About Daruma · Bang Phra, Thailand
About the people, place and things of Daruma.
Daruma is an ecologically engineered learning site built for a lifetime of study: a working eco farm, a fully operating school, a natural swimming pool and a library holding more than 1,600 print books, most of it designed and built by the people who came here to learn.
The campus is the lesson.
Mosaic School is a fully operating school for local children, and it is also where our permaculture courses are taught. Course participants share the same buildings, gardens and bamboo structures as the students who learn here every day, and there are real chances to cross paths during a course.
Neil designed the campus with permaculture principles from the outset: buildings woven between tree canopy, food gardens between classrooms, natural and recycled materials throughout. Walk the site once and the thinking behind it starts to make sense on its own.
More about Mosaic SchoolPeople, mostly.
Around the site
Explore Daruma.
Daruma Eco Farm
The ecologically engineered farm behind everything we teach.
The Daruma Community
A permaculture-designed community, more than a decade in the making.
Mosaic School
The working school where courses are taught.
The Library
More than 1,600 print books on permaculture, ecology and natural building, 800+ of them catalogued online.
Location
Bang Phra, Chonburi: how to find us and what is nearby.
Natural Pool
A biologically filtered pool for swimming, and kayaking, after a hot day.
Book Reviews
Notes from the library shelves, one book at a time.
Gallery
Photos from courses, campus and daily life.
Visitor Policies & FAQ
What to expect, and the house rules, before you arrive.
A Brief History of Daruma
Neil on founding the farm, interviewed by a PDC student.
Come learn here.
New to permaculture? Start with what permaculture actually is, then look at the courses running at Daruma.