Farming

“Shmita is a social and spiritual enterprise from which our society could learn much: In releasing the crops of our field to others, it curbs materialistic tendencies."

This new global campaign is calling for a "Plant Based Treaty," and is pressuring leaders to negotiate deals to halt animal agriculture and the impact it has on the planet.

Too often we perceive our great achievements as a testament to our greatness and fall prey to “And you may say in your heart, ‘My strength and the might of my hand made this victory’.”

Shmita literally means renunciation. We renounce the right to work the land, and let it lie fallow.

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“Shmita” is the Biblical commandment for the Land of Israel to lay fallow every seven years, and Jewish farmers in most of modern Israel must observe it for their produce to be certified kosher.

Liberman has called the agriculture reform one of the most important items in the budget, and shows no signs of backing down.

Thousands will enter Jerusalem on Sunday on tractors and other agricultural vehicles to protest the reforms they call "destructive," as the Israeli government's cabinet meeting takes place.

Farmers blocked eight major traffic junctions across the country in protest of planned reforms to allow the import of fruit and vegetables.

Reuven and Orya Marriot live in the town of Otniel and run their farm out of a caravan and are driven by the mission of environmentalism.