Secrets of FARMING in Rural Thailand 🇹🇭

[@AnuchaFarm]

Now 67 living on 10 Rai organic farm in Chanthaburi. Cannot keep up with the maintenance. Looking for 5 Rai downsize seems more balanced. Considering building 10 units for rental to smooth out the income stream .

[@colinsanders5244]

Hi Leigh, Hi Toon (When you wake up), I've been loving your videos for a while now. Keep going guys. Today's video was brilliant, exactly what we watch you for. We'll be there soon.

[@TLFarm]

Thanks Colin, that's brilliant 👍

[@alexj3709]

Leigh, your place is looking great, a credit to you and Toon and must be very satisfying seeing the results of your hard work. I have much respect for farmers, especially livestock farmers because there are no days off, no matter what. Great to see you hanging in there and enjoying the lifestyle.

[@TLFarm]

That's greatly appreciated thanks Alex. I sometimes think a day or two off would be nice for our bodies. Problem is I miss the farm even when I get dragged to the local market for a couple of hours lol.

[@Joel-we2gg]

Thanks Leigh. I don't have a problem with dogs anymore, Their all in doggie heaven.

[@iankirk1803]

Love your content as always and commitment ❤ it is good to see you both.

[@TLFarm]

Thank you muchly Ian. I'll try to drag Toon in on one soon lol.

[@palmettopurist5549]

"If Toon was here it would be a spade to the back of the head". 🤣🤣🤣

[@TLFarm]

Yeah, Toon doesn't like anyone or anything coming on the land that isn't invited 😡

[@paulwarner909]

Hi Leigh, well done on a very informative video, it's made me realise that what you've achieved there is worth holding onto .I can compare your efforts there to my efforts here, but on a lot smaller scale. The missus wants to move but I want to hold on to what I've built here and is worth fighting for! Once again well done

[@TLFarm]

Thanks Paul. That must be an extremely hard decision for you guys to make. Especially when you've put your heart & soul into creating a place you call your own.

[@paulwarner909]

@@TLFarm yep, sure is, I'm hoping the wife will change her mind but we're in a very complicated situation

[@sherbert500]

Farming wherever you are in the world is a very hard job, everything is literally a moment away from failure, be it a crop or a herd affected by weather or disease. I have a lot of respect for toon and leigh doing what they have and plowing on through when it would be easier to just give up, but they have come out of the other side and i hope it continues to go well as it isn't through lack of trying on their part that's for sure! Leigh just needs to pull his finger out when it comes to making more videos, maybe toon can crack the whip so he gets his arse in gear!

[@TLFarm]

Our whip videos are strictly pay per view mate 🤪

[@natesquestyouknowthatsrigh8269]

Daily life is what we love, it doesn’t have to be special projects.

[@TLFarm]

I hear you mate, thanks ⭐

[@clivebriggs5813]

Thanks for encouragng words ,i felt encouraged viewing your video. You're educating many aspiring young and elderly farmers .. great job myfriend

[@TLFarm]

Thanks for that Clive, very kind words.

[@clivebriggs5813]

You're My friends, I remembered viewing your videos in the initial stages of your farm ,and here I am still enjoying and learning the secrets of simple farming methods..thank you Toon, and Leigh.God 's mighty blessings upon you both in all your endeavors

[@rallycsx]

Another wonderful video walkthrough Leigh! I watched all 48:49 minutes 😉 Thank you!

[@TLFarm]

You're a porpeang farm legend in our book mate.

[@matt38]

Massive thanks fella for the update the farm is looking great. Keep living the DREAM. Ps. If you post a vlog or a short, I will watch not missed one yet. 🙏👍🐐🐟🙏

[@TLFarm]

Thanks Matt, that's proper dedication. Roy Castle would have been proud 🎺

[@palmettopurist5549]

You can't make to many videos Leigh! I'll watch anything you post. My best to you and Toon.

[@TLFarm]

Cheers mate, that means a lot to us 👋

[@markloveridge3345]

you got a new camera mate loving the new 5k look the vlog looks brilliant well done.

[@TLFarm]

Thanks Mark. Only 2 weeks ago I said to Toon I wasn't convinced that buying another camera was a wise move until the goat situation improves. Then knock me over with a feather, Adam and his family came for a farmstay & he left us his camera as a parting gift. So now we have to do him proud for his incredible kindness.

[@markloveridge3345]

@@TLFarm well done him 👏 it's brilliant.

[@AdP6509]

Another excellent video..Thnx..👍👍🇹🇭🇹🇭

[@TLFarm]

Glad you enjoyed it & BIG thanks for taking the time to let us know ⭐

[@markbrooke4100]

V nice to hear one of your life chats, and see the the farm and lake starting to look lush, all the best you and Toon 🙏😊

[@TLFarm]

Thank you Mark. Yes the farm is finally going back into it's mega-lush state after the dry brown months. We're now able to cut more than enough grasses for all the goats with having to leave the farm 👍

[@clivebriggs5813]

The farming is a rewarding gym ,where you griw healthy foods, thus receiving the benifits of exercise in active chores ...keep fatming my good friends

[@TLFarm]

You're spot on Clive. Cheers.

[@ottawadigs]

things are looking great on the farm mate, what a beautiful place you two have built

[@TLFarm]

Thanks mate. It really does feel like things are gradually coming together nicely.

[@metaldetectingtoursgeorgia7569]

Love your Videos a true inspiration, I am also an ex-pat living in the country of Georgia with a small holding of fruit and veg but looking to diversify into crawfish and possibly trout so please some more Crawfish videos for sure. Take care and good luck following diligently. .

[@TLFarm]

Brilliant stuff. We always love to hear about others quests. Crayfish video series will begin soon.

[@tonymcdonald6482]

Major improvement on your farm, well done. Keep going and the gains will come faster and faster. Bit like the national debts that keep accelerating, but you are heading in the positive direction. Got to admit I'm a bit of a green eyed monster, but hey, so what. I wasn't so lucky but agree you are on the right path.

[@TLFarm]

Thanks Tony. Bet you're not jealous of goat diarrhea in the flip-flops though 💩

[@gartjone1846]

Nice video. Farm looking good. It's a real credit to you both the transformation.

[@TLFarm]

Thanks GJ. We're really looking forward to seeing the palms & other big trees mature. The whole farm will be transformed into something that we can hopefully look back at when we're older and think.....nice one.

[@MrMartgolf]

Aww that is one nice walk in the morning, The farm is looking great Leigh, and that peaceful life is something me and my wife 1 day will be looking forward to 🙏🙏🙏

[@TLFarm]

Thanks Martin. Its certainly feeling like it's all coming together. If the goat industry begins to recover soon I'm sure we'll be on the right path. I'm sure you guys will love your adventures to.

[@giuseppe5643]

Hi leigh and Toon, i totally get where you are coming from, i just got back to the uk af5er being in Thailand for a month. And i helped my mother in kaw on the farm, and as hard as it was, i absolutely lived it, and it dont feel like work, now im back in the uk, and omg back on nights and the week after on days, what a load of crap, means to an end for me, not long now, and it will be a one way ticket to thailand thailand, i just have to get through this last little bit.😅.

[@TLFarm]

Buzzing for you mate. It's so close now. That last flight is emotional 👍👍👍

[@chrissmart9625]

Adam 100% hit the nail on the head wannabe’s/ hopefully’s or just waiting for the right time,,, Toon and Leigh’s Porpeang farm is the place to watch whether it’s a new season or a new project ups downs it’s all interesting and you do have a certain way of putting it across 😂 So show what you can when you can you know what I mean 😳🤣

[@TLFarm]

Nice one Chris. Wannabes & Hopefullys lol. You're right for sure, I forget sometimes before making the move out to Thailand that I used to check KZbin several times a day for new content that was recorded out here. I read so many articles, I could never get enough content to stop the craving of missing Thailand. Now I just crave spicy Chorizo 🔥🔥🔥

[@natesquestyouknowthatsrigh8269]

Awesome! Long video 🤩

[@TLFarm]

It's been a long time coming mate. It wouldn't have been possible recording it on the phone.

[@paulcleary7437]

The eucalyptus make it look like part of Australia 😂

[@TLFarm]

Yeah that's the real reason I want to rip them all out. Only joking 🤣🤣🤣

[@paulcleary7437]

Haha 😂 .. they are a hazard the old ones, we call them widow makers because they tend to break in storms and you never camp or park under one. Also they burn a bit too well during bush fires here because of the oil

[@aram9717]

Always nice to see your videos I just like looking at how much it has changed do you still have some chooks ?

[@TLFarm]

Thanks ARam. We don't have any chickens at the moment as we've converted the old poultry shed to house 3 more crayfish tanks (video soonish.) We're aiming to have a few chooks by the end of the year in a totally different set-up.

[@stewartmcintosh1073]

I mind the time when I saw your land at first I cannot believe how it's come on so much now with you too hard work and it looks more green and now before it looks like the planet Mars it's unbelievable how you've done to that land I wish you too well

[@TLFarm]

Cheers Stewart, yes when Toon & I look back at some of our early photos & videos we realize how far things have progressed. We're both pleased with the transformation, including the recently developed canal & fodder area. Incredibly the largest area at the back of the farm is still yet to develop. Now we don't let the herd out there unless we have an emergency, there's an opportunity to create something amazing. Not sure yet, forest, food forest, date palms, with swales, we just don't know.

[@nigeljohnson8995]

Good advice, do something you like. And dont overstretch. For me, a few poultry and a veg garden. Get yourself a pump up air gun, shoot the bloody things, the catfish will love them. Or make some traps. Nice vlog, really enjoyed it, when is the mud fishing season in the ditch?

[@TLFarm]

Cheers mate, great to hear that. Snakehead time in the canal is usually mid to late rainy season. Round about new year for draining it & getting muddied up to the eyeballs. After the recently finished changes, the deepest part of the canal will naturally begin to refill even towards the end of the dry seasons. Good job because it isn't looking good for Thailand as far as rainfall goes due to El Niño!

[@chriscrookson8524]

Another down to earth and honest video from our favourite blog team. Although we work on a scale that's only a fraction the size of yours, we love what we do and have been inspired by Toon and yourself and have followed your advice in many areas. We've now sorted our algae problems out and our large and small ponds are now teeming with fish once more. I came to Thailand to fish and ride my motorbike. I ended up married, buying land and building a house, digging a pond and planting fruit trees and veggies everywhere. It's hard work at times but doesnt feel like a job. It's our passion. And at the end of the day, I can whip out my rod and do a bit of angling on my own pond! Much of this wouldn't have been possible in the UK.Thailand for me has been where some of my dreams have come true. Can't thank you and Toon enough for showing us the way. 😊

[@TLFarm]

@@chriscrookson8524 that's awesome mate. My heart sank for you when you lost nearly all of your fish. We're lucky sods that's for sure. So many people never get to live their dreams 🙏

[@nigeljohnson8995]

@@TLFarm Thanks for the info, love when you mess around in that ditch, so will look out for it at the end of rainy season. Interesting about your Mulberries, I love them, but maybe plant a bit of an orchard, when should you plant trees, yesterday. I learn a lot from your site, Bio-Char, composting, no chemicals, fish has been the biggest surprise, but you do it very positively. Anyway, great site, many thanks.

[@paulford8651]

I'd suggest you've nailed it, when it dosent feel like work in the traditional sense of 'The grind'.

[@TLFarm]

Same here Paul. I often get up before the alarm goes off, just wanna get started 👍

[@ako5bcv]

It’s like a free gym Lee look on the positive 💪🙏😂

[@TLFarm]

Exactly mate. To think of the endless hours I spent as a gym rat, when all I had to do was go full-on farmer Giles 💪

[@mofomoco]

Leigh, think how much older you would be if you DIDN'T farm. The aches and pains are from you hitting nature's gym. I bet you are in pretty good shape for your age. All the best.

[@TLFarm]

I reckon you're spot on mate. I'll choose physical fatigue over mental fatigue everytime. Turning in for the night with a healthy tiredness shouldn't be underestimated in my book.

[@unclecraigbaannawk]

Haha…indeed it makes u hurt….I can barely move my left arm n shoulder last two days….overworked carrying buckets of sand and rock…damn….

[@TLFarm]

Should carry one in each arm then they both only hurt 50% each 🤣

[@unclecraigbaannawk]

@@TLFarm I did...its just that my right arm is my drinking arm so its stronger!

[@ako5bcv]

BB gun for those dogs 👌 doesn’t kill but stings enough for them to remember

[@TLFarm]

Toon got what I'd class as a 'Toys R Us' BB shooter off Lazada. Her current record is about 100 pigeon 'hits' but only 2 confirmed kills. Due to my frustrations witnessing this, I dared to suggest she needs to spend more than 300tbh on one.

[@kurtweck2276]

Back in the 60s and 70s you could find a farmhand or family rather easily to help on the farms. You'd let them live on your land on the back forty. I guess those days are gone. My wife's family was very poor there in Thailand and that's how they survived.

[@TLFarm]

That's very true. The only time we've seen that locally here was a guy who's got 300 rai. He used to have 3 fellas from Laos paying them next to nothing. Now he just gets a team in on the farm every now & again for a few days. I think all the monocropping is partly to blame. Prepare, plant, spray then harvest. There's not enough work to get people full-time jobs farming like that unless maybe it's on a large scale.

[@williamstropicalfarm5082]

​@@TLFarm And now in Laos we can hardly find any workers. All gone to Thailand and beyond. Economic immigration.

[@markarnill3437]

Hi lee oi have been a landscaper for many years and also done many other jobs slot to do with agriculture and trees and Lakes and pounds I am getting married next April tirak my beautiful Thai wife to be I am coming out to Thailand in October for a month or more not sure yet as I was coming out for 3 three months but winter work is needing me to cancel 3 months but will have to think about it as don’t really want to work with some of the people as I see them as a liability lol I have I am a distant assistant Grounds manager of 130 acre holiday Park in Devon I’ve been here for eight years now much like you can’t wait to get the hell out of the UK and live in Thailand with my future wife she is a school teacher so she is very limited on the time she has off which is a shame I love her very very dearlyWould love to come and spend some time with you and help you out on a lot of things she also owns a farm as well and quite a lot of land with it let me know what you think thanks Mark

[@TLFarm]

Hi Mark, thanks for taking your time out to send us your comment. It all sounds like an exciting future ahead for you two. Just drop us an email.or DM if you fancy squeezing in a visit. Cheers Leigh and Toon.

[@richardmartin473]

Adam's family LOL

[@TLFarm]

Brilliant isn't it lol.

[@TeamDNFracing]

It's not like you would have hit one if you were aiming at them. There is no way I can hit a soi dog here. To old, to sore in the arm and my eyesight doesn't do the distance very good.....

[@TLFarm]

Ah that's why we thrashed you playing Pétanque 🤣

[@TeamDNFracing]

@@TLFarm Yep, that sounds like as good as any excuse.....

[@theofaulk752]

👍😃👍

[@glenkelly6087]

Eucalyptus trees and 3 dingoes running around.

[@TLFarm]

And a fella with a camera walking around saying 'G'day mate,' all the time. It all sounds a bit ominous 🇦🇺