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Tuv Ha-Aretz CSA Program

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Tuv Ha'Aretz means both "good for the land" and "best of the land."

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Tuv Ha-Aretz: Hazon's Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program enables the Jewish community to support local, sustainable agriculture. It is the first Jewish CSA Project in North America, where individuals pre-purchase a share of a farmer’s produce for an entire season. In addition to guaranteeing the farmer a secure market, it gives members access to local, organic produce at competitive prices, while helping to preserve farmland and build community.

Tuv Ha-Aretz is also a platform for innovative educational and community-building programs that explore the intersection of food and Jewish tradition. Tuv Ha-Aretz provides a tangible encounter with organic and sustainable agriculture issues and serves as a catalyst for engaging and revitalizing the Jewish community.

JCCSF is beginning its first season as part of Hazon's (http://hazon.org) national Jewish CSA program!

We've embarked upon this partnership in order to give members of the community an opportunity to purchase an entire season's worth of organic produce at competitive prices while supporting local farmers, building community and expanding our understanding of what it means for food to be kosher-'fit'-for us as well as the Earth.

This program allows members to prepay for thier share which will then be delivered weekly to the JCCSF for member pickup.

For more background on Hazon's current sites and mission, visit Hazon's CSA website.


The deadline for enrolling in this season's program (May-Oct.) is May 2, 2008. To sign up, please download, fill out and return the registration form.


Our Farm

Capay Fruits & Vegetables is a second generation organic farm secluded in the Coastal Range’s Capay Valley 90 miles northeast of San Francisco. The farm was founded by Kathleen Barsotti in 1976 - marking the early stages of the organic foods movement. Understanding the flaws of modern agriculture, Kathy realized that there was a niche for quality organic produce grown the way that nature intended for it to be – organically. For more information about purchasing a CSA share, please contact Rabbi Eve Ben-Ora. For more information about the farm, click here.


For all other questions and/or requests for more information, please contact

CSAinfo@jccsf.org or

call Rabbi Eve Ben-Ora at 415.292.1251



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