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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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Visit to Kru Pratum's Farm - 20 JAN 2010

Visit to Kru Pratum’s Farm – 20 JAN 2010

By Jeff on 22 January 2010

We recently spent half a day with Kru Pratum at her farm. Have a look at Les’s post about the trip or Tu’s Thai blog. Here are a few photos from the farm visit… 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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Paper Mulch Gardens

By Les on 7 December 2009

CSA baskets are being distributed. It would be good to improve the diversity of produce in them, so we need to get fast yielding annual vegetables in the ground straight away. One of the current issues facing small seedlings and vegetables on the Fair Earth Farm is the damage caused by ducks and chickens. For this reason the obvious place for an immediate start was the fenced area already… read more

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