Comments on: Samson Organic Farm - Under Threat? http://greenprophet.com/2008/05/30/540/samson-organic-farm/ Cleantech and Green Living from the Land of the Prophets Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: samsonite http://greenprophet.com/2008/05/30/540/samson-organic-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-1352 samsonite Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:44:31 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=540#comment-1352 I hope all goes well for Chavat Shimshon. I hope all goes well for Chavat Shimshon.

]]> By: Haim Watzman http://greenprophet.com/2008/05/30/540/samson-organic-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-1106 Haim Watzman Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:20:56 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=540#comment-1106 Again, I don't know the specifics of this particular case. It may well be that Dromi is a protection for rather than a danger to the landscape. But environmental groups oppose such individual farms in the Negev, for example, precisely because farmed and grazed land is nevertheless not the same as natural land, even if the farm is organic. Again, I don’t know the specifics of this particular case. It may well be that Dromi is a protection for rather than a danger to the landscape. But environmental groups oppose such individual farms in the Negev, for example, precisely because farmed and grazed land is nevertheless not the same as natural land, even if the farm is organic.

]]> By: Michael http://greenprophet.com/2008/05/30/540/samson-organic-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-1094 Michael Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:53:01 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=540#comment-1094 Part of the reason why Dromi was originally encouraged to settle in the area was to steward the land which was regularly devastated by fires and used by thieves to hideout, he has also renovated archaeological artefacts including an ancient well and Byzantine house. Not sure what 'this kind of agricultural sprawl' refers to, but Samson Farm consists of 200 dunams of grazing pasture, 10 dunams of crops and 2 families. If it wasn't farmed, it would most likely be sold to the highest bidder for sprawl of the urban kind... Part of the reason why Dromi was originally encouraged to settle in the area was to steward the land which was regularly devastated by fires and used by thieves to hideout, he has also renovated archaeological artefacts including an ancient well and Byzantine house.

Not sure what ‘this kind of agricultural sprawl’ refers to, but Samson Farm consists of 200 dunams of grazing pasture, 10 dunams of crops and 2 families. If it wasn’t farmed, it would most likely be sold to the highest bidder for sprawl of the urban kind…

]]> By: Haim Watzman http://greenprophet.com/2008/05/30/540/samson-organic-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-1060 Haim Watzman Fri, 30 May 2008 14:48:45 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=540#comment-1060 The problem is that the Beit Shemesh area is supposed to have limited settlement in order to preserve its rural character. It's pretty much the only such area left in central Israel. The government, unfortunately, has approved the establishment of new settlements in this area, see my post on South Jerusalem, http://southjerusalem.com/2008/04/04/why-israel-is-losing-its-green-spaces-the-pointed-roof-hypothesis/. It's great to have organic farms, but planning is required even for organic farmers. I don't know the particular case of Samson Farm, but there's good reason to limit this kind of agricultural sprawl. The problem is that the Beit Shemesh area is supposed to have limited settlement in order to preserve its rural character. It’s pretty much the only such area left in central Israel. The government, unfortunately, has approved the establishment of new settlements in this area, see my post on South Jerusalem, http://southjerusalem.com/2008/04/04/why-israel-is-losing-its-green-spaces-the-pointed-roof-hypothesis/.
It’s great to have organic farms, but planning is required even for organic farmers. I don’t know the particular case of Samson Farm, but there’s good reason to limit this kind of agricultural sprawl.

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