Blog Type: 11 Second Reads

Below is a convo I had with Savoeurn just a couple months after he got back from ARI.  I loved how happy and sincere he was about using local resources – a principal we strongly teach and practice at ARI, and one he has definitely taken to heart! Way to go, Savoeurn! Savoeurn: This is my chicken pen. I started with 12 layers and 15 ducks and 50 chicks.  I just made the pens after I came back from Japan. I collect the left-over rice from the kitchen and from … Read more

…because while I learned many new things, I also had to look back at what I had learned in the past, question its relevance, and restructure that acquired knowledge, so it could truly apply to the present world.”  – Sushme “Sush” Marak, 2024 ARI Graduate, Meghalaya, India quote from article, My Days of Learning at the Asian Rural Institute published in Hill Myrna Magazine, January 2026

– Koshi Ito, 2006 ARI Graduate, Japan Morning Gathering, December 2025