Events

Congratulations Matsu & Sachie Wedding

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

Independant Film

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!

オーガニック農業認定ワークショップイベント

Organic Farm Certification Workshop

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 farms and organic techniques, and the Ecocert team will cover the organic certification process: applying for certification, the inspection and corrections process.   The day will include a tour of the Solar Cafe & Mt Fuji Mint Tea farms and field activity.  Lunch is included.

Dates:     Sat. 2011.8.20      Sat.2011.9.17

Schedule:

Register                 10:30am

Intro  Lecture         11:00am -12:30

Lunch                    12:30-1:30

Farm Tour               1:30-2:30

Field Activity           2:30-3:00

Question & Answer     3:00-4:30

Fee: Y4500/person             Y1000/children under 18      (includes lunch)

 

If you have a farm or are interested in getting involved with growing food someday, this course is a good introduction to the challenges involved and the available solutions.

For registration:   info@earthembassy.org     090-9346-3774

Fresh Mint Event in Ebisu

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/

 

 

Package to Uganda!!!

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 and guidance.  Also thanks to AAAG for the help with shipping.

For updates on Jambo events, hikes, and volunteer opportunities, check in on Face Book or see their home page.

http://www.jambointernational.com/?lang=en

http://www.facebook.com/JAMBO.int?sk=wall

 

 

 

 

 

Candle Lite Live at Solar Cafe

富士山のフラダンス

これは特殊なフラダンス富士山、Konohanamosakuhime の女神が作成されます。

EARTHSHIP GREENHOUSE, The Foundation is in!!!

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 fill the fish pond and fish tank installed on the East end.

The in-ground foundation will help mediate temperature, as well as the tires and water tanks providing thermal mass, so that we will be able to do hydro-ponics and aquaponics year round, and not freeze our fish in the winter. Hoping to get the roof on before the snow flies!

富士山の音楽ステージ

訪問に来る.私たちのステージを使用して. イベント、結婚式、ヨガ等の利用!
詳細については、電話問い合わせ Jake 090-9346-3774.

“アースシップワークショップ”の参加生徒募集中！”

アースシップとは、手に入れやすい再利用の材料を主とし自分で作れてしまうパッシブソーラーグリーンハウス(菜園も居住も可）のことです。
自動車のタイヤをひとつが180キロ以上もするブロックとみなし土で固め積み上げると、防音・防火・地震にも耐える塀のような壁が出来上がります。また、降雨量が最小の環境下でも屋根から雨水をタンクに集め十分な飲料水を確保出来るように設計されています。
このワークショップは地球大使館が富士山の麓で運営しているソーラーカフェで開かれます。
4泊5日(週末一泊のみの参加も可能）のワークショップは、大自然の中ゲストハウスに泊まり、アースシップについての講習・実際に作るワークショップに加え、木ヶ原の樹海を抜け鳴沢氷穴•風穴まで散策や有機農業の体験も有り、そして食事はカフェから提供される美味しいオーガニックフードです。
稀に見る貴重な体験盛りだくさんの”アースシップワークショップ”に是非参加しませんか？

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こちらでその様子がご覧になれます。
BS1　グリーン・アース

YBS TV

●月日：2010年7月28日(水）～8月1日（日）　（仮）
●場所：山梨県鳴沢村ソーラーカフェ(行き方）
●参加費：48,000円（週末のみ参加は20,000円）
●お申し込み・問い合わせ：info@earthembassy.org

【内容】
・アースシップの環境への利点の講習・ディスカッション（主に英語・日本語サポート有）
・実際にアースシップを作るワークショップ（４ｍｘ８ｍの穴にタイヤで壁を作り、屋根をつけます）
・農場見学・農業体験
・鳴沢氷穴へのハイキング
・地元で採れたオーガニックフードの食事
・地球大使館のゲストハウスに宿泊

【講師】
ジェイコブ・ライナー
エコ建築家でサステナブルテクノロジースペシャリスト。1993年に米国Cornell Universityを卒業し日本に移住。主に環境に配慮したテクノロジー・建築技術やオーガニック製品の普及・向上に努めています。

ティム・ストーケル
英語の教師であり環境活動家。14年前に日本に移住し現在は九州の宮崎国際大学で環境学と英語を教えています。

ソーラーカフェのキッチンガーデン、おいしい結果….

ニューミニエコホーム！

我々は、新しい ミニエコハウスを構築している！これは、地元の農場からの古い穀物サイロです。デビッド Howenstienとジャンボインターナショナルは、建物を後援している。6月は25-27、ジャンボチームは、建物、いくつかの農業を支援します。 ご希望の場合は お問い合わせダビデは私たちに参加する！jambodave@green.email.ne.jp

the S.S. Highball

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 not sail it? Most of the movement of ice bergs is due to currents not wind, but a little nudge into the right current might get it moving in the right direction.  And with recent developments in kite powered ships, this may be a viable option.

Winter comes to the mountain

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 her foot, the site of the winds blowing over her peaks and carrying snow into the clouds remind us that the winds of heaven are always blowing just over our heads.

Chestnut Harvest

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 the ones that the deer left for us.

Fresh Shitake Mushroom Farming!!!

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 feed the sheep and noticed a whole mini forest of Shitake had sprung up over night.  Our new Shitake Carmelized Onion pizza is to die for! Supplies limited, and you had better beat Jake to the kitchen or they will be all gone…

Harvest Festival Puppet Show

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 garden. And the puppet show was spectacular! Special thanks to the volunteers and Natsuco for making it all happen and working on those paper-mache puppets all week and still keeping the cafe (mostly) clean.

Annual Rooftop BBQ

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 attended. Many thanks to our gracious hosts, Yuriko Kobayashi and Josh Lieberman.  Visit this link to see Josh’s cutting edge architectural photography.  JIL-Studio

Nagashima Wedding

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 honored they chose to have it with us.