Farming

Org. launches 'Northward' project to support farms in Israel's North

Farmers in the north have been lacking the agricultural manpower required to harvest orchards, work on vineyards, and perform other tasks.

 Volunteers from Connections in Agriculture working in north Israel, June 2025.
 Agricultural land at Gaza envelope

Israeli agriculture at risk: Farmers need you – opinion

 NEWLY PLANTED young blue agave plants taking root in the Negev.

From whiskey to wine: Residents of the Gaza border are building an 'Alcohol empire'

 Wadi Attir, an innovative project that aims to promote sustainable agriculture among Israel’s Bedouin community in the Negev, January 28,2025.

At Wadi Attir, Bedouin mix agricultural tradition with hi-tech innovation


High hopes in Israel for 'super hero' cocoa that survived frontline conditions

"It's a very unusual result, to find a strain that can withstand 3-1/2 months of drought as new fresh seedlings and also severe cold front."

 Cocoa beans

How Mahaz brings Jews back to the beauty of Jewish farming and agriculture

Explore Mahaz Fellows' journey in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where Jewish tradition merges with regenerative farming and homesteading skills.

 Mahaz’s farms sit in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia,  where fellows are taught skills related to regenerative agriculture and homesteading arts—all in a Jewish context.

How 'energy islands' could help Israel build resilience for wartime

Maale Gilboa, a pioneering kibbutz in northern Israel, leads in renewable energy adoption, aiming to create resilient micro-grids amid security concerns.

Two new solar power projects by Enlight Renewable Energy,  generated in the Gaza Envelope, are connected to the national electricity grid.

IFCJ and HaShomer HaChadash launch $2 million food security initiative to support Israeli farmers

The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews partners with HaShomer HaChadash for a $2 million food security initiative aiding Israeli farmers amid war impacts.

Israeli farmer Elad Katzir walks in his field near the border with the southern Gaza Strip, in Nir Oz, Israel January 11, 2018.

'Duty to come': Diaspora Jews drop their lives to volunteer in Israel

Jewish volunteers have traveled to Israel to volunteer in fields where farmers were left shorthanded after the departure of international and Arab workers.

 International Jewry comes to Israel in wake of Oct.7 to volunteer.

American teen volunteers change lives in Israel

20 American teens travelled to Israel to participate in Jewish National Fund-USA’s - Teen Volunteer Mission.

 American students in Israel's Negev on their volunteer mission

Cows can produce more milk if you treat them better, study finds

Be kind to your cows: Dairy cattle can be helped to relax with positive reinforcement, be happier, and produce more milk.

Milk poured in a glass (illustrative)

Chevra Eco Farm: A green sanctuary in Israel made by immigrants

A group of young and idealistic immigrants recently purchased the land and hope to turn it into an ecological farm and center for education and wellness.

 LOOKING OUT at the horizon from Chevra  Eco Farm.

Global investors backing Negev, including Bedouin agriculture

Can advanced agriculture alter Bedouin society and the Negev's planning?

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'In Israel, we have everything we need to save ourselves'

Danielle Abraham of Volcani International Partnerships says Hamas targeted farms on Oct. 7, aiming to harm Israel’s food supply and ‘break the agricultural communities’

 DANIELLE ABRAHAM: ‘The farmers are heroes.’

Supporting Israeli farmers is essential - opinion

Since October 7, farmers have been grappling with severe shortage of workers, exacerbating other challenges and threatening the livelihoods of farmers and the agricultural sector as a whole.

MEMBERS OF Jerusalem’s Kehilat Kol Haneshama, the writer (left) and Joni Catalano-Sherman, volunteer at a strawberry farm.