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Observations on the past year and speculations for the future

By Les on 1 June 2010

Although we are halfway through the calendar year, for plants it is the start of a new year as the wet season slowly brings its life giving rain. read more

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Basket Feb. 11. 2010 – Organizing the veggie system

Basket Feb. 11. 2010 – Organizing the veggie system

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

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Duck tractors, instant gardens and fun on the farm — farmshop number 1

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

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Organic Farmshop Photo Gallery - 30 JAN 2010

Organic Farmshop Photo Gallery – 30 JAN 2010

By Jeff on 30 January 2010

What do you get when you cross a dozen Kachin environmentalists, a group of northern Thai neighbors and a handful of whacky green people on the farm – a great day of knowledge sharing and food planting! read more

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Soil, climate and profitable farming

Soil, climate and profitable farming

By Les on 21 January 2010

“The Nation that destroys its soil, destroys itself,” Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937.

The converse is also true; by building soil a nation can build itself. People such as national champion farmer Ms. Pratum Suriya who we visited today are nation builders and vital to the future of this or any other country. (She is known as Kru Pratum, or “Teacher Pratum.”)… read more

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