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Ever since returning from Italy, Ilana and I have fallen in love with Pesto! Pesto has many wonderful heath benefits. Basil, the main ingredient,...

Vegetarian-Friendly Protein: Quinoa Salad Dinner Recipe

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As you may recall, we recently delved into the wonderful world of cheese-making. And when we did, we told you to save up all...

How to Make Your Own Ricotta

Ricotta is a summer cheese. And as the weather warms up, Jewish people start to think about the Hebrew holiday of Shavuot  - the...

Hearty Roots Puts the Community in CSAs

It's always exciting to get farm-fresh organic produce delivered to your door through a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) scheme, which have proliferated wildly around...

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A friend of mine recently asked me with great concern about the water supply from his tap  - is it going to disappear tomorrow?...

Ordering Cows by the Whole or Half Steer in New York

Back in January, I took a friend to the open food market in the Hatikva neighborhood of Tel Aviv, a run-down area near the...

Lebanon Celebrates Three Years of an Organic Farming Project

Last Friday, World Vision and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) celebrated the achievements of a three year project that has helped...

EcoMum Goes Back To The Beginning With Pregnancy

For most people the first steps to a more organic, greener lifestyle is often when we start to think about children. We start to...

Pickling 101 – Vinegared Cucumber Salad Recipe

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Eilat Fish Cages: Out of frying pan, into Ashdod harbor

The Israel Union for Environmental Defense (IUED) reported that yesterday (September 14) the Israeli government approved plans to place fish cages in the Ashdod...

Making the Most of Stone Fruits: Plum Buckle Recipe

There is something so profoundly compelling about a dish named buckle. Just think of it: buttery golden batter, giving way - buckling - under...

Gleaning the Shuk: Fugee Fridays Feeds Refugees With Produce Donations

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Ahava is Good For the Skin, But What About the Dead Sea?

Within the realm of cosmetics, Ahava certainly holds a certain respect. Founded in 1988, the Israeli company exports its skin-enriching products, infused with minerals...

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How Responsible Tourism Could Help Protect the World’s Last Wild Places

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