CITY PULSE | Best of BKK
PYO Vegetables at Bangkok’s New Farm An urban community farm project for Bangkokians by Amy Poulton
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pick a basket off the post and duck under the green vinesentangled archways—bursts of purple butterfly pea blooms and ballooning pumpkins. Laid out between neat rows of lettuce and cabbage is an Alice-in-Wonderland hopscotch pathway that leads to bushes of reddening and yellowing peppers, and to a wooden sign buried in the ground labelled, ‘zucchini.’ 14 | MAR /APR 2020
Examining the legumes, some engorged and others still growing, I select the perfect one which makes a crisp crunch when plucked from the plant. Birds hop and dance on the ground as I place the courgette in the basket and straighten myself before heading to the chicken coop. The sun is going down and everything smells green. Did I mention that this is in central Bangkok?
Chul Farm at T77 is the capital’s most recently opened and unlikely green space, located between BTS On Nut and Phra Khanong. It brings rural and organic living to the T77 community and the city’s population in general. “My grandfather was originally from Bangkok but loved agriculture. He moved to Phetchabun to start his own bangkok101.com
