Jewish community farms use farming, gardening, and food as a way to teach about Jewish tradition and heritage, build Jewish identity and community, and make the world a more just and sustainable place.
Coastal Roots Farm is a living Jewish farm, making practices that are thousands of years old relevant lessons for today and connecting people to compelling Jewish ideas through farming and food. These practices and ideas inform how we grow produce, share belongings, treat neighbors, observe the passing of time, celebrate and improve, care for plants and animals, and create a vibrant, welcoming community. All of this makes Coastal Roots Farm a Jewish farm for everyone.
We are inspired by Jewish values that are the basis for our deep commitment to responsible land stewardship; food justice including dignified access to fresh, healthy, affordable, and culturally-appropriate food for all; equitable access to education; and a safe and thriving Jewish community.
Additionally, ancient Jewish practices such as bal taschit (ethical consumption), shmita (honoring natural cycles of the earth), peah (lining the corners of one’s field with food for the stranger and poor), and tsa’ar ba’alei chaim (kind, humane treatment of animals) are as meaningful and relevant today as they have been over thousands of years and inform our work to care for community and the land.
