Prapai Thongchern also known as P. Yoi is a 50 years old single woman pioneer in natural living. She has a long experience in natural color textiles and starting local green markets in the province of Phatthalung (South Thailand) that have become really successful. She has restored a family land covering an area of 4 rai (1.6 acre), which used to be a peat swamp field with sago palm dense forest, and turned it into a beautiful farm named “Suan Som Rom Na Phru”. This farm is used both as a learning space and to provide her with daily fresh food and environment. The place is ideal for recharging the life energy and finding an inspiration from the simplicity in nature.
İş Tanımı
Agriculture (seeds conservation, planting, potting, caring, collecting, weeding, watering, composting…)
- Handicrafts- P. Yoi is an expert in local culture and knows how to support the local wisdom and skills to be recognized. She is often invited to join local crafts, organize eco-tourism activities and herself practice many skills like dying clothes or basket weaving.
- Learning about food processing, cooking, Thai dishes, Thai desert.
- Activities with kids in the local small school.
- Thai cultures and Thai language learning.
Konaklama ve Yemek
- Volunteers will cook meals together with the host, suitable for vegetarians. (using wooden for cooing)
- Volunteers will stay in a small Thai style house, same area as the host house, mosquito nets, pillows, blankets and mattresses are provided.
Konum ve Serbest Zaman
Baan Suan Som Rom NaPru is situated in Khuan Khanun District, Phatthalung province South of Thailand, most of people are Buddhist
• The place is not far from the small town, where you can find all necessary things such as bank, hospital, market.
• The electricity is from solar cells, it is enough for the light and charging mobile phone, no refrigerator.
• Most of people in our area are either rubber farmer, oil palm farmer or working in the small shops in the town.
• The weather is the hottest in March-April, from May to September, there is regular rain (usually in afternoon) and from October to beginning January, this is the most raining season, with possibility of floods.
• Water supply, electricity and mobile internet is available in the house area
• Laundry: hand wash
• Patthalung city is the closest city, 40 km from our village: there is a market, banks with ATM and hospital
Notlar
Konuşulan Diller
English
En Yakın Terminal
Hat yai
Havaalanı
HDY
Konum
Ban Hua Pru T.Khuan Kanun, A. Khuan Kanun, Patthalung
