Composting toilets use aerobic, meaning oxygen loving, microbes to decompose waste into clean water and scentless carbon dioxide gas. Stink arises when microbes are deprived of oxygen and begin to produce methane, ammonia and rotten egg smelling gasses. The clivus multrum design facilitates oxygen rich conditions by draining away liquids. […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
24 posts
Jeff Melrose presented on the mapping protocols being used to collect and identify all agriculture in the islands of Hawai’i. Download the audio recording.
Lehua blew petroleum farming away with edible natural farming methods. 13 week trial shows NF can outperform expensive (environmental and economical) alternatives. she started as a skeptic, but persisted, and even convinced the teacher of the merits we all know and love. living soil. living people. loving life. long live […]
No smell, no flies, no cleaning, no problems pig pens, a.k.a. Inoculated Deep Litter Systems, were the topic of the May 2015 Natural Farming Hawai’i meeting and potluck. For over 5 years over a dozen operations have proven why this is the NRCS best practice for swine waste management plans, […]
This lesson was presented as in “Intro to Natural Farming” to an audience of experienced petroleum based farmers. It is an overview of the solutions natural farmers use as tools to assist plant and microbial growth. The later part the talk briefly goes into soil biology theory highlighting how crops we […]
Oriental Herbal Nutrient recipe, which consists of tincturing garlic, ginger, licorice, cinnamon and angelica, was covered at the April 2015 Natural Farming Hawai’i meeting. These 5 traditional healing herbs have been effective medicine for countless generations. Learn how to integrate and apply this recipe and other medicinal tinctures in your natural […]
Clean water, clean air, healthy food, it all starts with robust life cycling nutrients in functioning subsoil systems. Indigenous Micro Organisms are the original life that has been working for countless generations to purify our Earth’s surface, and they can do it again, in record speed with our help. Indigenous […]
Zach Mermel sharing his knowledge of edible and medicinal mushroom cultivation. March 2015 Natural Farming Hawai’i Monthly Potluck
with founder of MolokAINAtural Farming Making Fermented Plant Juice at Hui Ho’olana Lomiing in 1/3 the brown cane sugar by weight pressing out the air and packing material tightly til 2/3 full. honohono, avocado flowers, chard. artie’s camp
KNF Police are some of the toughest microbes around. They can live with or without oxygen, they persist at nearly boiling, and they multiply faster at room temperature than almost any other microbe. They are commonly called Lactic Acid Bacteria or Lacto Bacillus. Scientifically they are defined as a broad […]
Natural Farmers met on January 13th 2015 in Hilo. 1. Announcements, Questions & Testimonials (Audio) 2. Natural Farming 2014 Progress Report (Audio, Slides) 3. Plant Nutritive Solution (Audio, Slides) Whole Meeting Audio Recording