Jeffery Yoskowitz

Jeff is a writer in Brooklyn, not far from his suburban childhood home where he first began his sustainable living crusade. As a child he collected his father’s discarded letterhead paper and used it in the printer. He has since accumulated various organic (as well as industrial) agricultural experiences, and is obsessed with the belief that how we eat affects our world as much as our bodies. Though he has moved from Tel Aviv, he still looks eastward in his writing and coverage of environmental and sustainable food issues. When he’s not writing he makes lacto-fermented foods and arts & crafts projects using recycled materials. Jeff can be reached at jeff (at) greenprophet (dot) com.

A visit to Amirim, Israel’s first all-vegetarian village in the Galilee

Just 15 kilometers from Tzfat there is a moshav that was founded in the late 50s that was ideologically influenced by organic, vegetarian and vegan principles. My hostess at Ohn-Bar, the tzimmer where I stayed, explained that the people of Amirim were among the pioneers of Israel’s strong vegetarian movement.

"The Compost Guy" on Compost Awareness Week

This week marks International Composting Awareness Week, a week meant to be celebrated in Canada and the US, but...

A Green Prophet Tours His Hometown Waste Streams

Driving 22 East from Somerville I saw an industrial zone I had never seen before. I made a...

Documenting the Demise of America's Largest Community Garden

I went to see Scott Hamilton Kennedy’s documentary film, “The Garden,” at Tribeca Cinemas in Manhattan, part of docs...

The Compost Guy Takes on his Mother

Compost plays an important role in this Green Prophet's life as has been written about in previous posts, and...

Green Prophet in the Garden State

This prophet just made the flight from Tel Aviv to his childhood home of New Jersey. After a...
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Artist Community Hayarkon 70 Looking to Green Itself, Sort Of

There is a yearning for ecologically and environmentally responsible choices that I’ve been observing in Tel Aviv, especially among...

"The Compost Guy" on a Composter’s Delight and Dilemma in Tel Aviv

Due to not having a yard and feeling an overwhelming sense of guilt every time I throw away my...

Getting My First Israeli CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)

I was so anxious on Monday as I awaited word of delivery of my very first Israeli community supported...