Sustainable Food in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Community agriculture, self sufficiency and fun!

– Learn more here about being involved in community supported agriculture (CSA) in Chiang Mai –

Fair Earth Farm is a small natural farm located in Mae Rim District, about 20 km north of downtown Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. We are an integrated farm full of wonderful people, plants and animals.

NEW: Our friends in the Kanlayanamit CSA are now taking new subscriptions. Please read.

We are trying to heal a degraded ecosystem by growing food, and it’s working! And we’re trying to help people reconnect with nature by reconnecting with food. Real food.

We can arrange farm visits, tours to other farms, consultations, workshops or retreats, all custom designed for your needs. Please contact us for more information, and explore this site, and see here for a Google Map to the place. And come by the farm for some front yard-grown organic rice, duck-egg omelets, papaya stew and cassava fritters — among many other delicious and healthy meals prepared from the dozens of  crops grown on a single acre!

One of our initiatives has been to help certified organic farmers of  the Mae Tha Cooperative to find subscribers for a community supported agriculture network. Five farming families are now directly connected with 30 Chiang Mai consumer families, delivering weekly boxes of healthy natural food. The CSA is now ready to accept new members. To learn more, contact us  here,  and read here to learn more about local natural food.

Another initiative, called Earth and Sky, has been to bring together guru farmers and their supporters from government, NGOs, media and consumers to talk about the struggles of small farmers and ways we can work together to help them survive and prosper.

THEMES

FOOD SOVEREIGNTY

FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, at the family or community level, is about your control over the food you eat. It's about having the best possible knowledge and influence about the way the food you eat is grown and handled. The most fundamental way to ensure food sovereignty is to grow your own food. The next level is to establish a close relationship with the people who grow your food. One system of doing so is called community supported agriculture, or CSA.

RESTORATIVE FARMING

RESTORATIVE FARMING -- Recovering degraded ecosystems by growing food. Farming is usually blamed for environmental degradation -- and for good reason. But it doesn't have to be like this. We can grow healthy food and heal the world at the same time.

SERVICES

FARM VISITS

FARM VISITS --Fair Earth Farm is only about 20 minutes north of Chiang Mai city, in Mae Rim District. If you feel like escaping the traffic and concrete, stop by for a visit. Meet the friendly geese, learn about chicken tractors and enjoy a meal of homegrown organic food.

FARMSHOPS

FARMSHOPS --We offer courses and hands-on activities for people who want to learn about sustainable farming and food.

COMMUNITY GATHERINGS

COMMUNITY GATHERINGS --We periodically organize events that bring together people around food, blending concerns about sustainability and a desire to have fun. These events include seasonal gatherings, like rice planting and harvesting parties, as well as "crop mobs" and other community service activities.

CONSULTING

CONSULTING --The members of our network have a broad range of skills in sustainable living, and we're ready to help. And if we can't do it, we can find someone who can.