Comments on: Jews Celebrate "Solar Seder" in the Arava Desert at Kibbutz Lotan https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/04/kibbutz-lotan/ Sustainably Driven. Future Ready. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:35:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Salt Cedars are Carbon Sinks in the Desert | Green Prophet https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/04/kibbutz-lotan/#comment-23967 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:35:33 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=8210#comment-23967 […] Fears of global warming and its impact on our environment have left scientists scrambling to decrease levels of atmospheric carbon we humans produce. But Tel Aviv University researchers are doing their part to reduce humanity’s carbon footprint by successfully growing forests in the most unlikely place — deep in Israel’s Arava Desert. […]

]]> By: Alex Cicelsky https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/04/kibbutz-lotan/#comment-15170 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:14:58 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=8210#comment-15170 UPDATE: Yoshi is now Education Director at the Kayam Farm, Pearlstone Center MD http://www.kayamfarm.org

Registration is open for the Fall 2011 Peace, Justice & the Environment College Semester (credits transferable to US universities): http://www.livingroutes.org/programs/p_lotan.htm

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]]> By: dalia https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/04/kibbutz-lotan/#comment-2299 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:04:55 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=8210#comment-2299 Great! we also have a solar oven but never cooked a hole meal in it.
I also estudied the GA at Lotan and it is one of the best thing I have done (ever).
happy holidays

]]> By: Alex https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/04/kibbutz-lotan/#comment-2298 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:28:23 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=8210#comment-2298 The mazot can be made on our earthen biomass (palm branches from our date trees = using agricultural waste as an energy resource) sadj – it takes about a minute to cook.

]]> By: ariel https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/04/kibbutz-lotan/#comment-2301 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:54:31 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=8210#comment-2301 What a fantastic idea! Did you make matzos in the solar oven as well?

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Editor’s note:
Matza have to be cooked quickly in 18 minutes or less. The slow cooker wouldn’t work in this case. It would turn the matza to hametz!
-Karin

]]> By: Daniel https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/04/kibbutz-lotan/#comment-2300 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:38:22 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=8210#comment-2300 fantastic and inspiring! how did the food turn out?

]]> By: greenprophet https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/04/kibbutz-lotan/#comment-2304 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:06:18 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=8210#comment-2304 Jews Celebrate “Solar Seder” in the Arava Desert at Kibbutz Lotan http://tinyurl.com/cju4nd

]]> By: ConsulateIsrael https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/04/kibbutz-lotan/#comment-2305 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:25:56 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=8210#comment-2305 Jews Celebrate “Solar Seder” in the Arava Desert at Kibbutz Lotan http://ow.ly/2E9K

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