Jon Jandai is Thailand’s self-proclaimed ‘happiness farmer’ and founder of the Pun Pun Center for Self Reliance.
Jandai and those who live on the farm grow their own food, make soap and shampoo, and build shelters.
Dozens of people from around the world come to the center to learn how to live a self-sustaining lifestyle.
This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Jon Jandai, the 60-year-old founder of the Pun Pun Center for Self Reliance in Thailand. The essay has been edited for length and clarity.
I grew up in a remote area in Northeastern Thailand, widely…
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