Press

the jewish herald voice, april 21, 2006
“How do we find ways of supporting family farmers who are doing sustainable agriculture,” the rabbi asks. “This is very different than the paradigm of agriculture as a big business."

the washington jewish week, april 21, 2006
"Being Jewish isn't just about where you pray or what synagogue you belong to. It should permeate every aspect of your life, including how you eat. This is food that's locally grown, has less of an impact environmentally and tastes better."

the new jersey jewish standard, dec 9, 2005
"Tuv Ha'Aretz reconnects an ancient Jewish conversation about what is fit to eat with a contemporary conversation that questions, 'Is this fit [to eat] based on how it's grown, how it's packaged, and how it's transported.

the new york times, june 1, 2005
"Like a baby, a farm needs as much nurturing as it can get."

new jersey jewish week, march 27, 2005
"I think Tuv Ha'Aretz is really neat. People put so much emphasis on the Creator, but they often don't seem to have so much respect for creation. If they believe in that, they should believe in protecting creation. They are really one."

blueprint, november 30, 2004
"Tuv Ha’Aretz, the first-ever Jewish Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) project, has garnered rave reviews from hungry herbivores in Manhattan. Congregation Ansche Chesed, a Conservative synagogue on the Upper West Side has joined forces with Hazon, a Jewish environmental and outdoor education group, to the delight of vegetable eaters on the hunt for the organic and tasty."

jewish week, may 28, 2004
"The new CSA is part of a small "eco-kashrut" movement of Jews who see sustainable agriculture and compassionate treatment of farm animals as natural, modern-day extensions to traditional Jewish dietary laws."