Did you know that Hazon is offering
Food Conference scholarships for people from the American
Southeast?
Thanks to a generous donor,
we will cover up to the full
price of your registration for
the Hazon
Food Conference.
(Does not include travel expenses.)
Highlights of this unique and all-inclusive
vacation in the beautiful Berkshires
include:
All the summer-fun
amenities of our retreat center – swimming,
hiking, boating, berry-picking, and freshly-prepared
farm-to-table meals.
Outdoor food festival
experience where chefs will be stationed and cooking up
all kinds of delicious edibles – everything from
smoked meats to fresh grilled veggies and pitas made on
an open fire.
Celebrate a pluralistic
Shabbat (Renewal, Traditional Egalitarian, and Orthodox
prayer services) – a full day of learning
sessions, a beautiful havdalah ceremony and an all-out
dance party under the stars with DJ M Dot.
Keynote Panel – What
role does Judaism play in creating a more just,
delicious, nutritious, and culturally rooted food
movement?
Panelists
include:
Mitchell Davis – VP
of the James Beard Foundation: Jewish Food
Traditions
Yael Lehmann –
Executive Director of The Food Trust: Health and
Nutrition
Liz Vaknin – Founder
of Our Name is Farm: Cooking Demonstrations
Learning with
fantastic presenters:
Liz Rueven – Kosher
Like Me: Preparing a Seasonal and Sustainable Rosh
Hashanah Menu
Rahel Musleah – A
Taste of India's Jewish Masala
Adrienne Krone –
Jewish Community Farming in the Context of the Urban
Food Justice Movement
Mitchell Davis –
Jewish Spice Mix and Other Manifestations of Culinary
Judaism
Janice Tannin – A
Burst of Flavor: Transform Simple Dishes with Robustly
Flavored Condiments and Sauces
Nancy Wolfson-Moche –
Enzymes, Probiotics, and Prebiotics: Cooking for
Digestive Health
Susan Barocas – The
Rosh Hashanah Sephardic Seder
And the Kids' Food
Conference is an opportunity for children ages
5-12 to learn cooking skills, nutrition, food justice,
and farming in an engaging, age-appropriate setting.
Come plant the seeds to cultivate a new foodie
generation. We will literally plant seeds, harvest
vegetables from the Adamah farm, create amazing
recipes, and enjoy the abundance. Other activities
include cob oven baking, DIY ice cream, wild plant
walks, exciting food science experiments, and
more!
We are seeking a diverse group of Jewish
Southerners of all ages and religious backgrounds who
want to make Jewish food and environmental programming
a vibrant part of the Southern Jewish
community.
