Monthly Archives: June 2011

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Building Boardwalks

With ferns and skunk cabbage creating a thick camouflage for the mud and stagnant water below, you breeze through the swamp–high and dry on a brand new 200-foot-long boardwalk. An old stone wall borders your walk on the right, lending an air of history and culture to your stroll. The […]

On how being a rabbi and a farmer are connected.

by Assistant Grower Joseph Berman This week is the one year anniversary of my ordination as a rabbi.  What did I do after ordination last summer?  I’ll give you a clue:  I followed in the tradition of my Biblical ancestors…  I attached myself to the land and headed to the farm.  After spending five years […]