Jewish Mizrachi Farmers In Avraham's Vineyard 1867
There is a deep meaning in the words “The earth is the Lord’s,” when applied to that peculiar country; for it is a reserved property, an estate in abeyance, and not even in a subordinate sense can it be the fief of the men whom it eats up (Numbers 13:32).
I have seen enough to convince me that astonishing will be the amount of its produce, and the rapidity also, when the obstacles now existing are removed.
– James Finn, 1867
Photo Credit Keren Avraham
Although it is mostly desert, the nation of Israel is known today for its amazing variety of agricultural produce, its cutting-edge irrigation methods, including drip irrigation, and its expertise in genetic seed modifications. The stories of modern Israeli farming innovations are legendary.
In the Negev, Jewish farmers are now using brackish groundwater to grow sweeter watermelons.
Jewish Mizrachi Farmers In Avraham's Vineyard 1867
There is a deep meaning in the words “The earth is the Lord’s,” when applied to that peculiar country; for it is a reserved property, an estate in abeyance, and not even in a subordinate sense can it be the fief of the men whom it eats up (Numbers 13:32).
I have seen enough to convince me that astonishing will be the amount of its produce, and the rapidity also, when the obstacles now existing are removed.
– James Finn, 1867
Photo Credit Keren Avraham
Although it is mostly desert, the nation of Israel is known today for its amazing variety of agricultural produce, its cutting-edge irrigation methods, including drip irrigation, and its expertise in genetic seed modifications. The stories of modern Israeli farming innovations are legendary.
In the Negev, Jewish farmers are now using brackish groundwater to grow sweeter watermelons.