These photos come from a mud building workshop held at Pun Pun in February 2004. Pun Pun is a sustainable living and learning centre near Chiang Mai in northern Thailand founded by Jon Jandai and Peggy Reents. Activities at the farm include seed saving and courses in natural building.

Beginning to build the mud brick walls. Many hands make light work!

The walls start to go up.

The walls are built around wooden frames for the door and window.

The walls keep going up.

The frame of the roof under construction. Note the mud plaster over the mud bricks.

Workers resting under the shade of the thatch roof

The building near completion.