Programs and results
What we aim to solve
In today's day and age, we are losing significant amounts of cultural history in terms of Agriculture, heritage breeds are being seen less and less as "commercial" breeds are being put in place. Long-lost fertilizers are being replaced with glyphosate, chlorpyrifos, "triple 15" (a term for 15-15-15 fertilizer commonly found in Colombia), and atrazine. Because of some of these pesticides we are also seeing a rise in polluted waters, they also risk endangered species. By focusing on solving some of these issues together, we aim to provide education for regenerative systems to help the world be in a better place.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Build a library near the farm
There is already a school nearby the property where students walk/ride a horse 1 hour. Our goal is to create a "homestead/self sufficiency" library with tablets (with educational games), books, and courses. Here will also be a learning site for courses and more. .
Conserve Heritage breeds of livestock and poultry
The rich genetic legacy embodied in Heritage breeds is a key to the future of sustainable agriculture, but certain heritage breeds are now critically endangered. Breed numbers have changed drastically over the past 100 years, and their rich genetic diversity is disappearing rapidly. Global estimates are that 190 livestock breeds were lost forever in just the past 15 years, the FAO of the United nations estimates that 35% of livestock and 63% of poultry breeds could succumb to the same fate in the next few years.
Industrial breeds of poultry and swine outperform heritage breeds in high-input, standardized, confined settings, but industrial breeds cannot effectively thrive and produce in the low-input, locally adapted farm systems where heritage breeds shine.
Opportunities with heritage breeds:
Disease/pest/heat (climate) resistance, colours and textures, genetic makeups, draft purposes, different flavors (meat, milk, eggs), yields, growth rates, fertility, temperament, and more.
"Passage zones" for animals and plant species
We will strategically place zones of "do not disturb" only adding trails for safe passage of birds, mammals, bugs and more along the farm.
Wild animals face innumerable obstacles as they move across the landscape in search of food, mates and habitat.We need to make it easier for wildlife by protecting and creating corridors that connect islands of habitat. Corridors are not just used to connect wildlife populations. Other wildlife species use them to follow age-old migration routes. By creating trails of undisturbed wildlife, we can create a safe haven for some of these rare species and have a positive impact on the natural life around us.
Regenerative Cattle Grazing
Following techniques of Jaime Elizondo, Jan Bosma, Gearld Fry, Johann Zeitsmann, and more
we have created a 150 page cattle document outlining methods to grow organic matter, thus improving drought resistance, cattle stocking rate and overall fertility within the cattle. the 150 page "textbook" offers information on breeding with respect to glandular expression, characteristics of "good" cattle, criteria for selection, fertility, weight advice, adaptation to lands and the basics of Mendelian genetics. It also offers advice related to grazing in terms of pastures, posts, rotations, water, "reading" manure, supplements and more.
Currently it is on the first draft. Now we need a farm to practice these techniques to see what we keep for draft 2 when we start to share this document with a select group of cattlemen.
Educational music festival
We aim to launch a conscious music festival that combines learning with entertainment. Working with our contacts in Colombia and the US, including a top techno company in Medellin, a prominent music festival producer in New Hampshire, and renowned PDC teachers, we will offer homestead classes in the mornings focused on topics such as bio-construction, organic farming, permaculture, herbalism, mindfulness, and personal growth. In the evenings, attendees can enjoy performances by amazing musicians. Our festival will encourage attendees to reflect on their actions and make conscious choices. We also plan to record select performances, with proper permissions in place, and share them on YouTube.
Create our own Fertilizers and run tests
Using various methodologies described in Korean Natural farming, Bio-dynamics, cannabis forums, and organic handbooks we will test various fertilizers to see which work and on what plants.
The first Green Bee Pharms had excelled so much at this that we won 2nd place in the Vermont "headies" for hemp flower in a competition with over 15 of the top hemp growers.
To read more about some of the fertilizers we have lined up, Follow this link with over 40 fertilizers:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1h9Euq4sAgwMfK_Luyd8r7-HZKgbPMMrk
Create fertilizers by reading old books (part 2)
Read "old" books and magazines from pre-industrial times such as Market Growers Journal, Journals of chemistry and Pharmacy and more to find recipes forgotten to the past.
Connect with indigenous groups
It's important to foster cultural exchange and respect with indigenous communities. We prioritize preserving their traditional ways of life and honoring their unique anthropology, while also sharing knowledge and building connections.
Heirloom and Organic Seeds
On our website: (https://greenbeefarms.org/sources/) we have organized more than 90 different seed producers offering organic seeds.
Using organic seeds avoids the use of neonicotinoids (clothianidin,
imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam) laced seeds.
Neonics have grown in popularity for use on more than 140 species from lawns to cropland and are now the most widely used insecticides
Neonicotinoids are systemic insecticides that are absorbed by plants and spread throughout their tissues, making them toxic to insects that feed on them. It seeps into the soil and water and contaminates the food chain, harming many species of insects and pollinators. Neonics also harm birds, with just tiny doses causing lethargy and suppressing appetite. The chemical can impact the reproductive success of animals and even harm humans, as residues have been found in baby food and drinking water. Organic and heirloom seeds help to promote a healthier environment and protect the diversity of plant species.
Studying unconventional farm methods for insect populations
Companion planting, cover cropping, interplanting, hedgerow creation, and beetle banking can help save insects by providing them with habitat, food, and shelter while also increasing biodiversity on the farm, which in turn can lead to natural pest control, improved soil health, and greater resilience to climate change.
Companion planting involves planting certain crops together to repel pests or attract beneficial insects; cover cropping involves planting non-harvested crops to improve soil health and provide habitat for insects; interplanting involves mixing crops to create a diverse environment for insects; creating hedgerows provides habitat and food for insects; and beetle banking involves providing habitat for ground beetles, which prey on crop pests, to reduce the need for insecticides. These practices can help maintain healthy insect populations and reduce the need for harmful insecticides.
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We are looking at some of the big problems in today's agriculture and tackling them through a systemized approach. By growing heritage breeds, establishing proper education on site for the local farmers, PROPERLY rotating cattle, and creating safe zones for species to pass through the farm, we are looking to create a better future for all.
We have already established the ideas behind how we are going to do it, now we need funding in order to see the fruits of our labor grow.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
-Create a library,
-educate the local public on better animal rotations and heritage breeds, show how our methodologies help out against drought, bring to light some of our selected cattle feed and show the benefits of using these techniques.
-create a bigger "textbook" related to fertilizers, pesticides, animal feeds, "medicines",
-run a permaculture design course (PDC) on the farm with Naalum Permaculture
-bring Regenerativa.arq to teach the locals about construction with Guadua (bamboo) adobe (mud and straw) and local materials.
-Connect with a cafe in Medellin to also host workshops with scholarships for certain people.
-Create "safe zones" on the farm for animal passages and trails for people to walk through.
-bring some of these "teachers" to the states on a tour, and to certain farms.
-Establish a "meeting of the minds" where every 2 weeks we come together and talk about projects that can help humanity.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
-We currently work for other peoples farms, the goal plan is to purchase our own within due time to guarantee that the work we do stays. This means conservation plots, rotational plantings, and the education that we give the local farmers.
- One of the farms is Niko's uncles, where they manage anywhere from 200-400 head of cattle. The relationship between Niko and the current farmer is very well, considering he has been going to the farm for the past 5 years for extended periods of times.
-Our Green Bee google drive which has LOADS (5gb) worth of data relate to agriculture.
-Numerous papers written regarding soil tests, companion and cover plants, cattle grazing and more.
-2nd Place in the Vermont "Headies" for our Hemp flower when we ran over 4000 Hemp plants using organic systems.
-We have various connections all throughout the world including laboratory owners, Touring permaculture education specialists, Large scale fungiculturalists, Mycologists, DJ's (for spreading our message), Bioconstructors, and more
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
-We have built a 150-page document outlining better methodologies for raising beef cattle (including selection, fertility, hormonal gland function, disease&pest management, pasture basics, watering basics, how to lay your poles, how to read manure, supplements, and more)
-We have assembled over 50 pages worth of data on fertilizers
-We have successfully grown 4000 hemp plants (with only 2 "full-time employees" and about 5 part-time) using organic methods, placing second(out of 15+ of the best growers in Vermont) for our hemp flower in the Vermont "Headies"
-We have raised over 400 head of cattle
-a paper on Soil tests, writing a "how-to" and understanding mineral content in the soil.
-We have various connections all throughout the world including laboratory owners, Touring permaculture education specialists, Large scale fungiculturalists, Mycologists, DJ's (for spreading our message), Bioconstructors, and more
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Green Bee Farms Inc
Board of directorsas of 03/11/2023
President Niko Uman
GREEN BEE FARMS INC
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