Rant

[ninabrujaha]

Sometimes it seems that world issues and Judaism just can't intermingle. I mean, yes, of course they can. But I rarely hear observant Jews decrying the state of the environment, promoting any kind of sustainable living, or really caring at all. I have yet to find one organic store that caters to kashrut-observant people. Forget the fact that

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[omer]

if you'd open an organic produce/bakery/coffee-shop in Jerusalem it would be a huge hit. all the american jews would go there like there's no tomorrow.

[ninabrujaha]

I know, haha. I can be an environmentalist and a capitalist st the same time.

[noddemix]

because the jewish community is defined by its insularity so by default will not cater to these larger, more important issues.

jews are just one gigantic carbon footprint. RIP THE WORLD.

[ninabrujaha]

But then wouldn't that be true of any insular community?

[trempnvt]

There's an organic fruits/vegetable place in Katamon (or maybe it's in the German Colony, I'm not sure). I assume it's kosher, but I've never checked. Not that it's really useful for you...Also, you can get free range or organic eggs at supermarkets, and I think there's a relatively new brand of organic chicken on the market. The market is getting bigger, but for the most part, I don't think people can afford organic food.

And of course organic stuff is loads cheaper than non-organic...that's the whole reason that they put all those pesticides and chemicals in stuff, because they can make more for cheaper. The trick is alternative technology that makes it easier to (for example) make a lot of bug-free fruits and vegetables without using pesticides.

[gitl_eli7]

There's Eden Teva Market. Used to hear it advertised on the radio a lot (most annoying ad ever!). The website (http://www.edenteva.co.il/) says they have a branch in Ramat Gan. I don't know the status of its kashrut tho. It's for sure expensive...

[iggylani]

sometimes i feel like some of the people who must have organic stuff and are real environmentalists, being an environmentalist is their religion. so the religious arent as religious about the environment cuz that part of themselves is already filled...
that said, i have a cousin who grows organic produce in her yard in israel and theyre so good apparently that some restaurant buys their stuff from her. and my family was all excited that she got a rabbi in to take truma and maaser for her this year so she could have a hechsher... but last year she did the same stuff and grew and tended on shmita - im like so why is this so exciting? all the people involved obviously dont care about the halacha aspect... but anyway, i think my point was, that since she is selling her organic produce with hechsher to someone, there must be a place that uses them, so there must be more people like you that care about organic and kosher... oh, right, i dont know about cost. rats. forgot that bit :)