By Jeff on 20 February 2010
The mornings in Chiang Mai lately have been wonderfully cool, but the searing heat of noon suggests that we’re heading toward the… read more
Posted in Latest | Tagged Ai Seud, annuals, basket, compost, gardening, sheet mulch, vegetables, weeds
By Jeff on 9 February 2010
“What’s a duck tractor?”
That was one of the many questions asked and answered at the first Fair Earth Farm community agriculture “farmshop,” supported by the US State Department. read more
Posted in Blog / บล็อค, Farmshops and Resources | Tagged agroforestry, Ai Seud, compost, dontan, ducks, gardening, herbicides, Mulch, organic, permaculture, sheet mulch, straw, vegetables, water hyacinth
By Jeff on 9 February 2010
The baskets are getting rather predictable, and we apologize. The food is good, but the baskets are not as interesting as they could be. This basket comes with a progress report. read more
Posted in Latest | Tagged agroforestry, Ai Seud, basket, dontan, network, new theory agriculture, organic, peanuts, vegetables
By Jeff on 8 February 2010
With Les at the helm, we had a great morning creating some new sheet mulch gardens with Mickey and his team at Children’s Organization of Southeast Asia. read more
Posted in Photos / รูปภาพ
By Les on 8 February 2010
It seems to me that Thailand is ideally situated to develop sustainable, productive and profitable natural farming. The soils and climate are favourable and there is abundant water, delivered through an extensive, well-maintained infrastructure. read more
Posted in Blog / บล็อค | Tagged agroforestry, biological, fertility, field day, new theory agriculture, organic, transition
By Dan on 5 February 2010
A short video from our community agriculture farmshop on the 30th of January… read more
Posted in Farmshops and Resources, Videos / วีดีโอ
By Les on 5 February 2010
Local farmers, environmentalists from Kachin State and some interested foreigners attended the latest Fair Earth Farm Farmshop, bringing the numbers to over thirty. In a friendly and informal setting we discussed the goals of Fair Earth Farm and some of the principles and techniques which are used there… read more
Posted in Blog / บล็อค, Farmshops and Resources | Tagged agriculture
By Alongkorn on 2 February 2010
First Fair Earth Farm community farming “farmshop”
เมื่อวันเสาร์ที่ผ่านมา (30 มกราคม 2552) ทาง Fair Earth Farm ได้จัดงาน Organic Farming Farmshop ขึ้นโดยมีทั้งเพื่อนบ้านชาวดอนตัน เพื่อนชาวคะฉิ่น และเพื่อนชาวอเมริกันมาร่วมงานด้วย ซึ่งเราคาดหวังว่านี่จะเป็นจุดเริ่มต้นที่ดีสำหรับการสร้างเครือข่าย CSA ให้เกิดขึ้นในอนาคตอันใกล้นี้…
The Fair Earth team organized a participatory “farmshop” January 30 with the help of friends from Burma’s Kachin State, neighboring Dorn Tarn village, and elsewhere. We learned about planting rice — and planted some — using innovative methods, and also created a few “instant veggie beds.” read more
Posted in Blog / บล็อค, Farmshops and Resources | Tagged activity, organic, ภาษาไทย
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