Written by Tali Smookler, Repair the World Fellow-Philadelphia A major opportunity for urban garden growth lies in the estimated 40,000 vacant lots in Philadelphia. This has the area equivalent of
Blog post by Joshua Boydstun, Rabbinical Student at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College —————— My camping tent has seen its fair share of adventure: Caked in the red dust and baked in
Blog post by Joshua Boydstun, Rabbinical Student at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Bees have become front-page news. The cover story of Time magazine’s August 19 issue—entitled “A World Without Bees”—and similar
Blog post by Joshua Boydstun, Rabbinical Student at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College ——————— On June 25, President Obama unveiled his new Climate Change Action Plan during a speech at Georgetown University.
Blog post and photos by Avi Katzman, Farm Educator Apprentice ————————————————————— As a “still-feeling-semi-new” Farm Educator Apprentice here at Eden Village, I feel I’ve been learning exponential amounts of new.
Blog post by Joshua Boydstun, Jewish Farm School Rabbinic Intern ———————————————————– As a rabbinical student, I spend a lot of time thinking and talking about metaphorical “roots”: What is “the
Blog post by Josh Boydstun, Jewish Farm School Rabbinic Intern ——————————————————————————————- During the month of Iyyar (April 10-May 9, 2013), we traditionally engage in S’firat Ha’omer (“The Counting of the
Blog post by Jacob Siegel, Jewish Farm School Group Leader and rabbinical student ———————————— On March 6th, we invited students on two Jewish Farm School trips in New Orleans to
Blog post by Jacob Siegel, Jewish Farm School Group Leader and rabbinical student ———————————— On March 6th, we invited students on two Jewish Farm School trips in New Orleans to
Post by Faryn Hart, Group Leader for #AltBreak 2013 in New Orleans ————————————————————————————————— March seems to be a busy time in New Orleans. The days are long and perfectly warm,
Post by Joshua Boydstun, Jewish Farm School Rabbinic Intern Spring can be a dizzying time, particularly for those who travel. At my home in Philadelphia, we have barely seen any
Stockbox: Saving the Endangered Neighborhood Grocer Post by Karin Fleisch, an independent food security consultant and Dean’s Scholar at NYU Wagner. She is a Kol Tzedek Fellow at AJWS and
Blog post by Karin Fleisch, Board Member for Uri l’Tzedek, master’s student at NYU’s Wagner School and speaker on behalf of American Jewish World Service. ——————————————————— After five years at
The month of Sh’vat (January 11-February 10, 2013) includes the holiday of Tu Bishvat (January 25-26, 2013), which is a particularly significant day for contemporary Jews who are passionate about
Post by Jewish Farm School Rabbinic Intern, Josh Boydstun – Reposted from Jewish Farmer's Almanac As Chanukah draws to a close, we enter the month of Tevet (December 13, 2012-January
FeastFoward.org, an online web based video series powered by Jewish Farm School, released a new video today featuring fermentation revivalist Sandor Katz. Sandor shares his recipe for perfect sauerkraut, the
Post by Rabbi Jacob Fine, Let’s face it. Our Jewish communities are failing miserably to respond to the greatest threat that humanity has ever known. For a people that (rightfully)
Post by Jewish Farm School Rabbinic Intern, Josh Boydstun – Reposted from Jewish Farmer's Almanac Chanukah—the Festival of Lights—offers us a joyous, eight-day respite from the cold, dark month of
The Jewish Farm School and Hebrew College are partnering to offer you a weeklong, intensive course exploring the intersection of Judaism, agriculture and contemporary food justice. In this week-long, service
