Our rural properties are within walking distance of the meandering Mae Kok river.


We're also not far from Burma. Pictured is a vendor at locals' market at Burmese  border town of Tachilek


girl up on a crag with ropes and climbing gear. 


from the organic garden


early times at our thornless blackberry patch.

 We have secured four very attractive rural parcels in northernmost Thailand - not far from the tourist town of Chiang Rai.  At any given time, there are projects.  Two of the parcels are off the electric grid, so alternative energy (mostly solar) needs to be installed and maintained.  One of those is a secluded five acres that's destined to become a Meditation and Fasting Retreat.  Another beautiful parcel, near the river, is planned for an Adventure Park featuring rock climbing, zip lines, and rope bridges meandering through the large trees.   Already, much infrastructure is place, but much more needs to be done.

Work, Learn New Skills, Enjoy the Surroundings:   You're welcome to join us and local hill tribe workers, in transforming these parcels.  Comfortable accommodations with kitchens and hw showers are provided for a modest fee. 

Typical Morning:   Right around three hours each morning are dedicated to work.  You can pick from several options offered, and work at your own pace.  Some recent projects include: propagating thornless blackberries in the garden, building a bamboo foot bridge, transplanting baby Brazil nut trees, crafting and hanging two bamboo gates, constructing a carport roof held aloft by cables.   In recent months, we've built a 20' tall solar tower with panels, put in several brick-floor decks in a rocky shaded hillside, placed a water tub (later for sauna), grafted citrus and avocados, poured a roof-top cement deck for a castle-looking house. 

Typical Afternoon:  Some afternoons we drive to waterfalls or caves to trek around and explore. Rock climbing, bouldering, and floats down the river are entirely possible also.  Other times, you're left to your own devices - whether you'd like to explore on a bicycle, hike around, read a book, or see what's up in the nearby town.  Evenings are up to you.  There are bicycles and motorbikes available for guests.

Cost per person:  

For 3 days & nights = $90 / single ($30/day)       $150 / shared double   ($50/day)

For one week = $180 / single              $300 / shared double

      note, the numbers above are for the entire # of days mentioned, not 'per day.'

Reminder:  price is inclusive and includes separate rooms with bathrooms hot shower, and  kitchen - in park-like rural setting not far from town.  Eat with us (at the family house) at least once per day, and cook for yourself at least one meal per day. Bicycles available.

Work a few hours in the morning if you so choose - it's up to you.  At any one time, there are a raft of projects, some of which are particularly interesting, such as alternative power, innovative construction, organic gardening.

 

if interested, send an email
exposed limestone rock as tall as a five story building


campfire sing-along


Craft projects, such as making hammocks on-site, will sometimes be available.


Local hill tribe girls came by to visit and show off  their hair-braiding creations.
 
Interior of one of our guest lodges.
 



 

Free E-book !

All serious inquiries can receive the e-book version of FARMSTEADING IN THAILAND
written by Ken Albertsen, the guy who's coordination the activities mentioned above.

It's 250 pages, non-fiction, with two dozen photos and diagrams,
plus a few cartoons thrown in for good measure

Synopsis:   Memoirs of American coming to Thailand with no connections, no handle on the language, and little money - then going on to develop a homestead with organic orchards featuring fruits and nuts not previously grown in Thailand.  Covers ten years of 'off the tourist trail' experiences, including the challenges of interacting with all sorts of indigenous people, via business, construction, farming, play, hassles and romance.

A printed paperback version is $12 to a Thai address,
or $23 air-mailed to an address outside Thailand.
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