ORGANIC FARM
VANG VIENG - LAOS

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• Introduction

  • Who we are
  • What we do
• Visit us

  • Visit
  • Tours at the farm
  • Volunteer & learn
  • Where you can find us
• Products

  • Tea
    • Green mulberry tea
    • Hibiscus tea
  • Goat cheese
  • Wines and liquors
• Farmstay
• Restaurant
• Projects

  • Equal Education For All
  • Goats
  • Community center
  • Mudhouses
• Contact

The Farm is located in the village of Phoudindaeng, about 4 km north of Vangvieng (or Vang Vieng) in northern Laos. We are perched on the banks of the Nam Song river amidst the jagged limestone mountains that surround the Nam Song valley. Vangvieng Organic Farm was founded by Thanongsi Sorangkoun in 1996 with the goal of introducing organic farming methods in an area where chemicals and deforestation were ruining the land. He wanted to lead by example, showing that organic methods could be profitable as well as healthy. He also wanted to assist the local people through community projects supported by the profits from The Farm.

Today The Farm is a vibrant hub for a variety of projects that center around the organic production of mulberry trees, along with organic fruits, vegetables, poultry, and goat cheese for our restaurant. The mulberry trees provide leaves to produce mulberry tea, mulberry wine, mulberry tempura and our famous and delicious mulberry shakes. Wages support the many villagers who work here, and profits provide assistance for the whole community. And, amidst all this activity, there is a steady stream of foreign visitors who come for the opportunity to work on an organic farm, or for the thrill of teaching English to a room full of eager children and youth. Volunteers often come for a few days, and then stay for weeks.

Explore The Farm through the pages of this website, and if you like what you see, we hope you  will come to Laos and spend a few days, or weeks, with us at the Organic Farm! You can just drop in, or alternatively we can organize packaged stays, which are highly flexible but can include meals from our organic restaurant, accommodation, transport, and local activities. You will have a great experience, and an opportunity to interact with local Lao, Kmou, and Hmong villagers. You will learn more about Laos and its people at The Farm than you ever could simply as a tourist — and you will be helping to improve the lives of the people of our village. Everyone has a magical experience at Vangvieng Organic Farm.