jon jundai

Jon Jandai’slife is easy

Source : http://naturalhomes.org/inspiration.htm

His lecture

• "Before I thought that stupid people like me … cannot have a house… because people who are cleverer than me and get a job need to work for 30 years to have a house. But for me, who cannot finish university, how can I have a house. It's hopeless for people who have low education like me. But when I start to do earthen buildings, it's so easy! I spent two hours per day… and in 3 months I have a house. A friend who was the most clever in the class he has a house too but he has to be in debt for 30 years, so compared to him I have 29 years and 10 months of free time. I feel life is so easy.”

• Jon Jandai (Jo) is foremost a farmer, secondly a widely known earthen builder in Thailand.

Who is he ?

• He is from Yasothorn Province Thailand and has been farming all of his life.

• Jon is 46 years old.

Why is he famous? (1)

• He began building earthen homes on his family farm in 1997.

• doing workshops in 2002

Why is he famous? (2)

• voluntarily teaching farmers’/villager groups ,NGOs, etc.

• widespread earthen building movement in Thailand.

Why is he famous? (2)

• He co-founded Pun Pun in July 2003 and is most interested in preserving our heritage in seeds.

A lot of seeds

Jon’s farm

Why do you admire him?

• He give doing workshops on earthen homes .

• He can change living attitude of people.

• He runs Pun Pun (organic farm), seed-saving operation for sustainable living and learning center.

• He began building earthen homes in Thailand.

He builds his natural dwellings with his own hands.

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He always says ..

‘Life is easy’

What is his contribution to you county?

• Earthen builder is a new choice for poor. persons.

• Earthen builder can reduce the immigration of countrymen.

• Giving knowledge about Earthen builder.

• People can realize what’s the true happiness.

• People realize conserving biodiversity through seed saving of rare and indigenous seed varieties.

Read about Jon's previous project work at

• http://www.ruffordsmallgrants.org/rsg/Projects/JonJandai

• jonjandai@hotmail.com

• http://www.punpunthailand.org

Thank you