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Last night, my roommates and I hosted a dinner party for twelve. Out of the eight dishes, only the stuffed peppers had meat; the...

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 on the shortlist for the...

Muhamarra: the addictive red pepper and walnut spread from Syria

Winter cooking is often pantry cooking. When the rain is coming down at a 45° angle, the last thing most of us want to...

City Tree’s Composter Workshop in Tel Aviv

If you are looking to sharpen your composting skills, banish flies, kill odors, and speed along the making of rich fertilizer for your garden,...

10 Common Misconceptions About Breastfeeding Your Baby

Breastfeeding is a natural and "green" way for a mother to feed her baby. Yet  misconceptions about how to breastfeed and for how long...

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(Does this guy look worried about the frost? A smokin' vegetable vendor in a Petach Tikva market, Israel. Credit anyalogic) While North Americans in the...

Dianne Onstad's Whole Foods Companion, A Charming and Chock-Full Book

With winter upon us, now is the perfect time to get cozy with a pile of books. The latest in our eco-reads book review...

Na Laga'at Brings Slow Food Farmer's Market to Jaffa

The Slow Food movement brought a farmer's market to the Tel Aviv Port (or, namal) this past summer, helping city dwellers enrich their salads...

Volunteer opportunities at award-winning green Jewish website

Our friends at the Jew & The Carrot – an award-winning blog dedicated to food, sustainability and Judaism – looking for volunteers to bring...

Formula should not be baby’s first gift

Soft drinks. Fast foods. Cigarettes. Companies that market these products are well-known for targeting children and teens in order to develop "brand loyalty." But the campaign...

Get Off Prozac And Onto Ecotherapy

Once upon a time people lived in a different kind of harmony with nature (can you imagine yourself pictured above?). Except for the aristocracy...

Green Prophet's Jesse Fox is Gleaning Feeding on Fugee Fridays

(Jesse Fox and a Fugee Friday volunteer, in Tel Aviv, loading some food into a car. Israeli volunteers are gleaning vegetables and fruit from...

Breastfeeding and Judaism: Why Moses' Mother Didn't Put Bottles Into The Ark Of Bulrushes

The Torah doesn't talk much about breastfeeding, as it was taken for granted in ancient times. Moses' mother doesn't put bottles into the ark...

Turning Back The Clock With A DYI Bread Oven Helps Gazans Cook In Difficult Times

Green Prophet welcomes the first post of our new Palestinian writer Rami Almeghari. A contributor to The Electronic Intifada, IMEMC.org, and Free Speech Radio...

Learn From spud! On How To Carbon Offset Your Business

Speak to an average person in Israel who cares about protecting the environment, and they will cross their eyes will cross when you start...

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