Stories That Rice Tells is a podcast and storytelling project rooted in the belief that rice is more than food. It is memory. It is ceremony. It is a living record of how communities have cared for one another and for the land.
Produced through Panya Forest and recorded across villages, fields, and kitchens in northern Thailand and beyond, the series brings together farmers, elders, seed-keepers, and dreamers to speak about what rice means to them.
Stories That Rice Tells has been selected to receive a grant from the Emerald Podcast, which supports independent storytelling projects focused on ecology, culture, and community.
New episodes are released seasonally. Follow along on our Substack for transcripts, field notes, and behind-the-scenes writing from the project.