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Our organic farm is located in Pua city, within Nan province, in Northern Thailand.
Currently, we are working on building more natural buildings on the farm, including bamboo huts and fences, and wooden houses.
We have two water buffalo on our farm, named Tony and Laura. You will be able to help me take them to the river every day to clean them, and so they can cool off from the hot sun.
We are a local family with a desire to preserve our simple, sustainable way of life so that we can give back to and protect mother earth.
You are welcome to join me in meditation and yoga every morning to prepare our minds and bodies for the day’s work.
Volunteers will work 4-5 hours per day, five days per week. You will have two full days off to explore the town of Pua and surrounding towns.
Responsibilities will vary according to what needs to be done on the farm each day. Our motto is “Learn by doing”, so don’t worry if you don’t have any of the skills listed below, as we are very happy to teach you practically task-by-task.
Tasks could include: chopping down trees and preparing the wood for building, carpentry through the building of wooden houses; building bamboo structures; building structures from nature; construction work such as laying cement, painting, and varnishing; preparing the land for farming; small tasks around the property like cleaning and maintenance; preparing and cleaning rooms for guests of the homestay; assisting me in my pizza restaurant some evenings when guests come for pizza (it’s a lot of fun and delicious!); assistance with the marketing of my farm and website development.
We also have a vegetable garden that will provide you with three organic and nutritious meals every day. Meals are northern Thai style and all vegetarian (pescatarian options available too), but most importantly they are delicious and made with love .
You will have a private Thai cabin to yourself and shared bathrooms. We believe in a simple way of life, and so you will have bedding and a mosquito net, with access to electricity in the common area of the farm.
During your free time, you will be able to enjoy the beauty of nature that surrounds our farm, which is on the edge of large mountains and valleys. We will also provide activities and adventures to local caves and waterfalls, as well as mountain trekking. If you would like, you can also learn cultural handcrafts such as weaving and natural cotton, as well as natural tie dying.
I wish to create a relaxing place that allows people from all over the world to take their time to experience life in harmony with nature.Types of help and learning opportunities
Art ProjectsLanguage practiceHelp with Eco ProjectsTeachingGardeningDIY and building projectsAnimal CareFarmstay helpCreating/ Cooking family mealsHelp around the houseHospitality/TourismHelp with Computers/ InternetUN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
In Pua, we are full of nature and local knowledges such as herbs, trekking skills, local food knowledge, local plants, handicrafts like weaving and natural dying cotton. Moreover there are some unique cultures from a hill-tribe nearby.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
No specific skills needed, just-
- Help we get the land ready for organic farming then grow vegetables and some fruits together
- Love the earth as much as we do
- Help with tasks needing attention at the time you visit
- You will have choices depending on your interests and skills
- Gardening, cooking, cleaning up, website improvements, etc
- Stay for a minimum of 7 dayLanguages spoken
English: Beginner
Accommodation
A private Thai Cabin and shared bathroom. For the food we can provide local northern vegetarian food 3 times per day.
What else ...
You can enjoy the beautiful sights and sounds of nature all around this rural farm on the edge of mountains and valleys that give you special sunrises and sunsets. You will partake in hiking, trekking, cave exploration, swimming next to a stream/waterfall, other local attractions and many places to learn about the local culture and history. There are also cultural handicrafts like weaving and natural cotton dying. We have an extra motorcycle and bicycle if you want to borrow them for local transportation. There is also local mini-buses to other areas and to Nan City Center not far from our farm.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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She stay at my farm around 3 weeks , her so nice person and help us a lot at my farm,Thank for everything,we hope to seeing you again,welcome all time when you come back to Thailand,
Enjoy everything in your life
See you soon at Japan brooo 😎😊
Have a Good luck,Please miss Daidib Daidee farm also na khrab Lu saaa
Bird and… read more
Thanks for everything help at my farm,Enjoy everything in your life .
I am very thankful for learning more about the thai culture and seeing this amazing nature in Pua..
Thank you!
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She stay at my farm around 3 weeks , her so nice person and help us a lot at my farm,Thank for everything,we hope to seeing you again,welcome all time when you come back to Thailand,
Enjoy everything in your life
See you soon at Japan brooo 😎😊
Have a Good luck,Please miss Daidib Daidee farm also na khrab Lu saaa
Bird and… read more
Thanks for everything help at my farm,Enjoy everything in your life .
I am very thankful for learning more about the thai culture and seeing this amazing nature in Pua..
Thank you!
If you come here, you'll be with Bird and his parents, all very kind and hardworking people that integrate you into farm/guesthouse work from the first moment. Even though I had to get used to long… read more
If there is a chance to come back to Thailand, visit us always. Want to see our farm as a home in Thailand. We and the family are always welcome
And if I have a chance, I'll go to you
Hope we meet again
This was my favourite workaway experience in Thailand. The cultural exchange was amazing. I was able to practice and learn Thai, and become a part of… read more
You're friendly , helpfull and easy going person. You help me a lot at my farm.
Thank you so much for everything
Hope to see you again 😊
Pua is beautiful place, and his farm is so peaceful. He has three… read more
You're friendly , helpfull and easy going person. You help me a lot
Thank you so much
Keep smiling
Bird
I stayed about two weeks in this workaway and its was a really cool experience, the location is really cool, there is no tourists at all but steel beautiful canyon and rice fields. the work was for me the construction of the farm, the toilets, and showers it was not hard work, and it was really interesting. The food was amazing… read more
The mornings are always gentle unique starts to the day, followed by work according to abilities.
I was helping collect wood & bamboo from the forest for building projects.… read more
Bird is so lovely - he really made us feel so welcome and is always eager to help and talk about the farm and the project. He has an excellent laugh!!!!
I helped build a clay oven, a stone wall, dig trenches for irrigating vegetable patches, plant seeds, watering trees/beds, look after the beautiful water… read more
The stay experience… read more
We stayed with Bird almost 10 days and our last day we made a trip to the mountains and to the waterfall. The work doesn´t need special skills… read more