web02.fireside.fm Sat, 30 May 2026 15:37:46 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Jews in the Field - Episodes Tagged with “#Jewishfarming #Jewishfarmers #Jewishagriculture #Jewishfarmernetwork #Farmpodcast #Jewishpodcast #Farmlife #Sustainablefarming” https://jewsinthefield.fireside.fm/tags/%23jewishfarming%20%23jewishfarmers%20%23jewishagriculture%20%23jewishfarmernetwork%20%23farmpodcast%20%23jewishpodcast%20%23farmlife%20%23sustainablefarming Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0400 "Jews in the Field" celebrates the diverse stories of modern Jewish farmers, highlighting how their Jewish and farming identities intersect and diverge. Each episode will feature candid conversations with farmers in our network, exploring their experiences, challenges, and the ways their unique constellation of identities influences their work. Through these stories, we aim to cultivate a deeper understanding of Jewish life in agriculture and the vibrant community that grows from it. Many Jewish farmers are the only Jew in their given farming community or the only farmer in their given Jewish community. Sharing these stories dispels the notion that these farmers are alone in the world while offering “models and opportunities for how to actualize [their] Jewishness going forward.” en-us episodic Conversations with Modern Jewish Farmers Jewish Farmer Network "Jews in the Field" celebrates the diverse stories of modern Jewish farmers, highlighting how their Jewish and farming identities intersect and diverge. Each episode will feature candid conversations with farmers in our network, exploring their experiences, challenges, and the ways their unique constellation of identities influences their work. Through these stories, we aim to cultivate a deeper understanding of Jewish life in agriculture and the vibrant community that grows from it. Many Jewish farmers are the only Jew in their given farming community or the only farmer in their given Jewish community. Sharing these stories dispels the notion that these farmers are alone in the world while offering “models and opportunities for how to actualize [their] Jewishness going forward.” no Jewish Farmer Network shani@jewishfarmernetwork.org Raising Kosher Chickens on Pasture with Zalman Friedman https://jewsinthefield.fireside.fm/zalman-friedman 73a5effb-9212-41e7-afdc-d38a313b1f7b Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0400 Jewish Farmer Network full Jewish Farmer Network 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. 🐓🌾🎙️ 1:03:32 no <p>In this episode, we speak with Zalman (Robbie) Friedman, founder of Robariah Farms in Western Massachusetts, about his journey from the suburbs of Dallas to becoming a regenerative poultry farmer and certified shochet. Zalman shares how the Adamah Fellowship shaped his path, why chickens became the focus of his farm, and how he built a small-scale system for producing local, pasture-raised kosher meat.</p> <p>Together we explore the challenges of farming as a livelihood, the legacy of Jewish poultry farming in America, and how Jewish values, community, and land stewardship intersect in the day-to-day work of raising animals. 🐓🌾🎙️ </p> Jewish, farming, Jewish farming, agriculture, Jewish agriculture, farmers, Jewish farmers, poultry, poultry farming, chickens, chicken farming, kosher, kosher meat, kosher chicken, kosher poultry, shochet, shechita, ritual slaughter, livestock, regenerative, regenerative farming, regenerative agriculture, pasture, pasture-raised, pasture-raised chicken, pasture-raised poultry, sustainability, sustainable farming, food, local food, meat, ethical meat, ethics, tradition, Jewish tradition, Torah, community, homesteading, soil, animals, heritage, Jewish heritage, New England, New England farming, podcast, farming podcast, agriculture podcast, stewardship, land stewardship, poultry farmer, small-scale farming, local agriculture, farm life, farming life, Jewish food, Jewish foodways, Jewish Farmer Network, Robariah Farms In this episode, we speak with Zalman (Robbie) Friedman, founder of Robariah Farms in Western Massachusetts, about his journey from the suburbs of Dallas to becoming a regenerative poultry farmer and certified shochet. Zalman shares how the Adamah Fellowship shaped his path, why chickens became the focus of his farm, and how he built a small-scale system for producing local, pasture-raised kosher meat.

Together we explore the challenges of farming as a livelihood, the legacy of Jewish poultry farming in America, and how Jewish values, community, and land stewardship intersect in the day-to-day work of raising animals. 🐓🌾🎙️

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Together we explore the challenges of farming as a livelihood, the legacy of Jewish poultry farming in America, and how Jewish values, community, and land stewardship intersect in the day-to-day work of raising animals. 🐓🌾🎙️

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