Standard Day at ARI

Standard Day at ARI

Hi! My name is Katrina Little and I’ll be sharing about our daily activities at ARI. In the morning we roll out of our chilly beds and conduct the very entertaining Japaneseラジオ体操 (rajio taiso, radio exercise) at seven in the morning. It is quite cold. But we wake up...
Foodlife: Bringing the community together

Foodlife: Bringing the community together

“ARI’s mission is made clear from its first sentence: The mission of the Asian Rural Institute is to build an environmentally healthy, just and peaceful world, in which each person can live to his or her fullest potential.” The ordering of this...

What is Good Food?

The quality of the package A perfectly shown ice cream cone. The way it was presented made it looked appealing. A cute steam bun that caught my attention at Lawson. During the first three days (January 5 -7), we had free time to observe and explore around Tokyo. KTP...
ARI’s Agricultural Self Sufficiency

ARI’s Agricultural Self Sufficiency

ARI’s Agricultural Self Sufficiency On our first full day at ARI, Osamu-san, a staff member and organic farmer, described the need for good soil and the importance of following the law of nature. As a class, we discussed the food chain and the significance of...