Karen People - Hill Tribe Village

We visited a hill tribe village located in the national park Doi Inthanon. The climate is perfect for year round farming, so the Karen are able to produce most of what they need to live. We saw all kinds of fruit trees including mango, dragon fruit and tamarind. And a variety of crop fields (rice, corn, onions, garlic). The Karen people live in raised houses and keep their animals underneath. One of their only market crops is coffee. We had a chance to see the bushes where the red cherries come from, the press that extracts the bean, the racks of drying beans, and the roaster. Lara used a hand grinder to grind her own beans for a very fresh cup of coffee that hadn’t travelled more than a few metres land to cup. The kids, of course, found several animals to play with and Geoff had a chance to visit the local school.Read more