Seedlings Farm · Pai, Mae Hong Son · Northern Thailand
A real day on a
working permaculture farm
Harvest from the garden. Cook together. Eat slowly. Leave with your hands in the soil and a clearer idea of what living differently actually looks like.
What this day is
Not a tour.
A working day.
Seedlings Farm is a real permaculture and agroforestry farm in the mountains outside Pai, run by the Pai Seedlings Foundation. We’re not a tourist attraction. We’re a farm with a purpose: to show that growing food in harmony with the land is possible, practical, and worth protecting.
When you join us, you join the farm as it actually is. You work alongside Lyse and the team on whatever the season calls for — composting, planting, tending, harvesting. You pick ingredients from the garden, cook a shared meal together, and eat slowly, outside, with people you just met over soil and a kitchen fire.
No performance. No script. Just a genuine day on a real farm, with people who chose to build something different here.
The day
How the day unfolds
Welcome & Be LEAF tea
You arrive at the farm and are welcomed with a cup of Be LEAF herbal tea — grown and dried here. A short walk through the farm gets you oriented: the agroforestry zones, the vegetable beds, the bamboo sala, how it all connects.
Get to work
This is the real part. You work alongside the team on an active farm task — composting, planting seedlings, or harvesting what’s ready today. No experience needed. We’ll show you what to do and why it matters. The day is seasonal, so no two visits are exactly the same.
From garden to table
You move to the bamboo sala kitchen. Together, you prepare lunch using what the farm has today. The cooking is the workshop: we talk about food systems, what we grow and why, what it means to eat from 20 metres away. It’s messy and collaborative and the food is always good.
Eat together, slowly
A long, unhurried lunch with what you just made. Lyse shares the story of the Foundation — the Regenerative Farmers Network, the work with local smallholders in the Pai valley, what brought her here and what she’s trying to build. Questions welcome, and there are usually many.
Leave with something
You head home with a small Be LEAF tea sample from the farm and a clearer sense of what a different relationship with food and land actually looks like in practice.
What’s included
Everything you need
Included
- Welcome Be LEAF herbal tea on arrival
- Guided farm tour and walk of the agroforestry system
- Hands-on farm activity (seasonal: composting, planting, or harvesting)
- Collaborative cooking session using farm produce
- Shared farm lunch — vegetarian, from the garden
- Be LEAF tea tasting + small take-home sample
- Foundation presentation and Q&A with Lyse
Not included
- Transport to and from the farm
- Accommodation (day visit only)
- Personal travel insurance
Good to know: Wear clothes you’re happy to get dirty. The day is physically light and accessible to most. Please flag any allergies or dietary needs at booking. Maximum 8 guests per day.
Your host
Meet Lyse & Moona
Lyse and Moona welcome you with all their heart at Seedlings Farm. Together they run the working permaculture farm, and support women farmers around the Pai valley. Along with the whole Pai Seedlings Team and Damien as President, they are building a model for regenerative agriculture rooted in this specific landscape and community.
Damien, Lyse, Moona and the gardeners Pi Nu and Lung Kamphan lead every farm day. This is their life’s work, and Lyse will tell you about it honestly — what’s working, what isn’t, and why it matters.
Duration
Full day
9:00 AM – ~2:30 PM
Group size
2–8 guests
Join-in or private
Location
Seedlings Farm, Pai
Mae Hong Son, Thailand
Suitability
All fitness levels
Vegetarian-friendly
Child-friendly
Cancellation
Full refund if cancelled
7 days before
What to bring
Clothes for the soil
Sun hat · Water bottle
Ready?
Join us for a day
that stays with you
A few spots available each week. Book as an individual or bring your own group for a private day at the farm.
Pricing available on request · Minimum 2 guests for join-in bookings