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Exploring the world garden
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 05/06/2016
» During my visit to the Philippines two months ago, a good friend of mine gave me a bag of pistachio nuts which her sister, Pin, had sent her from the US. Pin and her family live in Delano, California, and she regularly sends food packages that includes pistachio nuts, almonds, dates and raisins to her sister in the Philippines.
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Seeds of change
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 16/10/2016
» There is a question asked time and again on Facebook: "Should children be taught how to grow their own food as part of their schooling?"
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No need to dig deep into your wallet
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 16/08/2015
» My friend, Imee, is a keen gardener and an incurable plant lover. She would rescue dying plants discarded by her neighbours and nurse them back to health. She has a green thumb, and in no time these would be thriving and bearing flowers or pups in her beautiful garden in San Diego, California.
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Growing farm fresh kids
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 03/05/2015
» Not many teachers would use a farm as an educational tool for grade school children, but Preciosa Soliven, PhD, is no ordinary teacher. As the founding president of OB (Operation Brotherhood) Montessori Centre, which operates five schools in and around Manila in the Philippines, she motivates children to develop into self-dependent adults from the age of three.
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Taking a leaf of faith
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 08/03/2015
» For the past several decades, Damnoen Saduak in Ratchaburi province has been a popular destination for foreign tourists wishing to see its floating market. While most visitors love it, there are those who think the market is only staged.
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Possibilities bloom for gardeners at annual flora fair
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 03/02/2013
» Since I really have no more space for them, buying plants was the farthest thing from my mind when I attended the opening of the eight-day Eastern Flora Exhibition and Contest in Chon Buri, which ended last Sunday. But my resolve vanished when I saw adenium, or chuan chom in Thai, hybrids I had never seen before. Many had double petals and looked like roses, and came in different colour combinations, like dark red bordered by black, or light green splashed with pink. In my mind, I suddenly found space for them on the small balcony in my bedroom, and my husband, ML Charuphant, and I went home loaded with plants.
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Once again, Kaset fair blossomed brightly
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 10/02/2013
» The national agricultural fair annually held at Kasetsart University, commonly known as the Kaset Fair, has become synonymous with sweet tamarind. Every year, tonnes of Phetchabun's most famous product occupy a whole block and this year's fair, held from Jan 31 and wrapping up yesterday, was no exception.
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The virtues of vegging out
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 10/06/2012
» South Korea is one of the most affluent countries in Asia, however old habits die hard and many of the country's citizens still tend to backyard vegetable gardens just as their forebears did decades ago. My daughter, Nalinee, who is now in Yeosu, South Korea, observed that locals there ''like to grow vegetables in containers in their backyards or in vacant lots near their houses. The soil does not look fertile yet the plants grow very well.''
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A comedy legend with a passion for preservation
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 05/02/2012
» To millions of Thai soap opera fans, Anand Bunnag is a popular comedy actor, but those who know him well are aware that he is also a serious plant lover and conservationist of native Thai flora and fauna. We were discussing orchids with Anand after dinner at his home recently and he offered to show us his latest collection. ''The atmosphere is different if you look at plants at night,'' he said, and with a torch in hand he led us to his greenhouse.
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