This spring, ARI is reflecting on climate change through the stories of our graduates.
For our third feature, we highlight ARI’s activity for climate change.
At ARI, we have the Climate Change Action Committee, a voluntary group of staff members which include our director. They work on various projects to protect the environment, both within ARI and in the local community.
Key achievements from last year include:
• Creating educational panels about Hügelkultur*.
• Reducing plastic use in agricultural activities.
Manosi Abe Chatterjee, our Curriculum Coordinator and a committee member, says:
Moving forward, the committee plans even more unique projects, such as better utilizing the forest next to ARI and raising funds through recycling. We hope to achieve our actions and uphold our committee’s motto: “Slow, Simple, Small”.
Slow = follow the rhythm of nature
Simple = understand what is enough
Small = act locally
*Hügelkultur comes from the German word for “hill or mound culture” It is a farming method where you grow vegetables and plants by layering logs, branches, leaves, and compost into a mound.
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