Help welcome on our mushroom farm and non profit foundation in Loei, Thailand

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  Description

  We were a small family farm practicing sustainable living with the principle of garden to table (or farm to food). Now that our children are off to college, we have initiated our nonprofit organization. Our values are caring, creativity, consideration, and connection. We expect our guests to begin to reflect our values and to treat us as a family and to treat this community, the people of Thailand, and all beings of the earth. We believe that our guests have natural gifts and talents in their own way to contribute. For you, our home will be “Sabai Jai” which means – freedom of mind, a happy place.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  Farmstay help
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  Interests

  

  Books

  

  Self development

  

  Sustainability

  

  Farming

  

  Charity work

  

  Languages

  

  Gardening

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Nature

  

  Yoga / Wellness
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  What's this?
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  When you volunteer you’ll be making a lasting impact through:
  - Working with elderly folks from rubbish mountain to give them alternative jobs
  - Opening worldviews of the underprivilege children who their parents work as rubbish scavengers nearby. via games, language learning etc. When you share your time and experiences with these kids, our eyes and hearts are open to a new way of life so here volunteers and children can learn and grow together.
  - Most help will be on the weekend's activities with the people from the rubbish site, at our place and at the village's temple.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  If you like nature and, most important, MUSHROOMS, and want to live like a local surrounded by trees and ponds, this is the place for you. Me and my husband recently started mushroom farming. We hire paid a few local workers from the village but there is always nice to have extra helps and hands.
  Tasks for mushroom farms is routinely involve mushroom picking/cutting/sorting for the market.as well as mushroom caring such as cleaning mushroom houses, clearing old mushroom media/bags for compost making. In the near future we would like to start mushroom culture and mushroom related products.
  Around the house, we try to grow our own food as much as we can so gardening for vegetables and fruits is always on-going.
  
  Apart from mushroom farming, you can help us with some other activities related to the foundation which involve working with a community of rubbish scavengers nearly. The aim is to provide alternative jobs for elderly people who work at the rubbish sites and to give the children more opportunities to see different walks of life.
  In the past few months, we have been working on potting soil mix project from agricultural/organic waste (including mushroom). However, the progress of this project has been slow due to limited resources of labors and proper equipment to process waste materials. So your contribution will help this project moving forward.
  
  You will help about 3-4 hours per day,, 5 days/week. you can choose morning or afternoon (or split the hours as you prefer).

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Khmer: Fluent
  Lao: Fluent
  Thai: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  We speak Thai, Lao, Cambodian and English and love to learn more about others language and cultures.
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  Accommodation

  Accommodations:
  We have 4 rooms: 2 single bedroom in 2 bamboo huts and 2 queen size bedrooms in the wooden house. Both accommodations have a shared bathroom with warm shower and western flush toilet.
  Meals:
  In our place we mostly eat vegetarian food and always have some fruits from the garden. Feel free to pick fruits and vegetables from our garden, which you will be helping us to take care of.
  You will have your own little kitchenette, which you will share with other volunteers. If you need to buy your own grocery, there is a small shop nearby. Driving to the city market can be done together once a week. So you will be responsible for your own food and your own cooking.
  We do provide basic food such as rice and fruit. We encourage our volunteer to share, swop and shop with the locals.

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  What else ...

  Transportation to Loei Province:
  Loei is in the North East Thailand and the following is the approximation of distance from other major providences (in kilometers)
  
  - Bangkok to Loei - 560 km. You can get to Loei from BKK by plan and buses:
  *** By plane, flight depart from Don Muang airport, BKK-Loei airport. There are 2 flights/day operated by Air Asia at 9.55 am and 16.10 pm. It costs about 1200-3000 baht, depending on your booking agent.
  
  *** By buses, day and night buses leave from Morchit bus terminal 2. There are a few companies to choose from e.g. Air Muang Loei, Sun bus, Phukraduang Air. Bus fare is from 550-750 baht, takes 9-10 hours.
  
  - Chaingmai to Loei - 480 km. You can get to Loei from Chaingmai by bus, cost 570-600 baht, takes 9-10 hours
  
  -Udonthani to Loei - 180 km. You can get to Loei from Udonthani by bus, costs 110-120 baht, takes 3-4 hours
  -Khonkean to Loei- 260 km. You can get to Loei from Khonkean by bus, costs 150-160 baht, takes 4-5 hours
  
  If you want to come to Loei from Laos, you can depart from 2 cities:
  -Luangprabang (in Loas) to Loei - 400 kmi. You can get inter-country bus Lungprabang-Loei. The bus leaves daily from Luang Prabang at 8 am, cost about 700 baht.
  -Vientiane (in Loas) once you cross the border, you will get to Nong kai province in Thailand.. Nongkai is about 200 km from Loei. However, there is no direct bus from Nongkai to Loei, so you will have to to take Nongkai - Udonthani, and then Udonthani-Loei.
  
  Once you get to Loei, our farm is 15 from Loei central city and bus terminal and about 20 km from Loei airport. To get to our farm you can get:
  A taxi costs 300-350 baht to our place. GRAB taxi is cheaper about 200 baht
  A blue bus known as (Loei-Chaingkhan) bus and it costs about 20-40 baht one way.
  
  Near by:
  Local outdoor food markets. Yoga Studio, Local Restaurants.
  Chaingkhan local touristic District with great choices of food, accommodations and view of Mekong river
  At least, 4 National parks and Phuluang wild life sanctuary (Phusansai-Naheaw District, (Phurea-Phurea District ) , Phukradeng-Phukadeng District), (Phupaman- in Loei/Khonkean Area).
  Thai-Lao's cities e.g. Vientiane and Luang Prabang, Laos
  
  House Rules:
  To live in peace with each other and prevent misunderstandings, I’d like you to consider some simple rules:
  • LAUNDRY: you can wash your clothes by hands using a basket
  • CLEANING: keep your room and living spaces clean and organized
  • SUSTAINABILITY: please don’t waste water and electricity, e.g. turn off the tap while brushing your teeth and turn off the lights anytime you live a room, separate recyclable organic waste from other garbage
  • DRESSING: please dress properly according environment e.g. making compost in the temple
  • NO SMOKING, NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL
  • A nice smile is always a good idea :)

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  Help is needed only 3-4 hours per day so there will be lots of free time to fit your work schedule. You will need to have your own connection, you can buy a Thai sim with reliable internet (10-20$ per month).

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have space enough for 2 campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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