

✓ Pond 4 w/ 1 swal
e

Click to see above section - Zone
Plannin
g

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Figure 49 Flood Check Dam in Stream

2. Phase 1 planting shcedule – food production and soil stabilization

Click to see above section - Planting Schedule Phase
1

Seed balls will be dispersed as bene
fi
cial varieties are located. With proper planning
and production we were able to
disperse during rainy season on a
regular weekly bases. Vetiver and
legume covercrops were planted on exposed soil and along swales
.

Figure 51 Contour Vetiver and Cover Cropping on Pond
0

3. Start well and fencing contract – Edge effect and fruit vines

A security perimeter must be established in this site due to roaming livestock and
theives.

A living fence will be planted in conjunction with barbed wire throughout the back
and sides. The front fence bordering the highway will be support for dragon fruit on
the posts. A trusted engineering company was utilized for this phase and inluded a 6
meter deep dug well cased with culverts. It continues to meet our needs and high
yeilding through dry season.
 
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Figure 50 First Rains Come to Dam and Pond 1
Figure 52 A 3D Drawing of Zigzag
Fence Supporting Dragon fruit

4. Build first housing unit – human habitat and water harvesting

It was decided that because our staff needed a clean, dry place to sleep, the carpentry
shop and dorms will be the best starting house of hardwood timbers and offer a work
area for staff as we develop the site. A composting toilet was built and the gutters go
to a rainwater catchment above ground cistern
.

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Figure 53 Carpentry Shop and Dorms
Nursery and greenhouse for market garden

5. Develop Nursery and Green House – Obtain a Yeild

Obtain a Yeild for consumption and produce a surplus for sale or trade
.

The forestry greenhouse was attached to the edge of the carpentry shop and dorms,
maximizing the elements in one structure. Gutters go to
fi
sh ponds
.

Click to see above section - Support Structures

6. Build next housing unit – Nebraska House

Click to see above section- The Nebraska House

Figure 55 Nebraska House and Banana Circle in Foregroun
d

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7. Build Community Kitchen

See above section on Community Kitchen on Suport Structure
s

Implementing

8. Develop the community Dairy

Narcy and the social worker are community organizing and training at the Ranch as
well as one community site with pasture development and herd management. The
Department of Agriculture is assisting in this program and it is taking off.

See Appendix 4 - Community Water Buffalo Dairy

9. Build 2 floor housing unit

Interior
fi
nishing work is ongoing and furniture is being built for a family dwelling
with 2
fl
oors that includes a living earthen roof as well as a solar PV system. This
structure will also have campers’ showers as well as a small pond for swimming or
fi
sh rearing. There is a carport included as well as another rammed earth pizza oven
and more rocket stoves. A biogas unit will provide methane gas for cooking. Cows
provide the biomass. This will be a base for the Mikkelson family to stay while
developing the site
.

 
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Figure 56 Family Residence

10. Start Earthquake Resistant House for India – EH4

A team from Nagaland, India, started an earthquake resistant home for
implementation back home. The formwork and walls were constructed on a concrete
tie beam and is in need of roofing and finish work. This improved prototype utilizes a
rounded corner slip form to increase wall strength when ramming. This assures keys
are in
center of
wall
instead of
corners.

Figure 57
Movable
Corner Slip-
Form

 
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11. Build Waterslide for Guests and Picnicers

A 100-meter rainwater fed waterslide is located near the garden and picnic area for
recreational water sports.

12. Phase 2 Planting Schedule

Success and failures were noted on
fi
rst phase. Seed balls were hit or miss but worth
the effort. Vetiver planting of vetiver slips inoculated with Mycorrhizial fungi did
very well. Adjustments include better nursery management and watering in
transplanted bamboo when dry season comes for establishment as well as topping of
mulches on forest species to maintain moisture
.

Click to see above section - Planting Schedule Phase
2

Figure 59 Vetiver Planted on Contour with Cassava and Alley Grazed Pasture Above Our Pon
d

Identified Legumes Available On Site available for seed gathering:

Acacia angustissima

Acacia auriculiformis

Acacia Mangiu
m

Gliricidia sepiu
m


Flemingi
a

Rensoni
i

Indigofer
a

Makahiy
a

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Future Steps

As team members are added the future development can progress where talent, skills
interest and funds are available.

13. Phase 3 Planting Schedule –
January 2020

Success and failures will be noted and
adjusted according to the second phase
assessment. Click to see above section-
Planting Shcedule Phase
3

14. Install Organic Car Wash

An all-natural water sequestering self-
filtering car wash will be installed with
grey water treatment to vetiver and
swale filtration.

15. Layout Disk Golf Course

Starting with nine holes, the Frisbee® golf course will circulate guests through the
site and expose participants to the wonders of nature. Light trimming and grass
cutting will be required.

16. Develop Hiking Trails and Campsite

Permits and plans will be made for a backpacker’s campsite. Our hiking trail network
will be improved. A zip line is ready to install.

17. Build picnic area and coffee shop for day guests

Located on the highway halfway to a World Heritage Site, the Puerto Princesa
Underground River (Click to see above section on P.P.U.R.), we can develop an
income from livelihood projects and offer healthy snacks and recreation to travelers
along the way
.

Figure 61 Camper's Showers and Toilet
s

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Figure 60 Puerto Princesa Underground River

18. Drill Deepwell and Install Solar P.V. System

A Lonestar drilling rig was gifted by the Hoyt Family in Atlanta Georgia for
development of potable water for operations on site as well as for the community
programs such as water buffalo dairy families and Barangay sites in neighboring
communities.

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Figure 62 Lonestar Hydraulic Drilling Rig
Figure 63 Our First Bore Hole at the Ranch

19. Build A Community Food Processing Lab with Guest Center

This will serve as a food lab, dairy and creamery as well as restaurant and welcome
center for our eco-tours. With rammed earth technology a energy efficient built
envelope will bring many years of energy neutral service to the lifespan of the
structure.

Figure 64 Food Labs and Restaurant with Rooftop Garden and Dinin
g

20.Build Next Housing Units – The
Preschool And Orphanage

Secure Permits and plans for next earth
house design, adjusting and implementing
lessons learned from previous builds. The
children’s home will also have space for the
community daycare center to aid in the
development of educational sectors
.

 
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Figure 65 Children’s Home
Phase 1 Floor Plan
Figure 66 Earthen Home with Preschool Wing

21. Continue to innovate and design with a growing team of permaculturists

Enjoy the process of environmental design and share the adventure!
 
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Figure 67 A team from Nepal, Malaysia and Texas
Figure 68 Lunch at the Ranch

Appendix 1 - List of Identified Fauna And Flora

Fauna

The mammal fauna of Palawan Island,
Philippines is here documented to
include 58 native species plus four
non-native species, with native species
in the families Soricidae (2 species),
Tupaiidae (1), Pteropodidae (6),
Emballonuridae (2), Megadermatidae
(1), Rhinolophidae (8),
Vespertilionidae (15), Molossidae (2),
Cercopithecidae (1), Manidae (1),
Sciuridae (4), Muridae (6), Hystricidae
(1), Felidae (1), Mustelidae (2),
Herpestidae (1), Viverridae (3), and
Suidae (1)

http://pangolinsg.org/
fi
les/2012/07/
Esselstyn-et-al.-2004.-Mammals-
Palawan.pdf
Of particular interest are the various
small predators that
fi
sh in our stream
and
fi
nd water during dry season. We
have seen
:

Palawan Bearded Pig (Sus
ahoenobarbus), Oriental small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea), Palawan stink badger,
Philippine Pangolin, malintong (Manis culionensis)
Musang, South East Asian Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphrodites),

Palawan Bearcat, Binturong (Arctictis binturong), Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca
fascicularis) Also many bird species are present. The Palawan Peacock is here as well
as various parrot and macaw varieties. We have even seen family units of the
monkey-eating eagle!

 
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Figure 69 Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensis)
Figure 70 A Leopard cat, Bengal cat (Pionailurus bengalensis)

Native bee species are plentiful with social hive forming bees: Apis dorsota, Apis
Cerena, Apis trigona as well as hornet nests and wasps. Solitary pollinators include
mud wasps and carpenter bees. Other pollinators include the Large Tree Nymph
butter
fl
y (Idea leuconoe) and various unidenti
fi
ed butter
fl
ies. The larval wood nymphs
are similar to monarch caterpillars in that they feed on plants in the Apocenaceae
(dogbane) and Asclepiadaceae (milkweed) families. We will plant more of these in the
riparian buffer and other zone 4/5 sites.
 
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Flora

Fodder for butter
fl
ies
:

Apocenaceae (dogbane)

Asclepiadaceae (milkweed
)

Fodder for ruminants
:

Acacia Mangiu
m

Gliricidia sepium
 

Flemingi
a

Rensoni
i

Indigofer
a

Makahiy
a

Wild vegetables identi
fi
ed
:

Purselan
e

Miniature cucumbe
r

Gotucola

Watercress

Amaranthu
s

Tawa taw
a

Gooseberr
y

Ginge
r

Elephant yam (Amorphaphallus palawanasis
)

Tar
o

Pansit pansita
n

Appendix 2 - Tree survey

Local names followed by
Scienti
fi
c or English if
availabl
e

Avocad
o

Baho-Bah
o
Lantana
Camar
a

Banka
l
Nauclea Orientali
s
Leichhardt Tre
e

Bas
a

Binong
a
Binung
a
Macaranga Tanarius

Bunot Buno
t

Cashe
w

Chic
o
Achras Zapota

Coconu
t

Duha
t
Achras Zapot
a

Guav
a

Guyaban
o

Hagini
s

Hagono
y
Chromolaena Odorat
a

Hanagdon
g
Trema Orientali
s
Anabiong

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Figure 71 Training in Sustainable Food Production

Inya
m

Jackfrui
t

Kakawat
i

Kamans
e
Kamans
i
Artocarpus Camansi

Breadnu
t

Kandi
s

Kansila
y

Kurabsi
c

Kuro
t

Lampon
g

Langkawa
s
Langkawas Na Pul
a
Languas Specios
a
Shell Ginge
r

Mang
o

Panda
n

Rubbe
r

Sambon
g
Blumea Balsamifera

Blumea Campho
r

Santo
l

Suh
a

Tambuyo
g
Tibi
g
Ficus Nota (Blanco) Merr
.
Sacking Tre
e

Ting Ting Ulin
g
Syzizium
?

Tobo
y

Ulam Ula
m

Appendix 3 – Endangered Bird Status On Island

Figure 72 Endangered Birds of Palawa
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Appendix 4 – Ten Fundamentals of Natural Farming

Training Outcom
e

In our seminars we teach the fundamentals of Sustainable Permanent Agriculture.
Some call it Organic farming, some Nature Farming, others Natural Farming. There
are subtleties that can make them a little different but the commitment is to safe,
quality food production without chemical inputs. If we feed the water, soil and the
microbes then they will feed the plant. Pest and disease management can be obtained
naturally
.

Three Way Model of Microbial Managemen
t

How to Succeed by Using the Fundamentals:(continued
)

1. Proper crop rotation to beat the disease and pest cycle

Promotes nutrient cycling / Minimizes Nutrient Los
s

When the same plant is continually grown the same nutrients are required. When
different crops are grown the trace minerals will not be as quickly depleted. Deep-
rooted plants will bring up more elements from deeper layers of sub soil. When used
as green fertilizer or compost they will return trace minerals and nutrients to the
topsoil for future plantings of shallower feeders
.

Breaks the disease Cycle -When a different crop is planted then many diseases are
not able to
fi
nd a new host plant. It must be a different family. Do not follow rice with
corn, both are in the grass family and have many of the same diseases
.

Interrupts Destructive Insect Cycle - When a different crop is planted then many
insects are not able to
fi
nd a new host plant. It must be a different family. Do not
follow tomatoes with cucumbers, both are in the same family and have many of the
same pest problems.
2. Legume usage for nitrogen
fi
xatio
n

Rotate a legume through every year to add nitrogen. This is one of the biggest
expenses in chemical based agriculture
and can be minimized and even replaced
by biological practices. Bacteria help the
farmer by adding surplus nitrogen for the
next crop. It
fi
nds the nitrogen in the air
and soil, and then it captures [
fi
xes] it in
small colonies on the roots of the peanut,
soybean, sitao etc. The colonies can be
Inoculation without
Natural Inputs
Traditional Organic
Method
Sustainable Inoculation
Method
LOW RETURN

ON INVESTMENT
SLOW RETUR
N

ON INVESTMENT
FASTER RETURN

ON INVESTMENT
If you use microbes on
depleted soil, with low
organic matter and no
natural inputs, then the
microbes have little to
transform and success is
limited.
Traditional organic
farming adds organic
matter to the soil, but it
takes 4-5 years for the
microbes to show up and
make the soil pro
fi
table.
When you inoculate from the
beginning with a wide variety
of microbes that work as a
team symbiotically, then you
are able to see success in the
fi
rst year with out losing
productivity.
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companion

seen on the root in small nodules.

3. Companion planting (inter cropping) for insect control, wind blocks, soil
conservation etc
.

Some plants give bene
fi
ts that help others grow. Tomatoes do well with carrots
because they stimulate growth. Others, like marigold, ward off certain insects. Onions
prevent the carrot
fl
y from infesting the root with eggs. Papaya wards off corn pests
.

S.A.L.T. hedges [Sloping Agricultural Land Technology] prevent high winds
from damaging crops planted between rows and
fi
lter the wind while preventing
erosion. The hedges are usually legumes but any plants can work. Plant rows
following the contour of the land and make every other row a different crop. Use the
hedge trimmings as mulch, animal feed, compost or green fertilizer
.

4. Composting to build up Humus- Supplemental Fertility

Aerobic –Most aerobic composting methods utilize the heat process from
thermophilic bacteria to kill off pathogens and weed seeds. Carbon to nitrogen ratios
need to be 30 parts carbon to 1 part nitrogen for best results and piles are usually
turned 3 times to add oxygen. You can vent with air tubes, but mixing/turning is
required because the outer layer does not compost till it is in the center and goes
through the heat cycle to kill destructive bacteria. All manure should be composted if
used on food crops
.

Anaerobic –This is a very ef
fi
cient process of mixing bene
fi
cial
microorganisms into materials to prevent the heat cycle and preserve energy. It is a
more powerful
fi
nished product because material is not decayed but rather fermented
(pickled). There must be phototropic bacteria available to maximize this process and
prevent putrefaction (pathogens dominate and cause a foul rotten smell). Lactic acid
biologically eliminates the pathogens through competitive exclusion. They also break
the dormancy of seeds, therefore germinating them before they are in an oxygen
environment and will not sprout to become weeds.

Vermicompost – When compost is fed to “manure” worms they turn it into a
more powerful end product called vermicompost. It is in a form that is bio available
and readily utilized by plants. When your feedstock is not composted it takes longer
for the worms to eat it and may attract ants, mice and rats as well as cause odors.
Make sure to use a broad spectrum of organic matter to keep the worm population
healthy
.

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Figure 74 Natural Insect Contro
l

5. Mulching to conserve topsoil and moistur
e

Straw or crop residues cover the topsoil and hold it in place while stopping raindrops
from compacting soil. It also slows down run off so that rain can penetrate deeper
down to the roots. It prevents soil from splashing on to leaves and so minimizes many
disease problems from pathogenic bacteria in the soil. This is yet another form of
fi
eld
composting, where the earthworms and microbes digest the cellulose and feed the
plants that follow. It is a source of many nutrients including nitrogen
.

*Precaution- it takes nitrogen to make nitrogen. Always lay down compost before
using mulches, otherwise it will “lock up” (monopolize) the nitrogen available to the
plant and the plant will turn yellowish and lose productivity
.

6. Cover cropping to conserve topsoil and moisture [living mulch]
Comote, kang Kong and perennial peanuts cover the topsoil and hold it in place while
stopping rain drops from compacting soil. It also slows run off so that it can penetrate
deep down. This may eventually be used as forage and grazed, harvested or used as a
green fertilizer. Be sure to pull back the cover crop when starting seedlings, most
plants will compete for nutrients and the established canopy usually wins. The
perennial peanut grows right up to our papaya trunk without inhibiting it. But corn
needs more space around the seeded area
.

7. Green fertilizers to feed the next crop ef
fi
cientl
y

When you plow crop residue into the soil it will eventually become humus and
fertilizer for following crops. It is a form of
fi
eld composting, where materials do not
need to be transported to a mixing/composting site. Economical on a large scale, it
will build up the organic matter in the soil. You can even grow a crop to
fl
owering and
plow it under before fruiting to maximize the biomass and minimize energy loss. The
fi
rst year of renovating cogon grassland we use lots of crop residue and green
fertilizers along with mulching
.

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Figure 75 Whiz-bang oscillating hoe
8. Minimal Tillage- Preserve soil life and structure, save labo
r

The soil food web is disturbed when continual plowing is practiced. The hoofs of the
carabao (water buffalo) or tractor compact the soil while the plow causes disruption in
microorganism activity. Earthworms retreat and slow in feeding and breeding. A pan
develops, where sub soil at the depth of the plow can form a barrier layer that roots
cannot penetrate. When the initial carabao plowing is
fi
nished we only use hand tools
to add rice hull charcoal and compost into the soil. Here in the tropics, by the second
year we are mainly direct seeding, hand drilling and transplanting into mulched beds.
The rapidly accumulating topsoil is loose, friable and high in organic matter.
Earthworms and roots will promote macro porosity, opening the soil for water
absorption and microbial activity
.

9. Insect Habitat for bene
fi
cial species and bait crops for the bad guy
s

Many pest problems can be minimized with habitat that promotes predator insects.
These environs include hedges and
fl
ower gardens, herb gardens and strips of plants
that can be harvested to spread the bene
fi
cial insects. Water areas, fountains and
streams also bring in insects, toads and frogs along with birds. You can distract certain
pests with crops they prefer while growing one they would not otherwise overlook.
Their regular choice will survive with less infestation
.

10. Animal Integration as fertilizer sources as well as food production
Livestock properly managed will bring the tropical farmer higher pro
fi
ts than some
market vegetables and most grains. Crop residues fed to goats, cows, pigs and even
chickens will reduce feed cost and animal manures will reduce fertilizer costs. We cut
and carry some feed stock fresh while some con
fi
ned grazing/browsing is practiced.
Our concentrated feeds from grains are fermented with bene
fi
cial microbes to increase
feed conversion and act as a probiotic, eliminating all medications. The cost of the
EM is far less than antibiotics and vitamin shots. We also use sawdust beddings to
minimize stress and allow natural rooting or scratching instincts that can’t be
practiced on cement
.

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Microbial Management with foliar sprays and soil treatment, seed baths etc.
There is now available a Japanese technology using bene
fi
cial microorganisms for
soil preparation, composting, disease and pest management.

Figure 76 Interns from the USA Train with Staf
f

Foliar Fertilizers- Nutrition for plants while the soil is in transition. Many nutrients
can be extracted and sprayed on the leaves in the cool of the day to increase growth,
strength and fruit development until your soil is adjusted and converted through
natural processes. You may require some supplemental sprays to assure pro
fi
tability.
We use EM1 (Effective Micro-organisms) to make Fermented Plant Extracts, (FPE),
from neem marigold, oregano, lemon grass, weeds etc. This multiplies phototropic
bacteria species from your farm or garden and is sprayed to enhance plant growth and
disease resistance. EM is used to ferment neem leaves, garlic, ginger, etc. as a “bio-
pest repellent” called EM5. It is diluted 1:250 with water and used as a foliar spray.
On soil we use fermented rice wash, vermicompost tea, bokashi tea and aerobic cow
dung compost tea as well as
fi
sh silage or FAA [
fi
sh amino acid]. Until our soil is
perfect we
fi
nd foliar feeding a great help in fertilizing the plant, however, it is our
goal to feed the plant through the soil as we pioneer this high acid, clay soil grassland
into healthy farmland. In the soil we balance the phosphate at 1 part per 2 parts
available calcium
.

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Feeding the soil will feed the plan
t

Increase the Humus Content with
:

Fermented Kitchen Wast
e

Rice Hull Charcoa
l

Green Fertilizer
s

Animal Wast
e

Compostin
g

Mulchin
g

Bokash
i

E
M

Bokashi (fermented plant matter) as a microbial fertilizer and worm multiplie
r

Effective microorganisms ferment organic waste like manure, kitchen waste, rice
bran, copra meal and carbonized rice hull, making it a powerful fertilizer rich in
microbial activity. It inoculates the soil with bene
fi
cial microorganisms, adds organic
matter and feeds earthworms, helping them to breed and populate depleted soils. We
use a minimum of three substrates to give a diverse and balanced diet to the microbes.
The copra meal is sometimes substituted with cow manure depending on availability.
It is a
fl
exible formula and the EM adapts to a wide range of ingredients. It’s
economical because it will replace chemical fertilizers and utilize waste materials that
are inexpensive or free
.

ALOHA “all around” Bokash
i

People always ask for our secret mix, so here it is
:

3 sacks Magaspang [D3] - about 100 Kilo
s

3 sacks Rice Hull Charcoal (Carbonized [D4]) - about 100 Kilo
s

1 sack Dry Crumbly Cow Manure - 50 Kilo
s

200ml. EM and 200 ml. molasses diluted in 20 Liter
s

Mix it just like cement on a concrete
fl
oor; the bulk dry ingredients
fi
rst, and
then add EM/molasses solution. We ferment this mixture for two weeks in a sealed
drum. Fills three 160-Liter containers
.

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Figure 77 Commercial Herb Production with Pro
fi
table Greenhouse Nursery
“Double Raised Beds” using isle soil and biochar with broadknife for initial and
permanent planting beds. no more deep tillage!
 
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Appendix 4 - Community Water Buffalo Dairy

Figure 78 The Mighty Water Buffalo and it’s symbiotic friend the egret
I. BACKGROUND
:

Dairy refers to milk-based products, derivatives and processes, and the
animals and workers involved in their production: for example dairy cattle, dairy goat
SECTOR Farmer Families
PROJECT TITLE “Pamilyang Maah-Asenso, Maah -Lusog at Maah-
Unlad”
PROPONENT Aloha House Inc.
CONTACT PERSON Narcy Mikkelson, Project Director
PROJECT SITE Barangay Salvacion, Puerto Princesa City
DURATION May 2016 – June 2017
PROJECT TYPE Carabao Dairy Farming
TOTAL COST Php 700,000.00
ALOHA HOUSE’S
COUNTERPART
Php 175,000.00
AMOUNT GRANTED Php 525,000.00
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and dairy carabao (water buffalo). A dairy farm produces milk and a dairy factory
(sometimes called a creamery) processes it into a variety of dairy products. These
establishments constitute the dairy industry, a component of the food industry. As
stated in the Philippine Dairy Road Map, dairy development is about “building the
local dairy industry through the development of dairy business enterprises owned and
managed by dairy cooperatives and/or dairy federations in respective dairy zones
.

The Philippines is emerging as a huge market for dairy products, especially fresh
milk, but the country produces only one percent of its annual dairy requirements and
imports the rest. Next to wheat and soybean, the country’s largest agricultural imports
are dairy products.

Data from the Philippine National Dairy Authority (NDA) shows that local dairy
production was at 19,460 metric tons (MT) in 2013, up from 18,450 MT in 2012. The
value of dairy production in 2013 amounted to P592 million. Local milk production
was projected to reach over 20,000 MT in 2014 and will likely continue expanding on
an annual basis due to strong demand for fresh milk and a growing population plus
the government’s program to expand dairying activities
.

Most of Barangay Salvacion’s households are engaged dex agriculture and
fi
shing
activities. While many have their own carabao, none have done any milking. Most
farmers prefer to raise male carabao as a working beast. The female carabao is least
preferred, as farmers perceive such to be weaker than the male carabao for working in
the
fi
elds.

Introducing Carabao Dairy Farming to the farmers will not only help augment their
monthly income but it will also help the nutritional requirement of each family
member by drinking milk and or incorporating milk and other milk products in their
diet
.

Figure 79 Community Organizing for Buffalo Dairy

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AREA OF COVERAGE AND BENEFICIARIES:

Barangay Salvacion is a rural barangay located 42 kilometers north of the city proper
and has a land area of 2,481.27 hectares with
fl
at as well as rolling and mountainous
terrain. As of the current record of the Barangay, there are 278 households in the area
and averages a 4.3 members /household. The 2009 – 2013 CBMS census reported that
households with income below poverty threshold were 80. Households with income
below food threshold are 49. Households, which experienced food shortages, were 49
and households with unemployed members of the labor force were 20. With main
sources of income of the people in Salvacion as farming,
fi
shing and government
employment, many of the households are still struggling to survive. Most of the
farmers own their land, and are growing, rice, corn, peanut, root crop and vegetables.
The average monthly income currently of each household is Php 5,000 – Php 6,000
($120.00 USD) that means that with an average 4.3 household members, there is only
about Php 1,279.00 to live on per month for every family member.

The project’s target bene
fi
ciaries are farmers living in this Barangay. Carabao dairy
farming will not curtail any of their usual farming activities but instead it will
complement them while bringing in cash
fl
ow on a daily basis once they start milking
their carabao.

PROPOSED INTERVENTION
S

This project needs initial capital for planting materials and livestock. We will
purchase upgraded pregnant female milking carabao (Murrah Buffalo) to start with.
The cost of each is high so that to start the project a big amount will be needed. The
proponent and the farmers’ group agreed that to be able to start this project, a start up
Dairy Out
fi
t will be helpful: Six (6) heads Female Murrah Upgraded Carabao, if
possible, pregnant, one Barn, Stainless Milking Bucket Kits and a full-time worker
will start this project. The project will kick off with a group owned Carabao and with
one (1) hired Caretaker. It will also serve as a demo operation for all members to
learn. Members will be growing planting materials as feed stock to feed the animals –
which will be monetarily valued and counted as a stock or capital share. This will
allow the farmers to grow fodder crops
fi
rst to feed the six initial dairy animals while
developing their own fodder crops and growing food for the animals in preparation
for the carabao they will own eventually. This process can be slow but farmers will
be helped to raise their own capital and not be saddled with debt to purchase a
carabao
.

The female offspring will be sold to farmer members who are ready to care for a
milking carabao and the male offspring will be sold to build up capital for the group.
This project aims to help each farmer member acquire and set-up their own mini-dairy
operation. With training on carabao management, dairy farming and
fi
nancial
management, the project envisions each farmer member increasing their monthly
income and thereafter improving their quality of living. The project will start as a
group endeavor but its objective is to empower farmer members to run their own mini
operation
.

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Figure 80 Water Buffalos with Egrets on fallow rice paddie
s

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PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION
S

Aloha House Inc. is a Non-Government Organization with years of experience in
dairying and processing dairy products like yoghurt and cheese. It will be the
marketing arm and the factory for dairy processing. It will also act as the primary
force to organize the community into Dairy Farming activities
.

With the help of the City Agriculture and City Veterinarian Of
fi
ce, the agency will
equip member farmers through a series of training and hands-on seminars on the Care
and Management of Carabao, Planting and Pasture Development as well as the
milking process
.

The project is divided into different implementation phases as follows:
 
 
Phase 1: The Pre- Organization and Training Phase
 
-The initial stage where farmer members are selected and quali
fi
ed. Orientation
of the program is conducted and initial set-up is prepared like By-laws and
organizational requirements, guidelines and parameters are established and discussed.
 
- Registration of the people's group
 
- Training on:
 
a. Organizational Management
 
b. Financial Management
 
c. Carabao Care and Management
 
d. Fodder Crops Propagation
 
e. Development of Pasture
 
 
Phase 2: The Fodder Development Phas
e

- The farmer members are trained and supervised in the propagation of fodder crops
and other plants for carabao feed
s

- The farmer members at this stage have the pasture ready and fodder crops in place
in preparation of the arrival of the milking carabao.

Phase 3: The Infrastructure Phase
 
- The building of the barn, water system and other related structure like fencing of
 
the Area where the carabao will be placed and raised. This can overlap with Phase
2

depending on the duration needed for construction
.

Phase 4: The Procurement Phase
 
- The purchase and transfer of pregnant Milking Carabao to the designated prepared

barn

-The purchase of other equipment needed for milking and transport of milk, milk test
kits and other materials neede
d

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Figure 81 Community Napier Grass Nurser
y

 
Phase 5: The Production Operation Phas
e

The Carabaos are producing milk and milk are sold. Administrative staff takes care of
accounting, milk production record and records of cash
fl
ow, record of fodder crops
contributed by each member. Members build up their capital by selling fodder crops
to the group, rendering work at the barn and share from dividends.
Phase 6: The Expansion Phase

- The members who have enough capital input will purchase their own
pregnant Carabaos and start their home base operation,
 
- The group will slowly phase out raising milking carabaos in the barn, instead will
raise calves for replacement of the member owned carabaos when needed. This will
ensure continuous operation of each member by buying the members' calves - caring
and raising them so members will concentrate on taking care of the lactating carabao
only and the milking operation.
 
- The group might expand to other related livelihood opportunities.
 
ESTIMATED COS
T

Trainings and Capability Building Cos
t
Php 75,00
0

Pasture Development Cos
t
Php 70,00
0

Carabao (Murrah Milking Variety – 7 heads) Cos
t
Php 270,00
0

Carabao Shed Cos
t
Php 100,00
0

Milking Equipmen
t
(1 Unit
)
Php 55,00
0

Milking Can
s
(2 units
)
Php 15,00
0

Initial Capital to Purchase Mil
k
Php 100,00
0

Administrative Cos
t
Php 35,00
0

Cost of Animal Feed Php 35,00
0

TOTAL
:
Php 720,000.0
0

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Napier grass from the farm - patchong
2

Dairy Buffalo Module-

http://www.pcc.gov.ph/dairy-buffalo-modules/

As PCC has limited female buffaloes at the moment, this service/program is available to qualified
farmer-cooperative members, families who are already into dairying activity, and company/
corporation/cooperative/individual entrepreneurs capable of operating a semi-commercial/commercial
farms on a “first-come-first serve” basis and subject still to the availability of the animals.

Brief Description

The dairy buffalo module is a facility whereby PCC entrusts purebred dairy buffaloes to qualified
farmer-trustees, families, company, corporation, cooperative or individual entrepreneurs capable of
operating a dairy farm business. The entrustment follows either a Modified “Paiwi” scheme or Dairy
Buffalo Multiplier Farm (DBMF) scheme wherein the trustee is expected to take care of the animal,
maintain animal and production records, provide necessary inputs and other obligations stipulated in
the Modified “Paiwi” contract or DBMF contract; and continuously engage in dairy business following
approved practices and technologies provided by PCC.

Service Standard
 
If animals are available and when all the requirements are met (and under normal circumstances), the
animals will be awarded within 33 days from the date of receipt of request.

B.1. Modified “Paiwi” or Trusteeship scheme: The farmer-trustee takes ownership of the original
animal on the condition that he/she fully commits to the provisions stipulated in the contract. All calves
of the original animal will be co-owned by PCC and the farmer-trustee on a 50:50 scheme. Farmer
trustee may opt to buy the PCC’s share in each calf or the other way around.

Dairy buffalo module under the modified “paiwi” or trusteeship scheme can be availed of in two ways:
(B.1.1.) Cooperative Dairy Module, and (B.1.2.) Family Dairy Module

B.1.1. Cooperative Dairy Module

• 1.1 As follows are the initial requirements to avail of the breeding stocks, which shall be
accomplished by the Cooperative:

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o 1.1.1 Letter or resolution requesting for 25 head buffalo dairy module addressed to
PCC Executive Director

o 1.1.2 Master list of the Cooperative Members

o 1.1.3 List of members endorsed by the Officers of the Cooperative/ Association to
avail of the dairy buffalo module

o 1.1.4 Certificate of being a legal entity (CDA/DOLE/SEC registration)

o 1.1.5 Certificate of Good Standing (if registered with the CDA)

o 1.1.6 Accomplishment Report, preferably for the last two (2) years

o 1.1.7 Current inventory of carabaos in the area where the association or cooperative
is operating

o 1.1.8 List of schools and student population

o 1.1.9 History of the Barangay where the Cooperative is located

o 1.1.10 Socio-economic profile of the community/town

• 1.2 After complying with the requirements, the following activities shall be conducted to
determine if the association or cooperative and its members are qualified to be awarded of the
trusteeship:

o 1.2.1 Schedule visit to association/cooperative for ocular inspection, field visit and
validation of identity

o 1.2.2 Orientation meeting with the Officers and Members

o 1.2.3 Social Preparation Training (SPT): Issuance of Training Certificate by the SPT
Team

o 1.2.4 Technical Training: Issuance of Training Certificate by the Technical Training
Team

o 1.2.5 Evaluation of the farmer-trustee, i.e., readiness to receive animals prior to
release of buffaloes in terms of the guarantee fund, animal shed, forage resource,
source of clean water

▪ 1.2.5.1 Photocopy (certified true copy) of the Guarantee Fund Bank Deposit

▪ 1.2.5.2 Total amount of the Guarantee Fund

▪ 1.2.5.3 Photocopy (certified true copy) of the resolution regarding
Guarantee Fund between the Cooperative and the PCC Representative

▪ 1.2.5.4 Availability of animal shed

▪ 1.2.5.5 Availability of forage production area/forage resource

▪ 1.2.5.6 Availability of clean and safe source of drinking water

▪ 1.2.5.7 Availability of electricity in the area

• 1.3 If the two abovementioned processes (1.1 and 1.2) are complied, the farmer-trustee is
declared by the PCC Evaluation Team eligible for the trusteeship and the association or
cooperative ready for entrustment of the breeding animals under the Modified “Paiwi”
scheme. Then, schedule of animal release to the association or cooperative shall be set
provided the following documents are duly accomplished:

o 1.3.1 Signed MOA with the Cooperative, LGU and PCC

o 1.3.2 Signed Modified Paiwi Contract with the Farmer-Trustee, Cooperative and the
PCC

o 1.3.3 Issuance of individual animal record

• 1.4 Monitoring and Evaluation (shall be done as part of the evaluation and post-evaluation
processes)

B.1.2. Family Dairy Module Qualified family or families may avail of five (5) to ten (10) head dairy
buffaloes in case they are already into dairying activity using crossbred or native carabaos for around
five years or more. This is prioritized in areas with at least 100 breedable animals and where a dairy
cooperative does not exist yet. Moreover, these trustee families have to agree first to later organize
themselves into a dairy association or cooperative. The implementing guidelines follow the
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Cooperative Dairy Module with the exclusion of the requirements, which are exclusively to be
accomplished by a dairy cooperative.

B.2. Dairy Buffalo Multiplier Farm (DBMF) Scheme:

Farm owners/corporation/company/cooperative that are capable of operating and would like to engage
in a semi-commercial/commercial dairy buffalo farm business may avail of 20 (riverine-type) heifers or
more. A 30-day period from the date of receipt of the animals shall be observed under this scheme.
Ownership of the original animals will be transferred to the DBMF operator after it has been fully paid
according to the contract. The PCC has the first option to buy succeeding calves produced by the
original stocks and the decision will be made on or before the calf reaches 12th month of age.

Qualification requirements of applicant as a Dairy Buffalo Multiplier Farm (DBMF)

1. Proponent Farm must have a recent Business Permit/Mayor’s Permit

2. Proponent must secure Barangay Clearance in the community

3. Proponent must have a co-maker such as legal wife, parents, and children with age of not less
than 18 years old

4. Proponent must have a dairy production and management capability and willing to be trained
on technical aspect of the scheme

5. Proponent must have a titled/long-term leased land with prepared and developed pasture area
or otherwise an evidence of source of forage/soilage

6. Proponent should have the means to provide for feed and mineral supplementation

7. Proponent must have available production facility (animal shed,milking parlor, feed storage,
animal treatment and isolation areas) and equipment

8. Proponent must have the capacity to provide ad libitum supply of potable water

9. Proponent must be able to shoulder the transport cost of the animals from PCC to the DBMF

10. Proponent must be subjected to the evaluation of the PCC Team

Process Flow of the Release of Breeding Stocks (Dairy Buffalo Multiplier Farm)

STEPS REQUIREMENTS
RESPONSIBLE OFFICE/
PERSON
PROCES
SING

TIME

(No. of Days)
1. Request for
dairy module
Formal request (letter or
resolution) addressed to the
Executive Director
Requesting party/farmer-
cooperative

Peoples Orginization
As it comes
2. Reply to formal
 
request
Requesting party’s mailing
address and contact numbers
Office of the Executive
Director
1.5
3. Assess request
and
 
requesting party
Instruction from the Executive
Director CDA/DOLE
Registration Certificate of
Good Standing (CDA),
 
Accomplishment reports,
 
List of members,
 
Audited Financial Statement,
 
Current inventory of carabaos
Certified photocopy of
certificate of registration of
the farm,
 
Business Permit,
 
Barangay Clearance (DBMF)
Executive Director,
 
Executive Director
Coordinator, Animal
Movement Coordinator,GIP
Concerned Coordinators
(CBED, NIZ)
1
4. Check animal
availability and its
performance
Appropriate reports from GIP Coordinator, Animal
Movement
0.5
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