The produce mainly goes to the kitchen for domestic consumption. We are lucky that we never have to worry about what to eat. But we do have many problems with the cost of tuition fees, clothes, stationery and books for example. The students' farm does generate some income. Small amounts of cash come from the daily sales of vegetables.
Much more money comes from the sale of pigs, poultry and fish.
Every four to five months, they can sell pigs and earn between 30,000 and 40,000 baht. A few years ago, Mrs Chuleemart set up the northeastern music band Luk Noi Ram Pleun to help generate cash to fund the students' education. The idea came from her son who is a musician. He taught the students to play music and leads the band when they are hired to play at festivals and other events. In their free time, the children are divided in groups to work either on the farm, in the music group, cloth weaving, or making souvenirs of miniature Pong Lang, a northeastern musical instrument.