by Ricky Ward | Feb 8, 2012 | General / ทั่วไป, Town Planning / การวางผังเมือง, Vegetation / พืซ
Every year in provinces all over Thailand we see tree planting ceremonies in honour of HM King Bhumipol led by government officials such as Governors, District Heads and the like. When I have witnessed these events, the big boys have always been in their Sunday best...
by Ricky Ward | Jan 15, 2012 | General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ
Getting Real about Food in the World : Food Security and Small Farmers 342nd Meeting : Tuesday, January 17th 2012 : A talk and presentation by Professor Lindsay Falvey At an AIST (Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology) seminar last November,...
by Ricky Ward | Dec 25, 2011 | General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ
An African Xmas Tree in Chiang Mai While Europeans may miss their traditional green and red holly over Christmas in Chiang Mai people from the Horn of Africa can find one of their most precious exports growing in abundance in the wooded hills south of the road to Pai...
by Ricky Ward | Dec 24, 2011 | General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ
In November we suggested as a way to help the people of the flooded Chaophraya plain whose gardens had died, people in the north could grow trees and send south to plant. Staff of the Forest Department have warmed to this idea and arrangements have been made for the...
by Ricky Ward | Dec 24, 2011 | General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ
Chiang Mai residents may recall the hype in 2010 about the so-called “Chiang Mai Iam”, pronounced Ye-em meaning best which some would prefer to call “Chiang Mai Yeah” – Yeah meaning really bad. Associated with Chiang Mai Yeah was...
by Ricky Ward | Oct 29, 2011 | General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ
My neighbor tells me of a flood years ago on the Chaopraya plain where all the trees, which were mainly fruit trees died except for big American Rain Trees. I asked her about Don Takien (Hopea odorata), the famous spirit tree which one lined all our rivers and used...
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