Post Date: Friday, 27 August 2010
Pitak Island is located in Lang Suan district, Chumphon Province southern Thailand.
Barely 42 families live on this small island and their life style is based mainly on fishing.
Pitak island distinguishes itself from other islands for its abundance in natural surroundings and its residents who apply EM™ towards an environmental preservation.
Islanders participates eagerly in EM workshops and put their learnings into practice as a part of their lives.
For these reasons, Pitak island is a nature friendly island also called as the model "EM Island".
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| School of fish | Houses built on the sea |
Recently, a workshop held on Pitak island organized by Sawan Thailand as a part of a program focused on environmental protection applying EM™.
68 Japanese children living in Thailand took part and experienced the EM life style.
They learned how to use rinsed rice water fermented with Activated EM•1® in household.
Moreover, they worked hard in making EM™ mudballs, hoping to keep the sea clear and clean.
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| Making EM™ mudballs |
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| EM™ in household use | Bottles of Activated EM•1® in the kitchen |
* You can also read the original article in Japanese and Thai at EMRO Asia Website