Comments on: Podcast: Pun Pun – Sustainable organic farming

By: Pun Pun Organic Vegetarian restaurant, Wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai | Earthoria

Pun Pun Organic Vegetarian restaurant, Wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai | Earthoria — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:26:44 +0000

[...] may also be interested in the podcast interview I did with the owners of Pun Pun (Peggy & Jo), where we discuss some of their views on sustainable living, and organic farming, [...]

By: Mae Taeng, Pun Pun and You Sabai Organic Farms | Circle Our Earth

Mae Taeng, Pun Pun and You Sabai Organic Farms | Circle Our Earth — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:59:11 +0000

[...] still back in Austin, I was listening to some interesting podcasts about Thailand and found this this one. It’s about Pun Pun, an organic farm, seed saving operation, and learning center dedicated to [...]

By: Tim Patterson

Tim Patterson — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:44:50 +0000

Thanks for this interview – wonderful to hear Peggy and Jo again!

You might enjoy an article I wrote last year about Pun Pun:

http://matadortravel.com/travel-writing/thailand/sustainability/from-the-ground-up-planting-seeds-in-northern-thailand

Just had a look around your website, very well done, I can’t pay much ($25 per 800 word guide) but I’d be interested in publishing your work at MatadorTrips.com.

Best,

Tim Patterson

By: elyse

elyse — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:15:27 +0000

Tom, This is an awesome interview. Elyse

By: Rich

Rich — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:32:21 +0000

Hey Tom, hey Tina,

Great podcast, this one was very informative.

I can’t help but think that a closer transliteration of their name would be Pan Pan – à¸žà¸±à¸™ (thousand) à¸žà¸£à¸£à¸“ (varieties).

They raised some very interesting points – I wonder if the use of monoculture farming is as prevalent in Thailand as it is in Europe and America. (I would imagine so in the case of certain crops, rice, pineapples and sugarcane spring to mind).

There’s a general belief over there that hydroponic = good – if you go to the supermarkets, you’ll often see bags of hydroponically grown salad leaves that are marketed as ‘hygienic’. Hygienic – perhaps, natural – no. Conversely, in the west, fruits and vegetables are never marketed as hydroponically grown – invariably because people think of this process as unnatural.

Have you had a chance to go up to Mae Taeng yet? Perhaps you both could do a podcast up on their farm?

And was that wind in the background or has the rainy season started?

Rich