6/9/2013 1 Comment Happy New Year- Shana TovaToday is the first day of the Jewish New Year. Here in Israel most things are closed, and everyone is eating, praying, hiking, visiting,and just hanging.
So how does this effect the olive grove? Part of being kosher is not picking olives from trees that are younger than 3 years old. This is called "Orlah". If a tree is planted a day after Rosh Hashana (New Years) then you need to wait an entire extra year before the fruit can be harvested. So this year we wanted to plant some new trees to finish of the new section of the grove with a new variety for Gezer- Picholine, a French variety. So I rushed to buy the trees and get them planted just before the holiday. So now I'm resting, happy to know the trees are in the ground. Hopefully in 3 years we'll taste their oil for the first time.
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I'm Dani Livney, a member of Kibbutz Gezer, and the manager of the Gezer olives. I love it! I also work as a lawyer, focusing on environmental projects and promoting environmental empowerment and education. CategoriesAll Badra Gezer Habonim Workshop Haorgani Hatzav Jewish New Year Kosher New Year Olive Oil Olives Picholine Shimlali |