Safe and Secure Chicken Retirement Home
Our flock of chickens are getting on in life and not keeping up with egg production, the primary reason we have for keeping them. So we decided to retire them…
We’ve Completed the Farmhouse Renovations
Finally, after 4 months we have completed our farmhouse renovations. From the outside there are few noticeable changes, but the interior of the house has changed beyond recognition.
Our Farm House Renovations [Update]
Around 4 months ago I posed the question “Who lives in a Thai house like this?” on our vlog. This last weekend I took the opportunity to make a follow…
8 Incredible Facts About Papaya Trees and Fruit
Papaya is the fruit from the Carica papaya tree, a herbaceous perennial. It is also known as pawpaw or papaw in the land down under. However, it originated in Central…
The Idiots Guide to Growing Papaya Trees
We have a two-year old papaya tree in the middle of our kitchen garden. We planted it there to provide some shade to the root crops and salad greens we…
Your Questions Answered about Living in a Shipping Container Home
To date, our most viewed Youtube video is “Thinglish Shipping Container Home Tour” with over a quarter of a million views. The video generates a lot of interest and comments…
What is Companion Planting?
The concept of companion planting different crops in groups to bring out the best in each other is not a new. Long before European settlers arrived in the Americas, indigenous…
Who Lives in a Thai House Like This?
It’s mid-March and our thoughts turn to the renovation of our Thai farm house now that we have the infrastructure, irrigation, fencing, driveway and gates constructed. It looks like the…
Fruit Farm
We’ve only gone and bought a fruit farm. Although we have been looking at investing in more land in Trat province for over a year it was purely by chance…
