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Hello! My name is Kwan. I left my job in 2011 to became a farmer in order to pursue answers for my life long questions - why are farmers so poor and does natural farming really work?
I began all this by taking over a 12 acre orchard farm in 2011 and converting it into an organic one. Doing agriculture ecology allowed me to discover that farming is not only about growing plants and maintaining forests without pesticides and chemical fertilizers, but also about enhancing the life of communities nearby. However, to make it become a real agro-ecology farm, there is still a lot to do. We have an ambition to make this project as eco-friendly as possible and, hopefully, it will become a learning center for people who want to live a sustainable/self reliant life.
On this farm we grow trees to become material for many things: tools, kayaks, jewelry, furniture, art, whatever you can imagine. It is my dream to create a boat building school where local kids can learn how to use local resources for better work opportunities. They can make money through more meaningful projects while promoting eco tourism, sustainable production/consumption, and self reliance.Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
KunstprojekteHilfe bei ÖkoprojektenGartenarbeitenHeimwerker- und BauarbeitenMithilfe auf einem BauernhofHausarbeitenHandwerkliche ArbeitenUNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
Natural farming/ecological farming:
- Workawayers will learn how to farm in a natural way.
- Participants will see by themselves whether natural farming is the solution to the present day agriculture or not.
- Participants will be able to apply the farming practice to their own project.
Authentic cultural experience:
- By living/working in a farm that is operated by the local people in a non-touristic area, workawayers will exposed themselves to a genuine local experience.
- There are not many hosts on the east of Thailand that open their houses for volunteers. So, your experience will be unique.
Site visits:
- We are taking our volunteers to places in the province once a week. Although our location is not located in a touristy area, there are plenty of beautiful sites in the province to visit such as waterfalls, mountains, and beaches.Arbeit
- Planting a food forest
- Weeding, mulching, and pruning
- Planting a kitchen garden
- Watering
- Making compost
- Building furniture for the house
- Help with daily routine (cooking/cleaning)Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Thai: FließendUnterkunft
We have two rooms, one with a bunk bed that can host 2 volunteers. So, please expect that you might have to share a room with another volunteer. There is a modern toilet and shower room. However, there is no hot shower provided.
Food will be provided 3 meal a day. I have stop eating dinner for a while, but I will provide some ingredients for you to make your own meal.
There is no Wifi provided in the house. However, there is a mobile coverage in the area; therefore, volunteer can go online via personal internet sim card.Was noch ...
It doesn't matter if you have a previous experience in a farm. We are interested in what you are willing to do more than where you have been or what you have done. In fact, I enjoy working with newbies way more than I-know-it-all type of people.
We are more than happy to answer questions from people who have genuine interests in our project. To show that you are truly interested to join us and have fully read our profile, please put the phase "No WiFi Provided" in your first sentence when writing an email to us.
I enjoy listening to silence. If you need to listen to loud music all the time, headphones are strongly advised.
We also take our volunteers to visit local sites at least once a week. Those places could be waterfall, beaches, local markets, etc. which depends mainly on the weather.
Note: Smoking is prohibited anywhere everywhere on the entire property.Etwas mehr Information
Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
mehr als zwei
Arbeitszeiten
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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The experience was interesting, especially when Xiaoyao just realized that she got pregnant before coming to the farm 😅. Also, Han Han did not speak much English. However, things went really well.
Xiaoyao spoke really good… read more
It is amazing to spend our first time workaway at Kwan's farm. Everything was new to us. We learnt lots of stuff from Kwan about eco-friendly… read more
Maddie was one of the strongest… read more
Throughout my stay, Kwan’s exceptional thoughtfulness was a standout and manifested in the way he looks after his farm and his guests. Over the two weeks I spent on the farm, Kwan made a concerted effort to… read more
We did a lot of different… read more
Farming is not easy, but I never felt more satisfied like here after a good working day. I never sweat so much, under the rain, under the sun, in the middle of many mosquitoes and yet, I couldn’t… read more
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The recommondation is very surprising to me, because in the beginning I worked at the farm for one week and when I ask if I could extend for another he said yes without hasitating...
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On the one hand the project Kwan is trying to create and his ideas about… read more
We had awkward weeks working with… read more
Kwan is a great guy who knows everything about farming, deeply cares about nature and support the community in any way he can. I learned about farmlife, sustainability and Thai culture.
When I arrived the place looked… read more
Logan has help me with harvesting, preserving food, packing fruits, planting and growing community herb garden. Logan had some existing experience in making jam, which was very helpful.
It was easy to… read more
In short, Emily works hard and eat very little, so, I guess, this is all you need to know ..yee….ahhh 🤣
Emily is a strong and tough young woman who can do any hard farm works under the hot sun or a heavy… read more
Within a week Becca was no longer a volunteer, but a family member. Becca was part of everything on a farm - working, cooking, cleaning, organizing things and taking care/educating our… read more
Emil and Elvira were quite young, but very mature and have good self disciplines. I felt comfortable letting them do most farming tasks on the own, so that I can focus more on… read more
Me and my girlfriend stayed here for 14 days and we enjoyed both the work and our activities in the free-time. Mostly we were building bamboo fence and taking care of the garden/farm, while he was focusing on his carpentry. If you are… read more
His hospitality made us feel at home.
We worked the wood and the ground in the middle the jungle.
Kwan is an open-minded host who appreciated the exchange and also the calm of the nature (so we are).
He shared his skills and knowledge with us and we discovered his Thai everyday life. We shared his work, his… read more
Théo and Alison were quite young, but there were very mature and organize. I felt… read more
Longer version: Marco was volunteering with us for about 2 weeks. He was really here to help, to learn and to share his expertise. Marco was a very helpful person and gave us many helps without asking. He automatically took a mentor role when the new volunteers arrived and… read more
Thor and Janani were here to help and to learn. We had great discussions on how/why do things work and doesn’t. We have accomplished so many… read more
We came with the purpose of learning more about organic farming, and Kwan was more than happy about teaching us all he knew. His lessons combined with actually building the rest beds for the vegetable garden, was a good combination of theory and… read more
He was enthusiastic, passionate, trusting, and patient. I learnt permaculture techniques, methods and reasons why things are done certain ways, identification of fruits, plants, and crops.
I shared my time at his beautiful home with his mother- an angel on a… read more
He is also very humble and willing to learn. Our family really… read more
As I told to you guys I had an amazing experience in the Farm.
Working on a Farm was something completely new for me and I couldn't imagine what I was found there and also if I will able to do the job that you were expacting from my Side.
For my happiness I was very happy that I could do what were needing in the Farm and also help… read more
Farming was a new thing to her; however, she proposed to organize my very messy kitchen… read more
They left earlier than plan due to the Covid pandemic. However, they were kind enough to offered extra hours of work.
Room and house were clean during their… read more
The very best things I liked about her were
- flexibly. Sometimes we worked at night to get things done.
- Tidiness. Angélique always put… read more
It was a pleasure working with Joyce. She is a reliable and trustable person. I could asked ask her to look after my… read more
Kwan is also very friendly and likes to tell jokes!
I recommand this workaway experience without any doubt!
It was my pleasure to have Chloé in our farm… read more
Kwan is well organized. He told us the specific tasks for our stay in advance and gave us a… read more
I also like the fact that Lissa and Marcus can adapt to the taste of spicy Thai food. This make my life so much easier when taking them… read more
They both respected the… read more