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Can the Farm Bill Support Our Growing Local Food Systems?
Yes, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Help Fund Sustainable Food Education Cross the Country Through Jewcer.com
Announcing Hazon’s first Jewcer project!
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: Farming for the Future
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition’s Farming for the Future: A Sustainable Agriculture Agenda for the 2012 Farm Bill [PDF] presents a comprehensive policy agenda that is focused on creating a healthier and more sustainble world for all.
Farm Bill Updates: So What Is It?
How can I ever understand a 1,000+ page complex, omnibus piece of legislation?
Snapshot on Israel: The Solar Field and the Mezuzah
On a lonely gate facing a desolate sun drenched open plain of the Arava Valley one can see a Mezuzah.
[Cross-USA Ride] Participant Email April 11
Happy Passover. We have eight weeks to go! Have you been cycling? Fundraising? Make sure to take the time to get to know your bicycle if you haven’t yet already and send out those emails to potential supporters. We hope that you will keep everyone at home updated about your trip. There are many ways for your friends and family to follow our trip: “Like” Hazon on Facebook: facebook.com/hazon.org Follow the Cross-USA Ride on Twitter: twitter.com/HazonXUSARide Subscribe to our mailing list and receive our weekly newsletters. Visit hazon.organd click “Join our Mailing List.” Follow the Cross-USA Ride Blog. Staff and riders alike will contribute to this blog throughout the Ride. As the Ride nears, we are sure that you will have more questions. Please continue to be in touch with us. We will also be updating the website with a lot of information from the Ride Guide, and will expand it as more details are finalized. Chag Sameach, Wendy Levine and David Rendsburg (more…)
A New Vision for Going Green: Is Jewish Environmentalism Changing the World?
with Nigel Savage, founder of Hazon Monday, April 30, 7:30 PM Free and Open to the Community On April 30th, Hazon CSA [Community Supported Agriculture] at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly, NJ, will present Nigel Savage, a visionary in the field of environmentalism and founder of Hazon, in a rare speaking appearance. Hazon (Hebrew for ‘vision’) is the foremost Jewish environmental organization. (more…)
To Till and to Tend: One Week Intensive in Sustainable Agriculture, Food Justice and Jewish Tradition
Take Sustainable Agriculture, Food Justice and Torah to the Next Level!
Shabbat Step by Step
Hosting Shabbat While Living a Full Week Sunday, April 29 at 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM Sur la Table Portland’s Culinary Kitchen Classroom 1102 Northwest Couch Street, Portland, Oregon (more…)
JOIN for Justice National Summit
JOIN us! National Summit – April 29 & 30 – New York City Presented by JOIN (Jewish Organizing Institute & Network) for Justice. Cosponsored by Hazon. Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion One West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012 The field of Jewish community organizing is growing rapidly. However, as practitioners in this field, we have not yet formally come together- across denominations, across roles, across the country- to share wisdom, build connections, find partners, and plan for the future. JOIN for Justice’s National Summit is a unique opportunity for Jewish organizers to come together to articulate and celebrate their shared vision for the Jewish community and its role in advancing justice in the world. Through networking, training, and other learning opportunities, we will build relationships and gain resources that will strengthen our ability to achieve our individual and collective goals. (more…)
Oh, Baby! What Are We Going to Feed You?
The truth is, there is very little you can do to prepare for the actuality of being responsible for another human life;
Shavuot on the Mountain with Wilderness Torah
May 25-28th, 2012 Registration is Open! 2, 3, & 4 Day Options Available! Join Wilderness Torah on Memorial Day weekend for a Shabbat and Shavuot camping festival in Anthony Chabot Regional Park in Oakland. Celebrate, learn, and connect with the natural world and community… (more…)
First Annual Boston Jewish Food Conference: Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability
Sunday April 22nd, 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM Co-sponsored by Hazon. Join the Greater Boston Jewish community for an in-depth exploration of cuisine, agriculture, labor, business, health, access, history, and spirituality. Participate in a range of hands-on activities, Jewish textual reflections, and contemporary food justice sessions, including: Agricultural dimensions of the Jewish calendar cycle Contemporary Jewish spiritual practice Kosher ritual slaughter and eating ethics Models of Community Supported Agriculture and Sustainable Simchas Shuk (marketplace) with educational resources, local vendors of Judaica crafts, sustainable food goodies (to purchase and to taste) and community partners Wool spinning, sauerkraut making & wheat threshing Workers’ rights, food aid and access (more…)
If Moses Had a Bike…
Learn More Get Party details or buy your ticket Register for the 2012 New York Ride and Retreat Many thanks to Rachel Travis, New York Ride participant and steering committee member! Support her ride.
