Comments on: Learning to Plant https://beta.jewcology.com/2013/05/learning-to-plant/ Home of the Jewish Environmental Movement Tue, 02 Jun 2015 16:55:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 By: Sarah Rivka Schechter https://beta.jewcology.com/2013/05/learning-to-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-608 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 13:33:45 +0000 http://jewcology.org/2013/05/learning-to-plant/#comment-608 Oh yeah, and there are permaculture design courses in the US but the non-residential ones usually happen on Shabbat anyway, and the residential ones are problematic due to kashrut even if they didn’t go over Shabbat. But I guess I should learn basic gardening before I get into that stuff….

]]> By: Sarah Rivka Schechter https://beta.jewcology.com/2013/05/learning-to-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-607 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 13:31:40 +0000 http://jewcology.org/2013/05/learning-to-plant/#comment-607 Wow, this is so inspiring! I, too, have what I call a “brown thumb.” It seems that I manage to kill every plant that’s ever been in my care. I do hope to learn one day how to do it right. I think it’s really important for gardening to be taught in schools. It’s a crucial skill to have because really the most eco-friendly food is that grown in your own backyard. It’s so true- You never know what’s going to grow, in life, no matter what you plant.

You know what would be a great resource? Permaculture design courses for observant Jews. As far as I know there’s only one in existence and the link I have for it doesn’t seem to be working anymore. (I know there’s Eco-Israel but I was once looking into the program and found out that they don’t keep shmita and such there, which is problematic.)

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