Pun Pun Farm/Panya Forest

Gregory Pettys is first and foremost a father and a husband. He is a seed saver, a storyteller, a regenerative farmer, community builder, earthen builder, musician and designer/facilitator of dynamic cross-cultural exchanges that bring friends from the so-called "developed" world into dialogue with friends from more culturally in-tact communities to explore challenging topics such as greif, loss and how to become an ancestor worthy of descending from . He has worked as an international experiential educator for over 15 years and lived in over ten countries. He currently lives at Pun Pun Farm, a 22 year old ecovillage in Northern Thailand that focuses on self-sufficiency. Together with is wife, they are currently working to revive the beloved Panya Project as well, renamed as Panya Forest: A Place for Re-Membering.
Primary interests: Ecovillage design. Conflict resolution. Storytelling. Education. Seeds. Natural Building. Cultural renewal.
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Ecovillages
Pun Pun
Pun Pun is an organic farm, seed-saving operation, and sustainable living and learning center. We feel that only by living in a sustainable way ourselves, is it possible for us to create a model from which others can learn and live. Through natural cultivation on our organic farm we display ways of transitioning to, and living more sustainably. Through the living and learning center we experiment with appropriate technologies, organic farming, and natural building techniques. We discover the … Read more