Asian Rural Institute 50th Commemorial Service: We are streaming live online!
Date & Time：September 16th (Sat) 12:45AM～3:45PM
・Where can you watch：ARI 50th Anniversary website https://ari.ac.jp/50th-anniv
News
A Forest for the Next Fifty Years – Interviews with ARI’s Forest Management Team Members
As part of the 50th anniversary, ARI staff began preparing the 2 hectares of forested land to integrate them with the rest of the campus, including the farm and livestock areas. Wellesley College intern Madeleine Speagle interviewed two forest management staff members, Assistant Director Osamu Arakawa and General Affairs staffer Raku Izawa. Raku also guided a tour of the forest paths and landscape. These interviews were summarized in an article for Take My Hand, but we’ve provided the interviews here for your interest. The interviews have been edited for brevity … Read more
ARI’s 50th anniversary is just 20 days away. Collaboration Project @CAFE KLASSE ESPRESSO~Touch it, try it~”The Story of Rice” hands-on workshop!
Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
A Japan nation-wide FM Radio Interview – ARI Director Tomoko Arakawa
ONAIR Aug 18, 7:15AM
1:15 from the beginning of the archive.
Only 40 days to go until our 50th anniversary commemorative service day on September 16 (Sat)! Commemorative website relaunched!
50th anniversary commemorative service day on September 16 (Sat)!
ARI is hosting a NGO Village booth at Fuji Rock ’23 starting today! Special workshops will be held! InterFM radio program “Lazy Sunday” interview on the 3rd day of the event.
ARI is hosting a NGO Village booth at Fuji Rock ’23 starting today! Special workshops will be held. InterFM radio “Lazy Sunday” interview on the 3rd day of the event.ARI is hosting special workshops at our NGO Village booth at Fuji Rock from Friday, July 28 to Sunday, July 30, and will be interviewed about our booth on InterFM radio program “Lazy Sunday” on Sunday, July 30 from 1:05-1:20PM. ARI, a multicultural community from more than 20 countries, is a self-sufficient organic farm that offers globally impactful leadership training programs. … Read more
ARI Launches an English Poetry & Picture Book
Tucked away on a hillside in Japan is a unique school… Life at ARI is brought alive by the gentle and warm haiku accompanied by colorful watercolor illustrations. We invite readers to explore the world of ARI, where life is sustained by seeds and soil and enriched by community. This English poetry and picture book comes with a Japanese translation and is a perfect gift for all ages. We recommend it for those who want to learn more about ARI, for those who love nature, and as well as for … Read more
\\ ARI crowdfunding of the participants’ travel expenses reached 200% of the goal! //
Travel expense crowdfunding for participants reaches 1 million yen!
ARI Family Series – Claire and Rusty Orner – Volunteers from USA
Welcome to ARI Family Series in our ARI Blog! In this series, we are posting about our community members’ experiences at ARI. As a second time, we are focused on a lovely couple, Claire and Rusty, long-term volunteers! They have spent 25 years teaching and being taught by many people, from small children to adults, about sustainable farming and living in the United States.The article mainly mentioned about their experiences, their reasons for coming to ARI, and their life here. They also describe some of the interesting projects they have … Read more
ARI Director Tomoko Arakawa’s book will be reprinted!
50th-anniversary price: 1,000 yen per book (tax included, shipping not included)
