July 1, 2021 was one year since we launched the Jewish Volunteer Gardening Brigade. In 2020 we said: “The JVGB aims to support and engage new gardeners. As we’ve seen gardens sprout up in our neighborhoods around greater Boston, we want to ensure these gardens are productive the entire growing season. Beyond the increased self-sufficiency of […]
By Sophia Adler Did you know it was estimated that about 40% of US’s crops go uneaten each year (NRDC.org)? Farmers grow excess crops to account for unpredictability and are often left with a surplus, unable to afford the labor to donate the food themselves. That’s too much food that could go to those in […]
Join us for our annual Sukkot Harvest Celebration- a Farm to Sukkah meal and learning for those in their 20’s and 30’s! Sukkot, a biblical harvest festival, is also a time to welcome guests and celebrate. We’ll start in the kitchen preparing our meal in small teams, and then come together outside in the Sukkah […]