Part 1 - 4 Day Stay At Organic Farm

 Hi all! This was a fun adventure! A friend of a friend (the new friend is Sunny) has an organic farm in Phetchabun province and I was able to stay with she and her sister for 4 days. It was an incredible adventure!

THE BUS

So, as you can see these buses are modern and nice inside and out. The photo is of the back of the bus because we had one rest stop along the way. It was a 4+ hour ride from Bangkok, and I wanted to make sure I got back on the right bus when we re-embarked. It does say on the side of the bus the province you are going to. In this case it was Phetchabun province. 

As you can see the seats are very nice and comfy. The seats recline and the foot rests come up so that you can lay back and enjoy the ride. And, my ticket was only about $14 one way. 

I made some new friends along the way. The blonde lady loves to scuba dive and the couple in the background - the boyfriend is from Kentucky, lives in Thailand with his girlfriend and is a school teacher.

Along the way I spotted this truck carrying sugar cane which had just been harvested.

As well as this Buddhist temple I could see from a distance that was set in a hillside 

THE FARMER’S MARKET IN NONG PHAI

Sunny took me to lunch when I arrived and helped me navigate the menu to get not spicey food. I like it really mild.

At one point we went to the local marketplace in Nong Phai.  I’ll show you lots of photos with a few explanations.

The white plate in the center. What is it? Yes, rats. I guess there are rats that are safe to eat there. The government helps to regulate the quality of that meat.

The yellow chickens were dipped in saffron. The customers like it that way.

And guess what? They are big on waffles! They sell them everywhere! And they make breakfast sandwiches out of them. It actually makes sense.

Mice this time.

Pigs feet

These bags contain ingredients to make your own homemade meal. See the fresh ingredients? 

I loved this license plate. Ultraman. The super hero. 

A basket maker displaying her wares.

Snakes, anyone?

Street Food is very common and very popular here. You see it everywhere!

Yeah! Now to the sweets

They cook this dessert inside of bamboo

These colored jelly bean looking things are made of bean curd. Very colorful! 

These desserts are wrapped in banana leaves. This is what is inside. Mushed rice with a sesame paste inside. You eat it warm. It’s good!

This is a tamarind seed. It’s flavor is used a lot here. At this particular time of year there is a very small window that the seeds are soft and you can eat the whole thing. Kind of like the texture of a date. 

These are yummy too. They are a crispy puffed rice with coconut sugar on them. Yum!

I think I’ll make this a Part I 

because the organic farm 

is the real highlight 

Stay tuned for 

Part II