Canada: Where heaven meets Earth: Vancouver’s Jewish community now grows fresh fruit and veggies on the rooftop
The garden of vegetables and fruit trees was built on the rooftop of a parking structure located between Beth Israel synagogue and the Vancouver Talmud Torah school.
The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner
The Canadian Jewish News
May 29, 2023
Excerpt:
The Vancouver Jewish Community Garden had its official ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 28, just after the Shavuot harvest festival: a fitting debut for the $200,000 initiative. Organizers hope the tubs of lettuce and apple trees will shortly become a hub for teaching about the environment, feeding the needy and hosting Jewish events.
Located on the rooftop of a two-storey parking structure between Congregation Beth Israel and Vancouver Talmud Torah School, the garden is a collaboration between both communities and the clients of Jewish Family Services. And while you can find Jewish community gardens across the country, including Toronto’s Shoresh farms and the heart garden at Winnipeg’s Temple Shalom, the Vancouver initiative may be the only Jewish farm purposely built so close to heaven.
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Also CBC: Jewish community garden offers space to celebrate faith and food in Vancouver
