Chiang Mai, Thailand
A living
A living
place of
rest, ritual
& roots
A multicultural community invigorating endangered cultural practices and seed saving in the hills of northern Thailand.
A multicultural community invigorating endangered cultural practices and seed saving in the hills of northern Thailand.
Panya Forest is a living experiment in what becomes possible when people from different cultures share a piece of land and a common purpose. We grow organic food together, preserve seeds, build with natural materials and commit ourselves to developing deep understanding in order to live peacefully with all beings, including animals, plants and minerals. In addition to learning basic land-based skills, we attempt to learn languages, dances, Myths and other forms of art that hold within them endangered understandings of what it means to be human.
Rooted in northern Thailand and open to the world, we gather farmers, students, wisdom-keepers, seekers, dreamers and change makers. The community holds us. The Land teaches us. We grow together, slowly, for the benefit of a time beyond now.
We preserve heirloom and indigenous seed varieties that are disappearing. Every seed saved is a story and a future kept alive.
🍯From traditional ceremonies to indigenous craft, we hold space for endangered practices to survive, be shared, and be celebrated.
🪵We build with mud, bamboo, and what the land offers. Our structures are experiments in living gently with the earth.
🌾Our gardens are classrooms. We grow food without chemicals, 7orking with the soil and the seasons to nourish the community.
🌍People from across the world live, cook, work, and celebrate here. The community itself is the practice.
🤚Our learning program explores the edges of how we live, work, and belong. Slow, embodied, and rooted in real questions.
We are currently receiving donations from our extended network to preserve our seeds, restore our land, and keep the community alive. If this work speaks to you, we would love your support.
