Christian In Israel

The humble origins of Israel's amazing 'green thumb'

Christian helped Jews recapture lost art of farming during resettlement of land.

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Photo by: Courtesy Kerem Avraham
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

Although it is mostly desert, the nation of Israel is known today for its amazing variety of agricultural produce, its cutting-edge irrigation methods and its expertise in genetic seed modifications. From the choicest vine-ripened cherry tomatoes to the juiciest Jaffa oranges, the stories of modern Israeli farming innovations are legendary.

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