News/Event reports
Last month, Hazon hosted its fourth annual Food Conference at Asilomar in Monterey, California. Over 650 Jews from around the world came together to learn about various aspects of Judaism and food sustainability. Conference sessions were grouped into tracks that included food justice, Jewish food, culture and tradition, hands-on cooking classes, food systems and sustainability, health and nutrition, Israeli food and agriculture, Jewish food education and fasting.
Reports from the Hazon Food Conference can be found here:
Food Justice at the 2009 Hazon Food Conference
New Jewish Food Movement Steps Up Focus on Social Justice
Jewish Female Farmers Overcome Farm Fashion and Get Their Hands Dirty
Ending Hunger at the Food Conference
Pictures from the Hazon Food Conference can be seen here.
Taking Root in the Jewish CSA Movement Portland Tuv Ha'Aretz Coordinator Hannah Treuhaft, and Her Chickens (from My Jewish Learning).
Portland Jews unite to share in harvest Article from the Jewish Review talking about the formation of Portland Tuv Ha'Aretz.
Jews, Food and Ethics. A public affairs radio show on KBOO 90.7 FM featuring interviews with Rabbi Arthur Waskow, a main proponent of the eco-kashrut movement, and Rabbi Morris Allen, founder of the Heksher Tzedek Initiative. Also featured are interviews with two of Portland's Jewish organic farmers: Shari Raider, of Sauvie Island Organics, and Lyle Stanley, of Gee Creek Farm. Hosted by Liz Schwartz.
LA Times article about eco-kashrut and Hazon's food conference.
Ynetnews.com's article, "Organic is the True Kosher."
For a report on our June 28 Jewish Garden Bike Tour, check out this post on The Jew and the Carrot. To see pictures of the trip, visit our Flickr page and scroll down to the bottom.
Pictures from our July 12 study session, in partnership with the Florence Melton Adult mini-school's "Taste of Melton" program, taught by Jan Rabinowitz. The session was held at Beit Kayam, a Jewish eco-house in NE Portland:
To see pictures of "Preserve Your Harvest," our August 19 canning and jam-making workshop, vist our Flickr page.