There’s been a ton of buzz about the February 25th NY Times article What’s Eating Our Kids? Fears About ‘Bad’ Foods, by Abby Ellin. The article asserts that parents who are “vigilant about their children’s consumption of sugar, processed foods, and trans fats� and “try to stick to an...

Last December, Hazon had it’s Food Conference, the seminal gathering of all those involved in the New Jewish Food Movement: The third annual Hazon Food Conference was the only place in the world where farmers and rabbis, nutritionists and chefs, vegan and omnivores, came together to explore th...

Chanukah gelt always seems like a good idea at the beginning of December, but these days, the chocolate just doesn’t seem worth fighting with the foil to eat. Similar to Rhea Yablon Kennedy’s experience, we wanted to find another way to use up our leftovers. When my roomies came back fro...

JTA has just announced its first annual Green Beanie competition competition to find the most innovative or impactful green initiatives at Jewish organizations and synagogues around the globe. Submissions can be made online until Friday, January 23rd. All you need to provide is a few paragraphs on y...

Many of you were able to take home your very own copies of the Hazon Cookbook at the Food Conference. For those of you who were not able to join us, we share this compilation of favorite recipes from participants of the Food Conference, December 25-28, 2008 / 28 Kislev- 1 Tevet, 5769. A special than...

Sarah Newman is a locavore and vegeterian. She works as a researcher and blogger at Participant Media, which is releasing the documentary and companion book Food, Inc. in Spring 2009. She’s also a panelist at Hazon’s Food Conference this year, taking part in “Will Blog for FoodR...

In just two days, 550 people will descend upon Pacific Grove, California for Hazon’s 3rd Annual Food Conference.  Over 4 days farmers and rabbis, nutritionists and chefs, vegan and omnivores, activists and teachers will come together to explore the dynamic interplay of food, Jewish tradition...

Over the last year, Hazon has thought and blogged a LOT about the food we serve at our events, meetings and in the office.  We’ve agonized over the ethics of bagels, lox, kashrut, and how to align our food values with our budget.  And while we’ve come a long way, we could still do much...

As my time at Adamah (the Jewish farming fellowship) fellow came to a close, I felt like our season as farmers also came full circle.  For me personally, the experience on the farm also marked my transformation from an Artistic Administrator for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (a fancy-clothes weari...

This week, Nigel Savage, the founder and Executive Director of Hazon was named to The Forward's annual "Forward 50" list. Listed under Food (an interesting category - worthy of discussion itself), the report stated: Remember the summer blackout of 2003 in the Northeast? Lots of people used it as an ...