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David I used to read "The One-Straw Revolution" and a few other books written by Masanobu Fukuoka back in university time. I was impressed by his philosophy and dreamed that one day will have a chance to actually put ideas into actions. However, I grew up in urban areas and my family have ...

It is very dry in Petchaburi and Prajuab Kirikhan provinces.

When the soil was moist, weeds grew like crazy. I had plenty of resource for my compost pile.

Look at how these swales catch runoff water in the begining and late rainy season in Petchaburi.

We tried to plant cover crop and some pioneer plants such as banana.

Look at quality of soil that we dug up.

This is the swale in my garden a couple of years ago.

These are typical green snakes that I always find in my garden.

I also found some snake in the garage.

Another type of chair made from tire

Here is what people in Central Thailand called "watercress" but it actually is a plant in Amaranthaceae family. This plant is similar to "joyweed". watercress1.jpg Whereas the watercress in Yala province is in Brassicaceae family. This one is similar to Nasturtium officinale that...

Watercress that is popular in central Thailand is different from what u have in UK. The watercress that u want is planted in Yala province in Southern Thailand. This kind of watercress is called "Pak Nam" in Thai Language. You can definitely grow watercress in Central Thailand.

I have 18 rai weekend homestead in Kaeng Krachan. I am not sure whether my homestead can be called "permaculture project". Nevertheless, I implemented several permaculture elements such as swale, diversion swale, french drain and banana circle. I share this information in Thai Language on ...