JRP is going farming! We'll spend a week living and working on a farm, experience hands-on farming, participate in the global movement for food justice, and literally have a chance to taste the fruit of our labor!!
Dates: March 8-15, 2009
Location: Oz Farm, Point Arena, CA (Mendocino County, north of San Francisco).
Cost:$400 +$100/person group fundraising responsibility
Application Deadline: November 12, 2008
About Oz Farm: Oz Farm is in a quiet, private valley on one of the most pristine stretches of the scenic Mendocino County coast, and is bordered with redwood forest and with the Garcia River running through its 240 acres. Oz Farm is 'off-the-grid', using solar and wind power for all its operations. Read more online at oz-farm.com
Click here to see photos from a previous trip to Oz Farm.
More Information:
Together, the group will learn about sustainable agriculture and explore Jewish and secular perspectives on agricultural law and policy, ethical food production and eating, and share cultural traditions from medicinal herbs to favorite recipes.
The group will leave with a greater understanding of the complex issues surrounding sustainable food production and the necessary skills, knowledge and resources to affect positive change on campus and in our community.
The group will also sponsor ongoing events on related topics throughout the school year -- look for more info soon!
Work for the week may include:Work with seeds and greenhouse, prepping for spring planting, finishing a cob oven (oven made of mud...i.e., learning how to build with natural materials), preparing soil for planting (composting, digging, weeding), pruning apple trees
Other Activities on the trip: Lessons and reflection sessions including arts and music, yoga, meeting with community members in Point Arena and with people who work at Oz Farm, exploring food ethics, sustainable agriculture through a Jewish lens and as it relates to the American food system, herbal medicine workshop, week planting - sprout beans, interactive Shabbat (all trip participants will take a role in plans), Purim celebration
What we'll eat: We'll eat as much as possible (fresh and canned) from Oz Farm and from other local farms. Participants will prepare meals for the whole group on a shift rotation, with a focus on learning how to cook healthy, wholesome meals. Favorite family recipes a plus!
Who should apply?! EVERYONE! We're looking for people who are passionate about learning, willing to get messy, excited to meet new people, know a little bit about food sustainability and/or Judaism, and who are ready to look at food and Jewish spirituality in a whole new way!
