Tag: farms

The Kibbutz Movement from Israel Revival

Want to learn about organic agriculture and how it's done in the Middle East? Maybe you're interested in making...

Fall Armyworm invades Middle East devastating crops

Fall Armyworm is invading the Near Middle East. New reporting app aims to mitigate risk, spread awareness. Have a half billion to spare? The UN is fundraising.

SpiderNet’s Artificial Spider Web Protects Crops from Tiny Pests

What would Charlotte the spider think of this man-made SpiderNet? An Israeli made artificial spider web made to protect...

Permaculture Hannukah Party at Yesh Meain Ecological Farm

In honor of the last day of Hannukah, the Yesh Meain permaculture farm will be hosting an all-day permaculture...

Sustainable Bedouin Farm, Wadi Attir, To Break Ground in the Negev

After years of planning, a Bedouin eco-farm in the Negev will finally get under way next week. For years the...

Eden Vardy Plants a Sustainable T.R.E.E. in Aspen

A sustainable T.R.E.E. grows in Aspen, where children learn about real food. As a child, Israeli-born Eden Vardy wanted to...

Canaan Fair Trade Creates Sustainable Community of Palestinian Farmers

Bigger isn't always better.  Canaan Fair Trade helps small-scale Palestinian farmers survive and thrive. With the modernization of agriculture, farming...

Israeli Farmers Protest Lack of Imported Farm Help by Withholding Local Produce

Which is a bigger environmental sin - imported produce or imported farmers? For the past few days Israeli farmers have...

Marda Permaculture Farm Plants Sustainable Seeds in Palestine

Marda Permaculture Farm shows that traditional and modern sustainable farming practices can go hand in hand. Amidst the conflict and...

Rom Farm Brings Organic Goat Cheese to a Table Near You, With Some Help from the Handicapped

Eat delicious organic goat cheese and feel good about helping the handicapped at Rom Farm in the Galilee. Most organic...

WWOOF Your Way to Organic Food in the Middle East

If you think that WWOOF is the sound that a dog makes... well, you're right.  But it also stands...

Hotel Mizpe Hayamim in the Galilee Offers Luxurious Vacations in Their Hotel, Spa, and… Organic Farm

Luxury and "green" are usually mutually exclusive.  Sure, you have to spend a lot of green to be luxurious,...