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Hey everyone,
I´m Pon, currently living on the farm with my cat Aw & dog Hamnoi, some free-range chickens, turkey, geese and ducks.
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Our 30 acre eco project, the started in January 2017 with self-reliance, regenerative farming, and permaculture as its core principles. Here we host nature-based workshops, skill-sharing, and other learning events with the aim to integrate and benefit the local community. We hope you will be able to share you culture with locals so that they will gain new experience through your interactions.
Here at our land stewardship continues to evolve so things may change as needed, but we try to adhere to a schedule that allows you to connect with nature while balancing fun and responsibilities. The land you will be helping care for is beautiful and very natural, with native tree species interspersed with banana, papaya native herbs and vegetables, ponds, gardens, natural buildings, and trails to explore.
The project urgently needs help with the following:
* Earthen building restoration (previous experience with cob or adobe building is a plus)
* Organize and establishing seed saving program
* Social media and website updates
Accommodations:
We have several earthen building dorm rooms, bathroom and showers, stable Wi-Fi and a center house for playing music, reading, yoga, meditation, etc.
Food:
We will include 3 meals provided per week that we will plan together so that you can experience traditional Thai cooking. For all other meals, volunteers will have access to a full kitchen and time will be allowed in the schedule for cooking. We will also provide at least one trip per week to the local market where you can find local produce and support the Thai community. However, we encourage volunteers to prepare meals harvested from the garden as a part of connecting with the land.
Work:
* At least 5 hours/day with a break for lunch and siesta M-F
* You may be tasked with a special project as noted above where we need specific help
* Furthermore, we ask volunteers to help take part in the daily farm chores that will help you connect with the natural environment while you are here
Fun:
We will laugh a lot together, share our cultures whether it’s through playing music ( I have keyboard, drums, flute, or guitar for you to play), cooking, sound healing, meditation, board games, or good conversation. I have an international background and look forward to hearing and learning about you own culture. We also have bikes for you to explore the area and highly recommend you plan a trip to visit the famous world heritage site Khaoyai National Park.
Important Note:
We are a nature-first community, so we are not so good at using social media or technology. As such we may not respond immediately to your requests/messages, but we will try to get back to you as soon as we can. Your patience with us as we navigate the online world is much appreciated.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
"Muscle work":
Organic farming, recycling, harvesting resources to use on the farm, filling trees and demolishing & constructing buildings and structures, how to use tools, safety while performing tasks, language and caring for animals.
"Household work":
Various kinds of cooking, including non-vegetarian, vegetarian, raw food, harvesting and using local resources & language.
"Brain work":
Project brain storming and idea testing. People with the right skills will have opportunities in this field.
"Language":
If you stay for a while, you will have the option of learning Thai with us more deeply.
You may find yourself surrounded with students from our local school Neighbour, who also raise self-efficiency and Eco project and Nature trial with their students.
Any kind of your skills are perfectly suited for this adventure! :)
Help
As we have lots of buildings, a huge lot, some animals and lots of plants, the tasks are very various and change throughout the year. Also we will always adapt the work due to your skills & interests :)
1) Farming:
- Getting fields prepared for producing vegetables and fruits, here you will learn about permaculture and preserving nutritious & soil biology.
- Maintaining the gardens, here you will learn our unique land stewardship & pathways beyond sustainable.
- Animals & pets hospitality, our chicken, geese, turkeys and ducks need care & love. Also, my cat & dog love to be cuddled a lot :)
2) Demolition, construction & renovation (Mud houses):
- Repairing parts of buildings, fixing and getting all functions up and running.
- Setting up new areas and structures
3) Thai cooking:
We encourage fresh meals with our own vegetables, fruits and eggs. So you can learn about my Thai cooking style, but also feel free to introduce your local cuisine to me!
4) Forestry:
Bushes and trees always have taken over, so there is always jobs to clear fields and farm roads, fill trees, clear bushes, produce firewood, work with wood chipper and harvest timbers for building goods things & farming.
5) Social media & website:
Our social media & website need updates all the time to share our activities with everyone.
Website upgrades to provide online learning opportunities, interactive site maps, product support, networking and more. We also have different equipment for filming in high quality.
7) Travelling & sharing
Travel to our rural and regional communities to share stories, document solutions, source local products, create new "how to" videos and connect with practitioners in our region.
8) Any other good ideas? :)
We´re open to your knowledge to push this project forward!
Languages
Languages spoken
Thai: Fluent
English: Intermediate
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I speak English and Thai fluently and I´m always currently learning . I´m always happy to share and improve with others :)
Accommodation
We have seven bedrooms in two buildings made of Mud and wood,
3 of them work so well for hosting AirB&B community:)
2 of them set for dormitory
each room has two beds, mattresses, linen, light and mosquito nets.
(2 more of them need to fixed)
The common area has a kitchen with every tool you need, refrigerator, small oven & drinking water, which you can use.
Next to it is a big open living room with a second floor to relax & look over the lot.
Bathrooms and showers are in the building next to it.
There is also the possibility of camping out in a tent or caravan parking.
Take what suits you best :)
What else ...
The project is located next to the world heritage "Khao Yai national park", which has plenty of opportunities for you to explore, hike and swim all year round!
I also Tree climbing Expert type and can share you this part of my experiences!
We have a scooter and bicycles to use to explore the area, as public transport is not frequent.
Thai people also love to take hitch-hikers :)
Pakchong city is the gate to the northeast of Thailand, the downtown street is a night market as well as a centre of transportation, including the railway station, and buses of all kinds to go everywhere until Cambodia.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
There is Wifi in the common areas. Everywhere else on the lot is a good 4G signal :)
Space for parking camper vans
As it´s a huge lot, there is plenty of space!
Can possibly accept pets
I have one cat and dog, plus some chicken, turkeys, geese and ducks. So feel free to bring your pets :)
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (12)
Sarah came by projects of creating our new Nature trails for kids, building second floor beds in our dormitory mud… read more
He always cooked three times a day authentic Thai cuisine and gave us a lot of knowledge about permaculture and the Thai culture.
We would always come back to the project :)
It was a pleasure having you at my farm!
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Sarah came by projects of creating our new Nature trails for kids, building second floor beds in our dormitory mud… read more
He always cooked three times a day authentic Thai cuisine and gave us a lot of knowledge about permaculture and the Thai culture.
We would always come back to the project :)
It was a pleasure having you at my farm!
The main place is very nice with a spacious kitchen where you can cook local… read more
It was awesome, not only for the place but for the people and the qoule their, pon is the jedi of permaculture and he is very good to share the force .
It' s very quiet place in the middle of the forrest but close of shop for little thing you can need and 15 min from pakchong ( hitchhiking… read more
As we where only a short time, we helped out with smal and concret needs of the project. We lived the experience more like a daily life in a comunity as just a work exchange.
Pon mad us feel like home and parte of this place. The room was cossy and the… read more
