Next week we celebrate Purim, a holiday whose very essence is confusion, turnabouts, chaos, balagan….
The saying goes, “Not every day is Purim,” but in a sense for us here in...
Last week’s fabulous rain showers left us with a satiated and very muddy field. The plantings we scheduled two weeks ago for Thursday were put off to last Thursday...
Oh how we’ve waited for the rain! The drip-drop rain wetting the soil, satiating, refreshing and reviving it. According to the calendar, we are way into winter by now,...
Growing sweet potatoes is a lesson in faith, imagination and hope. Though the amazing sweet potato has been with us since fall, our journey together actually began some seven...
The rain has been generous to us, and we’re soaking it up! Over the past weekend our field was granted a delightful 12 mm of gentle, rejuvenating showers. Combined...
Last week the seasons officially changed. On December 22nd, autumn made way for winter. Indeed, this week both the temperatures and welcome, wonderful rains dropped on Chubeza’s field. We...
On Sunday we were informed of the passing of someone very dear, Mario Levy, a man of vision, action and inspiration.
Mario was the father of Israeli organic farming, the...
I always know it's wintertime when my green-o-meter shows a dozen emails with the subject, “What ARE those green leaves in my box this week!?” Indeed, winter generates a...
Even with the fast pace of life, and concrete stretching across vast expanses, we still maintain a basic yearning for rain and the lively wet-and-wildness it brings. When I...