Etz Chayim - Adath's Environment Initiative

Our Mission is to generate awareness and action in the Congregation regarding the connection between Judaism and environmental stewardship.

Our Goals:

Educate congregants regarding the Jewish tenets on environmental sustainability and stewardship.

Inspire Congregants to adopt more earth friendly practices by providing the tools to evaluate and reduce their energy consumption and waste generation.

Evaluate and enhance Adath's environmental sustainability and stewardship.

Celebrate Tu B'Shevat and Adath's New Farm Partnership
Shabbat Morning, February 7 Click here for more information

Adath Teams with Easy Bean Farm CSA for Weekly Produce Drop Off
Enjoy Fresh Vegetables All Summer and Fall for $20/week!

Etz Chayim, Adath's Environmental Initiative, announces a new partnership with Easy Bean Farm in Milan, Minnesota. Our congregants
may now enjoy fresh organic produce all summer and fall, delivered weekly to the synagogue, to be picked up here. Here's how it works:

Cost: $510 for a full share, $400 for half share (actually 2/3 of full share). We need to purchase 10 full shares to secure an Adath drop-off site. There is a discount for early registration before February 15.

Pick-up: Produce will be dropped off to Adath on Friday mornings by 7:30 am and stored in the Adath kitchen. It must be picked up by 5:30 pm. The season is approximately 18 weeks, from mid-June to October.

The Vegetables: Watch for greens, beans, peas, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onions, radishes, potatoes, squash, corn, broccoli and herbs. Produce follows the season, so expect greens early in the season, corn and hot weather crops later. Easy Bean Farm is not certified organic, but follows organic farming principles.

Your participation helps ICA food shelf: The ICA food shelf in Minnetonka will be a beneficiary of the CSA relationship. Farmer Mike Jacobs will donate produce each week to ICA. In addition, if farm members are out of town or don't think they can consume their full share in a given week, they will have the option to donate extra food to ICA. Whether you choose to purchase a share or not, you can make a difference by giving a donation of any size to help purchase one or more shares to support the ICA foodshelf.

What is CSA? Community Supported Agriculture links farmers with consumers. Your shares are direct investments in sustainable farming practices. In exchange for financial support, shareholders receive a box of vegetables each week. Easy Bean Farm and Adath Jeshurun are both members of Tuv Ha'Aretz, the Jewish CSA movement. You can learn more about Easy Bean Farm.

Click here to view/print a flyer with more information.

Click here to view/print an order form.

Questions? Contact Anne Trockman

"Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to tend and keep it"

- Genesis 2:15 (Beresheet)

Etz Chayim 2008-2009 Program Goals

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The Etz Chayim committee is always looking for enthusiastic people to help us carry out our mission.

No matter how much time or experience you have, we would love your involvement. Contact Anne Trockman, anne.trockman@gmail.com 612.836.1743 or Carol Sarnat CLSARNAT@aol.com 952.545.8459)