About Farm-A-Jarn
Nestled in the beautiful region of Cha-Am, we are a dedicated small family farm specializing in gourmet plants. Our passion for agriculture drives us to cultivate a variety of fresh, high-quality vegetables, figs, berries, and other specialty plants that are available seasonally. We take immense pride in our commitment to sustainable farming practices, ensuring that our products are not only delicious and nutritious but also good for the environment.
We invite you to experience the charm of Cha-Am and harvest your own produce at our farm, which is open Sunday mornings for walk-in visitors.

Seasonal Offerings
Our farm’s seasonal offerings adapt to the changing cycles of nature, allowing us to provide the freshest produce to our customers at optimal times. Whether you’re looking for juicy figs, plump berries, or an assortment of crisp vegetables, our selection highlights the best of what our land has to offer.
Using innovative agricultural technology and meticulous cultivation methods, most of our produce are available throughout the year. Unlike conventional farms, our produce is “harvested to order” so you get the freshest produce from our farm to your table within 24-48 hours.
Orders can be placed online through our page and picked up in Hua-hin or Cha-Am.Garden Plot Rental & Farm-to-Fork Subscription
For those interested in growing their own plants but needing a little guidance, we offer garden bed rental services. This allows aspiring growers to cultivate their own produce in a nurtured environment, with access to our expertise.
If you just want farm produce without growing your own, our Farm-to-Fork Subscription program brings the best of the seasonal veggies and fruits to your door. For a fixed cost per year, you can experience a diverse array of produce and “eat with the seasons”.
We also provide consulting services tailored for growers of all skill levels—whether you’re a novice starting your first garden or an experienced farmer looking to refine your techniques, we are here to assist, guide, and inspire you on your agricultural journey.Community Engagement and Events
In addition to our farming activities, we are deeply committed to our local community. We regularly host garden and food-related events that celebrate the joys of growing, cooking and eating fresh, locally-sourced ingredients. These gatherings provide a platform for food enthusiasts to learn, share, and enjoy delightful culinary experiences together.
Furthermore, we take pride in our partnerships with local restaurants, where we work collaboratively to promote healthy eating and sustainable farming practices. By supplying fresh produce to these establishments, we help support the growing movement toward farm-to-table dining, ensuring that the community can enjoy our gourmet plants in delicious dishes prepared by talented chefs.
Join Us on Our Journey
We invite you to join us in our mission to promote healthy living and sustainable agriculture. Follow us on our journey as we continue to grow and innovate, providing exceptional products and services that enrich the lives of our customers and the community.
Whether you’re looking to purchase fresh produce, cultivate in your own rented garden bed, order fruits and veggies on our page, or participate in our events, we’re excited to share our passion for gourmet plants with you!



![Two basils. We grow both. We know them down to the enzyme.Some of you confuse the two. A few have told us we mixed them up. We don't.Part of the problem is the name. In Thailand, "sweet basil" usually means โหระพา. In Italy, it means Genovese. Same English words, different plant. So let's get educated.Look first. Thai basil: purple stems, purple flowers, smaller pointed leaves. Genovese: green stems, white flowers, big soft cupped leaves. Takes two seconds.Then smell. Rub a leaf. Licorice means Thai. Clove and flowers means Genovese. Here's why.Same species. Thai basil is Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora. Genovese is plain Ocimum basilicum. What separates them is chemotype: which aroma molecules the leaf chooses to make.The numbers. A Thai study ran both oils through two-dimensional GC. Thai basil oil was 81.8% methyl chavicol (estragole). Sweet basil was mostly linalool (43.8%), eugenol (13.7%) and 1,8-cineole (10.2%) [1]. In plain words: licorice for Thai basil, and floral, clove and fresh for sweet basil. The real pesto basil, Genovese DOP from the Ligurian coast, is known for high linalool and eugenol with no estragole [2].Where it's made. Tiny glandular trichomes on the leaf surface produce and store these volatiles [3,4]. Brush the leaf, break the glands, that's the smell.How Thai basil gets its licorice. Phenylalanine goes down the phenylpropanoid pathway. An esterified alcohol is cleaved and reduced, using NAD(P)H, to make chavicol [5]. Then chavicol O-methyltransferase (CVOMT) moves a methyl group from SAM onto it, and chavicol becomes methyl chavicol [6].How Genovese gets its clove. Same pathway, next branch over. An enzyme in the glands uses coniferyl acetate and NADPH to make eugenol [7]. Its floral side is a different pathway entirely. Linalool is a terpene, made from geranyl diphosphate by (R)-linalool synthase [4].The trade-off. Comparing three cultivars, higher terpene totals went with lower phenylpropanoids and lower PAL activity, PAL being the enzyme at the top of the phenylpropanoid road [4]. A leaf tends to lean one way.The wild part. CVOMT1 and its sister enzyme EOMT1 are 90% identical. Change one amino acid in each and they swap substrate preference [6]. One residue. That's how close these plants are, and how far apart they taste.In the pan. Linalool and 1,8-cineole are the lightest, most volatile molecules in the mix. They leave first. Part of why Genovese fades in a curry and Thai basil holds.Bruising. Basil leaves carry phenolic acids like rosmarinic acid and chicoric acid [2,8]. Crush the cells and polyphenol oxidase turns them into o-quinones, which polymerize into brown pigment.Cold. Basil gets chilling injury below 12 °C, and the main symptom is blackened leaves. Sweet basil lasted about 12.5 days at 15 °C, but only 8.3, 3.2 and 1.6 days at 10, 5 and 0 °C [9,10]. Your fridge sits around 4 °C. Stems in water, out of the sun, use within a few days.Swap them? Thai basil pesto comes out licorice. Genovese in green curry fades. That's not a mix-up. That's chemistry.So no, we did not mix up your basil. Order Thai basil, you get Thai basil. Order Genovese, you get Genovese. Every time.And กะเพรา? Ocimum tenuiflorum. Different species, different chemistry. More on that later.Taste is subjective, and we understand that everyone has their own memories and preferences. We take pride in what we grow and have many happy customers who enjoy our produce. We are here to build a happy little community around good food, local produce, and mutual respect. We welcome honest feedback, but bullying and false accusations are not acceptable.🌿🧪🍝🍛
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