Jordan, summer is the perfect time for a CSA and local foods discussion, so thank you for this great post! You touch upon some really important issues, one of which is the concept of "eco-kashrut", which refers to the incorporation of environmental ethics and sustainability into traditional kashrut. Supporting organic farming and buying food grown by local farmers is not only good for the environment, the body (less pesticides!), and a local farmer, but it is also an important Jewish value. There is a clear connection between Judaism and the earth, and many Jewish holidays, such as Sukkot, are firmly rooted in agriculture.
Jordan, summer is the perfect time for a CSA and local foods discussion, so thank you for this great post! You touch upon some really important issues, one of which is the concept of "eco-kashrut", which refers to the incorporation of environmental ethics and sustainability into traditional kashrut. Supporting organic farming and buying food grown by local farmers is not only good for the environment, the body (less pesticides!), and a local farmer, but it is also an important Jewish value. There is a clear connection between Judaism and the earth, and many Jewish holidays, such as Sukkot, are firmly rooted in agriculture.