Our Grey Water System – Recycle, Reuse & Grow Trees
We wanted to integrate a grey water system into the new house design right from the get go. We experimented with a simple solution to collect the grey water from…
The Shipping Containers Have Landed
I wake from a restless slumber for the umpteenth time to the sound heavy tropical rain. It hasn’t stopped persisting it down for over 24 hours and at first light…
Drilling a Water Well in Thailand
Water security was high on our agenda for our homestead, so drilling a water well to provide us with all of ‘God’s Home Brew‘ we will need in the future…
Construction in Thailand – Get Ya Boots On!
The Start of Construction – Groundworks Heading into the rainy season isn’t the best time to start construction in Thailand. Once the heaven’s open up and start to deluge the…
Permaculture, Design, Perception and Punk
If you asked me 5 years ago would I be interested in permaculture and gardening I would have laughed at you. I was living a very different life then. Not…
Types of Orchids in Thailand
Over 1000 Types of Orchids in Thailand There are estimated to be over 1000 types of orchids in Thailand (Gluay Mhai in Thai language). The beautiful, tropical flowers of the…
Growing a Pong Pong Tree from Seed
I discovered a vendor called Lookmai Decor at Asiatique Night Market on the Chao Phraya River selling Pong Pong tree (Cerbera odollam) seeds on a recent visit when my parents were…
Keeping Chickens
One of the reasons we decided to move to our new, larger house was so we could grow more food and start keeping chickens for fresh eggs. We built a…
