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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 375

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Members of Kibbutz Kfar Etzion helping get peonies ready for sale in Israel earlier this year, before many social distancing regulations took effect. (Courtesy Kibbutz Kfar Etzion)
April 7, 2020, 9:10 am
With exports shuttered, farmers turn to WhatsApp to hawk their produce
Need asparagus? A bunch of organic herbs? There’s produce aplenty for sale during the coronavirus crisis
By Jessica Steinberg
In this November 5, 2018, photo, workers sort and pack strawberries at the Chambers Flat Strawberry Farm in Chambers Flat, Queensland, Australia. (Tim Marsden/AAP Image via AP)
November 12, 2018, 3:43 pm
Ex-farm supervisor charged over Australia strawberry sabotage
Disgruntled worker accused of planting sewing needles in fruit, which sparked a nationwide panic and devastated the industry
By AFP
In this Jan. 4, 2018 photo, chef Shaul Ben Aderet holds up a small "drop tomato" at a restaurant in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
January 8, 2018, 8:59 am
Israeli company says it has developed tiniest cherry tomato
Growers expect the blueberry-sized ‘drop tomato’ to pack a punch in a country known for its agricultural innovation
By AUDREY HOROWITZ
Rabbi Steven Kane of Congregation Sons of Israel, or CSI, and its Community Organic Farm in Briarcliff Manor, New York. (Courtesy)
August 23, 2017, 11:00 pm
Synagogues bet the farm on community-grown organic gardens
Access to spare land and urban farming awareness has congregants pitching in to feed local needy
By Cathryn J. Prince
The Imperfect Produce team in front of their warehouse. (Courtesy)
June 1, 2017, 2:37 am
Why ugly produce can be a beautiful thing
Living by the adage that one man’s trash is another’s treasure, this company gives misshapen fruits and vegetables happy homes at discount prices
By Lisa Klug
Avocados for sale at Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market on December 12, 2011. (Uri Lenz/Flash90)
March 10, 2017, 6:23 pm
Massive avocado heist thwarted by police outside Haifa
Five tons of the thick-skinned fruit uncovered in abandoned getaway cars at nearby gas station; 1 suspect in custody
By ToI Staff
The fresh, farm-to-table offerings at Meshek Barzilay in Tel Aviv's Neve Tzedek neighborhood aren't purely vegan, but that's cashew cream on those toasts (Courtesy Meshek Barzilay)
July 9, 2016, 3:12 pm
Across Israel, looking beyond the lentil burger
With vegan options aplenty for those looking to dine out, we offer our list of where to grab a table
By Jessica Steinberg
The building of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel in Jerusalem (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 6, 2016, 3:47 am
State kosher certification costs Israeli economy $770M a year
Treasury report finds rabbinate’s practices ‘raise the cost of living, as any exclusive provider in the production process would’
By JTA
The website of the South Tel Aviv Organic Cooperative. (Screen capture)
December 6, 2015, 4:26 am
Tel Aviv market boycotts settlement goods
Small organic Florentin coop draws online criticism after announcing produce from West Bank ‘not welcome’
By ToI Staff
Trucks loaded with aid enter the Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing on October 12, 2014 (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
November 26, 2014, 8:21 pm
Gazans halt Israeli fruit imports
Measure comes to pressure Israel to allow vegetable exports from the enclave to the West Bank
By ToI Staff and AFP
A haredi youth stands next to piles of potatoes in Jerusalem (Photo credit: Matanya Tausig/Flash90)
October 30, 2014, 5:14 pm
Could an Israeli-created innovation end world hunger?
Pimi Agro has figured out a natural way to extend the shelf life of produce by 1,500%, and prevent disease and fungus, too
By David Shamah
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