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The Garden is Coming – A Poem for Haftarah Vayakhel-Pekudei by Rick Lupert
Camp garden helps kids’ generosity grow
Camp Hess Kramer in Malibu is quiet in its off-season — or quieter, at least, if you’re used to seeing the space filled to bursting with energetic young campers. In the fall, it’s populated mostly by groups of adults who come through to use the grounds as a conference center, and there’s a distinct calmness in the air, a sense of relaxation that comes along with shorter days and southern light.
A Biblical garden story
Rabbi Jonathan Kupetz and his wife, Karen, are stumped. They’re trying to explain just how many varieties of lettuce they’ve been able to grow since an urban farming company called Farmscape installed an organic garden in their yard last year. It’s a Wednesday, and rather than roving the aisles at Ralphs or Trader Joe’s, they’re standing in their driveway, pulling a veritable cornucopia of vegetables from a narrow strip of land that once was grass.
Dig, plant, grow, give — sharing the bounty of food
If there\’s one thing Gabe Goldman wishes more Angelenos would do next spring, it\’s get their hands dirty.