Israeli Harvest is a small company with a unique story - we are farmers supporting farmers. Behind the company are two organic farmers with a great love for Israel and concern for the preservation of its farmland. Israeli Harvest is managed by Tanya Tolchin and Scott Hertzberg who also own Jug Bay Market Garden, a small organic farm in Maryland. We have marketed our produce through a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscription program for the past eight years. We are starting Israeli Harvest because we believe Israeli farmers can benefit from similar creative ways to connect farmers with loyal, supportive customers. Israeli Harvest's mission is to support farming in Israel by providing our customers with exceptional natural and organic Israeli farm products. Like American farmers, Israeli farmers struggle to make a living and farmland is being converted to housing at a fast pace. They need steady support to keep farming during these challenging times. Currently farmers produce with the hope that they will have a buyer for their harvest. Israeli Harvest helps take some of the risk out of farming in Israel by placing orders with farmers far in advance of the harvest season. By supporting organic and sustainable farming in Israel we can help protect Israel’s fragile environment for the future. We are very interested in the stories of American Jews who live on farms today or did so in the past. Recently we started a Blog where we write about the subject and a Wiki website where other people can tell their stories. The blog is called the Jewish Farmer and the Wiki is called Jewish Farmers of America. Please check them out and add your stories.
