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Faith, farming and food justice go hand in hand

At the intersection of food and food justice

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!

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

"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." buff.ly/2FD6Nue

For Shabbat: buff.ly/2QZnRzB

All of our programs are back, Jews + Land, Shtetl Skills, AND Philly Farm Crew - will you join us? buff.ly/2CIVgZK

According to greenphillyblog recycling is over as we know it buff.ly/2WKYP9r

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

If this doesn't interfere with your shabbat practice please consider joining this Saturday to clean up your Philly hood!

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 buff.ly/2HZoKXE

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

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Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Philly Farm Crew is kicking off with a party! Join us and Repair the World buff.ly/2FXvtxG

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 buff.ly/2UNpMfp

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.

.Catalina Jaramillo breaking some news on the Philly farm beat. City of Philadelphia has named its first-ever garden czar. Richards comes with deep experience and impressive bona fides. cc: Public Interest Law Center Christine Knapp planphilly.com/articles/2019/…

Recycling isn't dead yet!

big news from JFS: jewishfarmschool.org/sunset/