Ramphai Noikaew (รำไพ น้อยแก้ว)

Co-Founder Panya Forest Punpun community

Ramphai Noikaew, Lao-Khmu heritage who has spent 14 years at Pun Pun alongside Jon Jandai. Holding wisdon in regards to honorable seed saving, planting with reverence, and indigenous earth wisdom. Her teachings weave together deep ecology, ancestral rituals, and storytelling to help people reconnect with Nature as kin. Drawing from ethnic traditions, especially Karen cosmologies, she guides through simple ceremonies, poetry, music, and mindful gardening. Ramphai emphasizes respectful harvesting, gratitude for life, and eating as a sacred act. Her work creates safe, grounded spaces for remembering our place in the web of life.