Last week of holiday chaos. Sorry for the late email.

 

Important:

Tomorrow we will be distributing to friends in the following areas: Rehovot, Nataf, Jerusalem (who are used to receiving on Thursdays), Modi'in up till Gush Dan ( not including Tel Aviv).

You must make your orders by 12:00 today.

 

Cute story about Community Sustained Agriculture in context with Shmitta Year, by Amy Spiro that was published in the Jerusalem Post.  We are mentioned in it 🙂

 

More about the Shmitta Year:

 

From inquiries with Rav Avrahan of Machon Tora Wearetz, we learned:

The agricultural produce of the following moshavim is

regarded as "lemehandrin heter mechira" or otherwise named

the same kasruth as that of the produce sold under the

name "Otsar Haaretz". The reason is that these moshavim are

in an area which did not belong to Eretz Jisrael according to certain interpretations.

 

Here is a list of the moshavim from this area that we work with:

Chataswa

Ein Jahav

Lotan

Neot semadar

Samar

Tlamei elijahu

Nachal oz

Nirim

 

Also there is a list of produce, grown before Rosh Hashana that is permitted till certain dates. With fruit it is even longer…

You can find these lists by searching Google for:

לוח קדושת שביעית וספיחין בירקות

לוח קדושת שביעית וביעור בפירות האילן

 

 

You are also welcome to speak directly to our Mashgich Ofir Federman at 052-8384832

I can put a note on your orders, saying I must go over everything before sending it to you, so I can make sure the produce you ordered comes from the permitted Moshavim on the list. If it doesn't, I will not send it to you.

If you are interested in me doing so, please instruct us..

 

I hope this information can be of help and that we can continue to provide you with fresh organic produce as well as respect the Shnat Shmitta.

 

Lavrioot!

Yours,

Maggie

 

You can expect in this week's baskets (draft only):

Tomatoes

Cucumbers

Lettuce

Arugula?

Potatoes

Onion

Sweet Potato

Pumpkin

Zucchini

 

 

Larger ones also:

Sweet green Ramiro peppers

Lemons

Coriander

parsley

 

 

Fruit baskets:

Carambola

Anonna

Melon

 

Larger ones also:

Apples

And Sweeties