What we do
THEORY OF CHANGE
The Jewish community farming field integrates Jewish experiential education with agriculture in order to cultivate community, promote environmental sustainability and food justice, foster opportunities for meaningful spiritual engagement and personal growth, and strengthen Jewish life.
how we got here, a brief history
Building on evidence from the JOFEE report, leaders of Jewish community farming organizations began to examine their shared goals and approaches. This became a shared project called the Jewish Community Farming Field Building Initiative, with 17 Jewish community farming organizations working together “to lay the foundation for a growing field and build the framework to catalyze a powerful force in engaging today’s Jewish communities.”
In a time when the Jewish community is searching for creative and innovative ways to encourage and support Jewish communal life, Jewish community farming appears to be a blossoming answer to this challenge.
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