Pun Pun Organic Farm

 Pun Pun means a thousand varieties and was the name given to a seed saving farm in Northern Thailand. In my last post(see below), I talked about the cooking course we did at Pun Pun.The group of people living there are dedicated to saving seeds that are mainly indigenous to the area. Mud brick buildings dot the property and there's even 2 coffee shops, one where we had a latte with coconut milk! Sweet and Yummy! Inside both coffee shops, you will find earthen couches with soft mats and cushions, books and lots of interesting small handmade trinkets. It's all a bit rustic, but I loved it.

 

There were veggie patches scattered around the property, intermingled with banana and papaya trees.

 

This is the communal meeting room where we did yoga every morning and ate breakfast. They also hold communityplanning meetings here. The pic on the right is taken from inside, where the cat enjoyed the morning sun.

 

One of the coffee shops. The couch is made from mud!

 

Papaya and banana trees.

 

The other coffee shop, all made from mud bricks. And inside the shop, is a very cosy room for reading and chatting over a coconut milk latte.

 

This is the new restaurant half way through its construction. A group of 20 interns, learning about earthen building, took 6 weeks to complete the restaurant to this stage. Below are some pics of the mud bricks, made from red dirt from the property, rice husks and straw.

Some pics of earthen huts and homes at Pun Pun.