Jewish Community Farming (MEDIUM)
In January 2015 at a unique gathering convened by the Leichtag Foundation with the strong support of Urban Adamah and other practitioners, Jewish farmers from across North America and from…
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Trails to the Future
It was a farm-to-table experience on Monday night at the Pearlstone center, honoring outgoing board chair Ilene Vogelstein and incoming board chair P.J. Pearlstone, and attendees were invited to partake…
Baltimore Green Week kicks off with goats and chickens
For the children visiting the Pearlstone Center’s sustainable farm Sunday, the chickens and baby goats might have been the main event. But supporters of the Family Farm Day said they…
Pearlstone Celebrates New Eco-Friendly Cabin
Lovingly nicknamed the “Mud Mansion”, this high-efficiency, four-season cabin combines sustainability with conventional building techniques. Designed and constructed using sustainable and recycled materials, eco features includes clay plaster walls and…
Farming the Jewish Way
I recently joined more than 150 people at the Pearlstone Center near Baltimore for the 5th annual Beit Midrash to learn about the Jewish calendar and how it connects to sustainability…
The Baltimore Jewish Times The Pearlstone Center Named One of North America’s Most Innovative Jewish Nonprofits
The Pearlstone Center, an agency of The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, has been named one of the nation’s 50 most innovative Jewish nonprofits in Slingshot ’12-‘13, a resource…
The Baltimore Jewish Times “My Inner Hippie”
Maayan Jaffe “It’s not just a retreat center or a farm; it really is a spiritual place. Pearlstone, for me, is a place for self-reflection. The grounds make me feel…
The Baltimore Jewish Times “New Executive Director Wants To ‘Ignite Jewish Passion’ at the Pearlstone Center”
By Maayan Jaffe “Whether an individual or group comes to Pearlstone for an immersive retreat, a daylong meeting, a simacha or a program on the farm, their experience ignites a passion and…
Cross-USA Ride Appears on NBC Affiliate in Minnesota!
Cyclists on the Hazon Cross-USA Ride woke up earlier than usual to pay a visit to the NBC affiliate in the Twin Cities.
Grassroots Green Paints Metro Baltimore
by H. Glenn Rosenkrantz | eJewish Philanthropy It started out as a simple study session about Sukkot. It evolved into an emotional exchange of recollections and histories. And no one…