Shani Mink
Host of Jews in the Field
Shani Mink is a seasoned farmer, experiential Jewish educator and the executive director of the Jewish Farmer Network. For over a decade Shani has been working on farms up and down the east coast and abroad as a field hand, educator, manager and consultant including stints at Even’ Star Organic Farm, the Arava Institute, Hava V’Adam, Eden Village Camp, Adamah, the Pearlstone Center, Treiber Farms, and now the Institute of Soil and Soul. Her work with the land has deepened her spiritual path, and the wisdom of the Jewish tradition has lent endless meaning and intention to her work as a farmer. Shani’s desire to share the depth and beauty of the connection between farming and Judaism led her to co-found the Jewish Farmer Network with SJ Seldin in 2017. The cultivation of this network is Shani's proudest accomplishment to date.
Shani Mink has hosted three Episodes.
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"Farming Is the Most Jewish Thing You Can Do" with Alex Rosenberg-Rigutto
March 17th, 2026 | 53 mins 25 secs
Alex Rosenberg-Rigutto shares her journey from suburban Detroit to farming in rural Michigan, where she now manages an educational farm and co-owns Northwoods Farmstead with her husband. In this conversation, Alex reflects on food, recovery, Jewish identity, and the realities of building a farm while navigating financial uncertainty and rural life. She also shares how kitchen herbalism, garlic growing, and land stewardship have become part of her evolving Jewish agricultural story. 🌱🧄
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Farming, Ritual, and Place with Marlo Stein
March 16th, 2026 | 41 mins 40 secs
Marlo Stein, a queer Jewish farmer in Hardwick, Massachusetts, shares the story of building Round Table Farm—a historic property now home to a cut flower and small dairy operation. In this conversation, Marlo reflects on finding Jewish meaning through farming, hosting holidays on the land, and how agricultural life can reshape our understanding of Jewish ritual, seasons, and community.
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Raising Kosher Chickens on Pasture with Zalman Friedman
March 13th, 2026 | 1 hr 3 mins
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Zalman (Robbie) Friedman, founder of Robariah Farms in Western Massachusetts, shares his journey from the suburbs of Dallas to raising pasture-raised, kosher chickens and becoming a certified shochet. In this conversation, we explore the challenges and rewards of small-scale poultry farming, the history of Jewish chicken farmers in America, and what it means to produce kosher meat rooted in land, community, and regenerative agriculture. 🐓🌾🎙️