Once the land had been purchased, the Baan Thai Project needed a proper way to really get its feet off the ground. That way came in the form of Geoff Lawton (of the Permaculture Research Institute), and a 72-hour certified Permaculture Course hosted on the grounds of Baan Thai. The course consisted of seven of the core members, 10 of their friends, and 8 Thai students there on scholarship. The three week course was no less than phenomenal, and culminated in a design and groundbreaking of the master plan for the property, including the construction of a 2 million liter dam and four (…)

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