When Swiss expat Thomas Luescher and his Thai wife Kate Vilamas decided to develop their new farm in Sakon Nakhon from scratch, they had many challenges to contend with.<\/p>\n
The largest decision was regarding electricity. Rather than choosing to go on to the Government power grid they decided to go totally solo on Solar!<\/p>\n
Their farm has become a credible example of solo sustainability.<\/p>\n
www.vilamasranch.com<\/p>\n
www.aero-engineering.net<\/p>\n
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