Written and photographed by Gabi Schiller, Eco 14- semester spring 2015. What is Hava & Adam? It is much more than a beautiful farm tucked into the hills of Modi’in. It is a place of nature, growth, permaculture, and community. But more specifically, what is the Eco-Israel program that runs on this lovely farm? A home […]
Sonya Uha, Eco 16 participant from the United States, wrote a blog about her experiences on the farm: http://ecoisreal.tumblr.com/
The Masa Israel project aims to encourage people toward economic responsibility, independence and health by increasing food availability and the communal sharing of products. As a sign of solidarity with the Jewish communities in France, members of the Board of Governors for The Jewish Agency are meeting in Paris to discuss the state of the […]
Keith Mitchlak, 26, has climbed some of the highest mountains in North America – and has found the summit for his talents and passions at a Masa Israel program in Modiin Keith Mitchlak has always been an “outdoors type.” A native of White Lake, Michigan, he is an avid mountain-climber whose accomplishments include reaching the […]
A video by Ari Satanowski from the April-May Internship Program
Participant in Eco 5 At what point in your life did you do Eco? I was 24, and had been living in NYC for 3 years after college. I was burnt out, uninspired by my job, and searching for something new. I had recently “discovered” farming and had a developed a newfound passion for it. […]
Cara hails from the cold, but sometimes-sunny climate of Ottawa, Canada. After pursuing her passion for social justice by becoming an AVODAH corps member in Chicago, she found herself in the not-so-cold climate of Hava & Adam farm participating in Eco Israel. She loved it enough to stay for a while longer, then made her […]
Becca Droz, from Sixburgh a.k.a. The City of Champions a.k.a. Pittsburgh, PA, was a lost soul, wandering aimlessly in the deserts of her mind until random series of events created for a teleportation portal to the Hava & Adam farm. She was on a gap-year from school at the University of Colorado at Boulder trying […]
Karin credits Eco-Israel with strengthening her commitment to living sustainability and creating a more sustainable, simpler, and more integrated food system. Since returning from Eco-Israel she joined her shul’s compost committee and is proud to say that their Shabbat kiddush for about 60 people produces almost zero waste! Karin has been immersed in the food […]
Participant in Eco 12 Which Eco program did you do? And at what point in your life did you do Eco? I did Eco 12: February 2014 – July 2014 I was 21. I finished my ungrad in Visual Storytelling a semester early. I decided to skip my college graduation and go to Israel […]
