Green Manure in Tabthai

P' Bo tills under his winter mung bean crop in a paddy near the forest. Nitrogen-fixing crops like mung bean provide essential nutrients for organic soil. Paired with the leaves and microorganisms from the forest, this paddy will be ready for planting come the rainy season. Using rotational green manure crops like mung bean are an important part of sustainable agriculture here in Surin, as farmers can save seeds each season and lower the cost of fertilizer inputs like chicken manure or rice husks. Mung beans are also used to make tasty deserts and to grow bean sprouts, which are really good when stir-fried. We've also just uploaded a report on green manure crops onto the wiki.