Jewish Farmer Network

06/01/2026

We are so excited to offer a new membership perk from our friends at Ahavah Farm, LLC!

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Learn more about Asher's master blacksmithing below and become a MEMBER to access 20% off!

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05/20/2026

Tomorrow night we celebrate the festival of Shavuot. On this holiday, we honor the first fruits of the season, celebrate receiving the Torah at Mt. Sinai and complete the Omer counting journey, through fields of grain, from Barley to Wheat.

Wheat is arguably the most important seed for Jewish people, as we are a people of bread. In fact, this whole season, is a choreographed psycho-spiritual journey to bring us from the simplicity of a whole grain used primarily for animal fodder (barley) to the more refined grain capable of transformation into something so holy as bread. Wheat gives us the bread that graced the elaborate table in the inner most sanctuary of the Holy Temple and the bread that graces our Shabbat tables every week.

Wheat חיטה Chittah

‎כָּל מַה שֶּׁנִּבְרָא בְּשֵׁשֶׁת יְמֵי בְרֵאשִׁית צְרִיכִין עֲשִׂיָה, כְּגוֹן הַחַרְדָּל צָרִיךְ לְמִתּוּק. הַתּוּרְמוּסִים צָרִיךְ לְמִתּוּק. הַחִטִּין צְרִיכִין לְהִטָּחֵן. אֲפִלּוּ אָדָם צָרִיךְ תִּקּוּן.

‎בראשית רבה יא:ו

Every­ thing that was created during the six days of creation needs finishing: mustard needs sweetening, lupine needs sweeten­ing, wheat needs grinding, and even man needs fixing.

Beresh*t Rabbah 11:6

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05/14/2026

Our newest resource booklet is here! Shomrei Qishu’im: Reconnecting with Ancestral Seeds is a product of five years of loving question asking from our beloved Jewish Seed Project.

This booklet offers a deep dive into the mysterious qishu’im, an ancient crop once beloved by our ancestors and nearly lost to history.

Link in bio to order! available in print or digital download. Free shipping for JFN members!

Through Talmudic texts, seed stories, ethnobotany, diaspora memory, and the lived experiences of modern Jewish growers, this booklet explores what it might mean to reconnect with “Jewish seeds” in the present day. 

Part history, part storytelling, part growing guide, Shomrei Qishu’im traces a 3,500-year relationship between Jews and a humble fuzzy melon while inviting readers into a larger conversation about exile, continuity, agriculture, and belonging.

Whether you are a farmer, seedkeeper, Jewish history nerd, or simply curious about the plants that shaped our people, we’re so excited to share this project with you. 

04/15/2026

The Omer begins with barley 🌾

In the Jewish agricultural calendar, barley is the first grain to ripen in the spring—humble, resilient, and ready before the rest. It marks the beginning of the Omer, the 49-day journey from Pesach to Shavuot, from the barley harvest to the wheat harvest.

This is a season of counting, of paying attention, of moving slowly from what is ready now toward what is still becoming.

“Now the flax and barley were stricken [with hail], for the barley was aviv [ripe] and the flax was in bud; but the wheat and the emmer were not hurt, for they ripen late.”

וְהַפִּשְׁתָּה וְהַשְּׂעֹרָה נֻכָּתָה כִּי הַשְּׂעֹרָה אָבִיב וְהַפִּשְׁתָּה גִּבְעֹל׃ וְהַחִטָּה וְהַכֻּסֶּמֶת לֹא נֻכּוּ כִּי אֲפִילֹת הֵנָּה׃

Exodus 9: 30-31 | שְׁמוֹת ט:ל׳–ל״א

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03/31/2026

On Thursday night we start the 49 days of the Omer— the stretch between Passover and Shavuot, between barley and wheat harvest, physical liberation and self knowledge. A season rooted in agriculture. In anticipation. In daily attention.

For us, it’s also when we turn toward what it takes to sustain this work.

Over these 49 days, we’re raising support for our biennial national conference—the most important gathering we hold.

For many Jewish farmers, this is the most meaningful touchstone in their Jewish lives.

As one participant shared:�“The experience of being surrounded by other Jewish farmers was more meaningful and powerful than I could have expected; these two identities are core to who I am but have always felt very separate.”

The true cost to attend is over $900.�And still, we offer a radical sliding scale—because our working farmers should not be priced out of this community.

Last time, nearly half of participants chose the lowest rate.

Making this gathering both abundant and accessible is no small feat. We can’t do it alone.
As we count the Omer, we’re counting on our community.

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CAN WE COUNT ON YOU?

03/19/2026

The Jewish calendar wasn’t created in a vacuum—it’s rooted in the rhythms of the land.

Many of our holidays began as agricultural markers: times to plant, harvest, bring offerings, and give thanks. Pesach and the barley harvest. Shavuot and the wheat harvest. Sukkot and the ingathering.

In this class, we’ll walk through the Jewish agricultural calendar and how it organizes the year around real, seasonal change—and what that can still offer us today.

🌾📅 March 30 | 7:30 PM EDT

💻 Recording available to registrants + members

💵 $18

👩‍🌾 Taught by JFN Founder & Executive Director Shani Mink

🔗 Link in bio

03/17/2026

Meet Jewish Hog Farmer Ruby Duke of Raven & Boar 🐖🐦‍⬛

is a 100% woman-owned farm in East Chatham, NY raising heritage breed, whey fed pastured pork. We are the only pig farm in Columbia County to have an implemented Grazing Plan in order to manage, sustain and enhance our wooded 96 acres in ecological balance.

Their small team does all of the butchery and charcuterie in-house and on-farm in our small state of the art USDA inspected facility. Their diverse selection of products can be found year-round at our local Hudson Farmers’ Market and in the heart of Brooklyn at growNYC’s Saturday Ft. Greene Park Greenmarket.

“We work diligently year round to raise our livestock with care and patience in the woods and pasture and harvest the meat humanly and ethically in a nearby regional local USDA abattoir facility. Our traditional high level craft process of whole animal butchery fulfills and informs our no waste ethics and mission of creating timeless, intentional and delicious food. This whole-animal process also keeps us aligned and committed to reducing waste while intentionally celebrating the terroir of the Hudson Valley while giving homage to the life of the pigs raised on our land.”

“The life of the animal is the first priority, and there is the time and energy keeping these animals safe and healthy. It is my goal to ensure that their life is taken ethically and responsibly, and that I give homage and celebration of their life back in the food we make while consciously and proactively eliminating waste and increasing value from every animal.

We believe that we have an important role to continue to fill in this community. We provide food security by producing quality food that marries craft and compliance, and support the broader community through job creation and food access.”

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03/16/2026

Our 5786 Calendar Flash Sale is here! 🌾

For a limited time, grab a copy for 50% off — just $18 while supplies last.

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A celebration of the cultivated plants that appear throughout the Torah and the hands that tend and harvest them, this calendar brings beautiful Jewish agricultural art into your home all year long.

Featuring original artwork by

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03/06/2026

We’ve shifted the dates of the Jewish Farmer Network Conference to February 18–21 to make space for more of our partners and friends to join us. And honestly… we’re feeling great about it.

Same beautiful gathering. Same dirt-under-the-fingernails wisdom. Same community of Jewish farmers coming together to learn, sing, scheme, dream, and celebrate. 🌱

Bonus: we’ll get to celebrate Purim Katan together — a little hidden joy tucked into the heart of winter. 🎭

Session proposals are open now (due April 1!), and we’ll also have our tiny-but-mighty trade show for organizations, farmers, and projects to share their work.
We can’t wait to gather with you.

02/25/2026

Join over 250 Jewish farmers in a digital space built just for you 🌱

You don’t have to farm alone.

As a JFN member, you’ll receive:

🌾 Access to our exclusive digital library of recorded classes and learning resources

📍 A “Near Me” feature to discover Jewish farmers in your neighborhood — future friends and loving neighbors you just haven’t met yet

🌱 Partner discounts with Hudson Valley Seed Company, Vermont Compost, CT Greenhouse, and more

📦 Free shipping on JFN publications

🗓️ Early registration for online classes and regional gatherings

💼 Access to a job and opportunity board filled with ways to grow alongside other Jewish farmers

All of this starting at just $1.50 per month!

Rooted in soil. Connected in spirit. Growing in community.

Become a member and step into the network that’s cultivating the social, cultural, and spiritual well-being of Jewish farmers across the country.