I could water the whole plot of land in less than 15 minutes. Then I could spend the rest of the day doing things that I wanted. I wanted to see if I could survive," Mr Jon explained.
When his first vegetables were ready to harvest, he had enough to feed his whole family of six people. After three months, he had more than enough to eat and took some vegetables to sell at the market not too far from his house.
He earned at least 200-500 baht per day from selling vegetables. He also raised his own fish to eat.
"I basically worked one hour per day and the rest of the day I got to enjoy my life. I told my wife this was the ideal life and I would live this way as it brought me true happiness that I had been searching for a long time," Mr Jon said.