Organic Farm : Surin , Looking for volunteer who want to Surin Countryside Explorer. North East Thailand

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    The Organic rice farm in Surin province Thailand our farm produce a variety of thai rice for example Red, Black and White of Jasmine Rice, Purple Rice of Rice Berry, Brown Rice, Soft Green of Surin Tamarine Flower Rice... we also do Farm Stay.
    The new project in the farm is " The Story of Surin Traditional Rice Wine" Making Authentic Thai Traditional Rice Wine

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Farmstay help
    Help around the house
    Charity Work
    Language practice
    Art Projects
    Teaching
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We live in Simple Thai country Side , Surin Province not much Tourist, we can exchange some Organic Idea, learn how to cook simple country side food for example visit local market , buy some ingledient and cook together, and sometime you have to show me how to cook your own food , making Traditional rice wine is the part of job in the farm also.

  • Help

    Help

    We have some jobs all year,
    After harvesting or dry season Jan - May ( 5 Months) for example jobs We have to plant the legumes, when we have free time we have to prepare some of the traditional compost and Watering some trees , Mar-Jun is very dry, some time is very hot and humid.

    Seeding season Jun-Jul ( 2 Months) for example jobs Preparing the soil for seeding, preparing the rice seed for sseding

    Planting and green season Aug-Oct (3 months) for example jobs some type of rice we need to plant. Do some rice nursery until it ready to plant. Preparing the soil when it is wet and make it ready to plant get some rice from the nursery and then plant it by hand. (in thai way) "It hard job but it great !" sometime we have to cut and pull the grass in the rice field and checking insects and water level .

    Harvesting season Nov-Dec (2 months) for example jobs Some types of rice we need to harvest by machine , we need you help to dry it when it ready put it in the sack and store it. Some types of rice we need to harvest it by hand , correct it and thresh it by hand in thai way ( It hard job ) When it ready put it in the sack and store it.This is all our jobs for whole year


    We have new product " Traditional Rice wine" helping staff to prepare some Rice wine ingredient

    Some time we have to do clay brick , planting organic vegetable, prepare rice for the rice packaging, doing some garden.

    These are all jobs we would like to tell. My farm is new farm and have many thing to do so it is hardwork.

    we are not work at the same job every day , some day it not thing to do is your free time to go along the country side

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Accommodation : Stay at the Farm Stay Room included Bed, Fan , Mosuito net , and share toilet.
    Food : Food are prepared all together Most is Thai Food and Thai country side food, if you want to have your own country food you have to provide for your self.

    For the workawayer we provide free food, free accommodation and visiting interesting pleces around the farm.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Many interesting places around the Farm For example Elephant Village, Silk Village, Pot Village, Kayaking, local market, Muay Thai boxing camp, Ancient Khmer Temple, Traditional making boat Village and you can go along the country side via farm Motor bike.

    We share border to Cambodia. if you want to Visit the Angkor Wat in Cambodia just get the bus from Surin town to Angkorwat it take around 270 Km. around 3 hours . show your passport at Surin border pass.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 859479114261

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