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Urban Agriculture: The Promise of Plenty and the Menace of Maintenance, By Doniel Kaye
Urban agricultural spaces have the potential to greatly benefit the community in numerous ways. At the same time, facilitating the success of these endeavors is no walk in the park. I have been serving as a one of four volunteers for Earth’s Promise over the past month. As volunteers, we have been exposed to the rewards of the various endeavors of Earth’s Promise, as well as the obstacles and challenges to bringing its various goals to ...
Ecothiopia Festival in Beer Sheva!
Moran and I have returned from our wedding and honeymoon to Sri Lanka and getting back into the swing of things. The most exciting project on the horizon in the near future is Ecothiopia Festival, taking place in the Kalisher garden and newly planted Bustan. Ecothiopia is a festival that celebrates Ecology and Ethiopian culture. This is the fourth year that the festival has taken place. In years past, there were music and dance performances, not to ...
Planting Abraham’s Urban Orchard
Last week we celebrated Tu B’Shvat as all of this blog’s readers know. This celebration is for the New Year of the Trees and the start of the first signs of spring. This occasion marks another time of year that is in syncopation with the agricultural rhythms of the land. During this time, the sap in the tree starts to flow upwards from the soil and roots into the trunk, branches, and leaves finally bursting forth the newest buds of spring. ...
Canvassing for the Farm
As a part of Earth’s Promise work to establish an Urban Farm supported by Local Sustainable Economy, employees and volunteers took to the streets to interview local businesses. All of the businesses that we interviewed are located in neighborhood “Gimel” in Beer Sheva. Many of the businesses have been operating in the neighborhood for a many years. It is important when starting a Local Sustainable Economy to understand the needs of the local ...
Urban Agriculture and Bringing Food Closer to Home
A trip to the supermarket or shuk is usually started by a stroll down the fruit and vegetable aisles. These are also the most impressive rows studded with colors and smells, a myriad of sensations for the senses to experience. While many people seem to be experts in how to pick the most quality produce on the shelf by checking texture, smell, and even knocking on some fruits to listen to the hollow sound, very few could tell you where this food comes ...
Jacob’s Lentil Stew MMMMM…..
Winter is around the corner. Along with it comes the relatively colder air (we are in Beersheba), and relative rain (again, Beersheba). Nonetheless, the winter plantings have begun. It is a fantastic time of year where the Earth somehow can tell; you are really craving a warm bowl of veggie soup. Of course there are all of the tubers and roots, like potatoes, carrots, radish , onions, and garlic. Then there are the leaves and stalk such as celery, ...
