Jewish Farm School equips and mobilizes Jews to be part of building a more just and equitable food system.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joined November 2011
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.@cjaramillo breaking some news on the Philly farm beat. @PhiladelphiaGov has named its first-ever garden czar. Richards comes with deep experience and impressive bona fides. cc: @PubIntLawCtr
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Recycling isn't dead yet!
Free #recycling bins in front of Municipal Services Building. A little bit more signage about good & bad recycling habits - we have a printable guide on Green Philly too.
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Climate change is expected to force more than 100 million ppl into extreme poverty by 2030
Half of all plants and animals are at risk of extinction
UN says have 12 years to avert catastrophe
You cannot discuss #EarthDay without acknowledging the greatest threat to the earth.
This week's torah portion is about cleansing with a procedure involving 2 birds, spring water in an earthen vessel, a piece of cedar wood, a scarlet thread and a bundle of hyssop. It's time to cleans #toxicpolitics, #toxicracism, #toxicmasculinity
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Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Philly Farm Crew is kicking off with a party! Join us and @repairtheworld buff.ly/2FXvtxG
Impress everyone at your families seder as well as your radical west Philly 2nd night seder by bringing DIY matzah that you made instead of the stale cracker matzah you get from a box! April 14, 4-6pm 5020 Cedar Ave - Philly buff.ly/2UfGB2U
Today is the beginning of the month of Nisan and kicks off the month in Jewish calendar when you can say a special blessing for blossoming trees. What a great practice to participate in this shabbat
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If this doesn't interfere with your shabbat practice please consider joining this Saturday to clean up your Philly hood!
Disturbed by the trash that litters your community, or want to get in on the #trashtag challenge? Read to learn how you can get involved & prepared:
#trashbash #springcleanup #CleanPHL
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Jews and Land is a 5-part series looking at the intersection of Jewish history and land - this session we are looking at our history here in #Philadelphia - Starts next Wednesday buff.ly/2TRTFqu
All of our programs are back, Jews + Land, Shtetl Skills, AND Philly Farm Crew - will you join us?
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"It has long been an open secret that some farms survive by relying on an undocumented labor force. Now, tough immigration enforcement has caused a crisis."
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Want to learn more about community gardening and farming on vacant land in Philadelphia? Garden Justice Legal Initiative and Soil Generation invite you to come discuss legal land access and preservation. This program is FREE buff.ly/2Uc4eZD
Have you heard about Community Portrait? It’s a population study, commissioned by Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, that will help us support the needs of the Jewish community! Watch your mail to see if you're selected to take the survey. Learn more at the link below!
Faith, farming and food justice go hand in hand
‘I wanted to do more for people than just pray’: Pastor @HeberBrown blends faith, farms to end food insecurity in black churches sc.org/2XJ4P3J @WTOP @NaniaWTOP
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"We need to ask how we work not just in helping individuals with farmland preservation and land access but in creating broader, structural change that will ultimately benefit all of our communities, particularly... agrariantrust.org/news/groun…