The 3 day wedding event was a beautiful celebration with friends and family. So much good food, weather & music. Thanks for all that came.

Dave and his crew from Canada were at the Embassy filming a small independent film about a young backpacker coming of age in the Great North. We had a lot of fun filming in the tipi for two days and providing catering for the team. Look forward to seeing the film. Sundance or Bust!

Organic Certification Workshop オーガニック農業認定ワークショップイベント （有機JAS講習会） 地球大使館はオーガニック農業認定ワークショップイベントを8月20日と9月17日に開催します。 有機JASの認定を受けるために必要な、農業手法や輸入などを学べます。 講師は、ジェイコブ・ライナー氏に加え、Ecocert-QAI JAPAN.より農業検査官も登場します。 ジェイコブ氏は、農地の取得と有機の技術を説明します。 農業検査官は、有機農業認定のステップを説明します。（応募から認定までの手順） ワークショップは、ソーラーカフェでのランチやフジミントティーの農業ワークショップも含みます 日程：　2011年8月20日（土）　または　2011年9月17日（土） 予定：　10：30　受付 11:00-12:30 講義 12:30-13:30 ランチ 13:30-14:30 農業ツアー 14:30-15:00 農業ワークショップ 15:00-16:30 質疑応答 料金： 一人4,500円　（18歳以下は1,000円）　（昼食含む） 申込み：　名前、電話、人数、どこから&どうやってお越しになるかを明記の上、メールにて応募ください info@earthembassy.org 090-9346-3774 少しでも農業に興味があったり、いつか自身で野菜を育て豊かな人生をと考えている方には、このイベントは大きな第一歩になります。同じ想いを持っている皆様に会えるのを楽しみにしています。 The EarthEmbassy will be hosting an Organic Farm Certification Workshop on Aug 20 and Sept 17 for people interested in learning how to get JAS [...]

EarthEmbassy will be hosting an Organic Farm Certification Workshop on Aug 20 and Sept 17 for people interested in learning how to get JAS organic certification for farming and food importing.  The class will be led by Jacob Reiner and assisted by agricultural inspectors from Ecocert-QAI Japan Ltd. http://ecocert.qai.jp/. Jacob will discuss obtaining land, starting [...]

MOHITO event in Ebisu!!! Mt Fuji Mint from our all-natural farm will be available in fresh Mohitos, Grasshoppers, Mint Julep and assorted sweets. 7.20 Wed. – 7.25 Sun. Special event with DJ and live art, Menthol Lounge Party, 7.23 Fri (9pm-5am). HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!! Map here http://www.bonsweets.jp/    

Thanks again to Leszek, Julie, David and the whole Jambo International Team for getting another shipment of clothes to Ronnie and the Jajja’s Kids in Uganda.  Ronnie’s small shop is surviving and sales of the used clothing from Japan are helping to fund the Friday’s Program, feeding the street children and giving them some support [...]

This is a special Hula dance created for the goddess of Mt Fuji, Konohanamosakuhime. Performed at the top of our kid’s field, facing the mountain, by Laki Laki Honua.

With a lot of great help from interns and students, we have the foundation in and the rainwater and fish tanks ready to be filled. Tyler helped cutting grass, Natchan drove the tractor (!!!) and Rob and Alex did all the heavy tire packing. the barrels will collect rain water for plants and also to [...]

The warm weather on Mt Fuji has us getting ready for a busy summer season at the Solar Cafe. The event space is available for rental. Contact us for bookings.

This summer we will build a passive solar Earth Ship greenhouse that can be used as a living space or for growing plants year round. Earth Ships are built largely with recycled materials, most of which are easily available and free for the asking. Used, steel-belted automobile tires, packed solid with earth, become giant 400- [...]

David Howenstien and the Jambo International crew have sponsored a new mini-eco house for our farm.   We got an old grain silo from a local farm and set it in the garden next to the cafe.  Koji Watanabe helped prepare the foundation and brought the big truck to drive it in and unload it.  In [...]

Why spend millions and build a ship that can be sunk by an iceberg when you can just sail the iceberg itself? Back in 1997 Professor Patrick Quilty propsed putting a huge plastic bag around an iceberg and towing it Africa as a source of fresh drinking water.  We are proposing, rather than tow it, why [...]

Winter here in Yamanashi Prefecture can be cold and long.  But the beauty of Mt Fuji and the fresh snows that blow off her peak make the long wait for spring bearable.  She is a bit of the earth, sticking up into the heavens to represent us and even on the warmest days here on [...]

The wild chestnut trees were just babies sprung from seeds carried by the crows when we first started farming the land on the edge of Aokigahara Forest. Now 15 feet tall they provided us with a months worth of chestnut cake, chestnut rice, and of course roasting on an open fire. And those are just [...]

We first tried spawning our own mushrooms last year but didnt have much luck.  This spring we tried a few oak logs with spores but again only 2 or 3 shrooms popped out in the season.  Until last week! This late in the fall we werent expecting anything, we one morning Eli was going to [...]

Ko was the Moon, Natsuco was the Pepper, Jake was the Sun, and Eli played the organ….and they all made the garden grow! Our little fall event was pleasant with Mother and Child Yoga in the morning taught by Tomo-chan from Fuji Yoga. Lunch was pizza the children made from vegetables they picked in the [...]

The Earth Embassy’s investment and marketing group met for our annual Autumn BBQ on the roof of JIL-Studio next to the Tokyo 4 Seasons.  Our long time advisor Jay Graves flew in from Australia,  leaving the Arete anchored in Brisbane Harbor to join us  for the weekend gathering. Niel Garscaden, our Tokyo media consultant, also [...]

We had our 4th wedding at the Solar Cafe this weekend. Our old friends Mr and Mrs Nagashima brought over 100 friends and family to our farm for the weekend. Despite a brief squall just as the bride was about to walk the candle lit aisle, the wedding was a beautiful affair and we were [...]