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L’Chaim Farm in Dania Beach, Florida’s only all-kosher farm

We have now, with everything total, over nine acres. You’ll find probably over 30 types of vegetables. We have coconuts, we have pineapples.”

By Alex Miranda, Matthew Auerbach
7 News
July 1, 2021

Excerpt:

Let’s get to it. What exactly does it mean when a farm is kosher?

Chef Yos Schwartz: “Kosher is regular food, just with restrictions and lots of supervision. We trust the rabbis to come in and certify that this is kosher to eat, to bring into your home.”

Trust us: kosher has been around a long time. A loooong time.

Chef Yos Schwartz: “Essentially, kosher is following the biblical laws of dietary eating and traditions set forth by Moses.”

Charlton Heston (as Moses): “Behold His mighty hand!”

OK, maybe that’s a tad over the top, but the idea here is to make you feel good.

Adam Marcus Hendry: “Kosher doesn’t just mean the food. It also means the ambiance. This is a very wholesome ambiance. Everything here is friendly, whether it’s to a teenager, to a little kid or grandparents.”

Your little farm hands will have plenty to do.

Read the complete article here.