The Kaima Network of Sustainable Farms
Our founders visualized Kaima Beit Zayit, established in 2013, not simply as a single farm but as the first within a new type of socially responsible educational network serving national needs. Integral to this vision is scaled expansion, with Kaima Beit Zayit serving not only as the network’s prototype farm but as a learning lab to imagine, develop, and oversee new educational and income-generating initiatives around the country based on social farming principles.
Kaima Farms
Presently, four educational farms operate under Amutat Kaima's leadership: three in Israel and one in Tanzania. All Kaima farms are given access to tested educational programs; evaluation mechanisms; professional, pedagogic, and economic training/mentoring; and agricultural assistance. Each farm, while agreeing to follow Kaima’s “employment-as-education” model, maintains its own identity, board of directors, community relationships, and customer base. Meet them below:
Kaima Beit Zayit, Jerusalem Environs
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Kaima Hukuk, Lower Galilee
est 2016
Kaima Nahalal, Jezreel Valley
est 2017
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Kaima Tanzania, Africa
est 2018
Kaima Inspired Farms
Kaima has also inspired the creation of four additional therapeutic farms throughout Israel. All have benefitted from intensive mentoring through Kaima; some receive ongoing training. Future initiatives will be fostered through Beit Kaima, our new community-based agricultural and educational training center.
Northern Israel
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Bein Hatlamim Farm, a youth-run farm located in Ein Irion operating under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council.
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Meshek Lev Adam, an intergenerational farm located in Bat Shlomo operating under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council.
Central Israel
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Ruca’s Farm, a rehabilitative farm for the treatment of Israeli veteran suffering PTSD a operating under the jurisdiction of Sdot Dan Regional Council.
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Beerotayim Farm, formerly Kaima Beerotaim, an intergenerational farm located in the Sharon operating under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council.
Kaima's Parntership With the Shepherd's Group
Kaima encourages others to launch their own eco-educational initiatives, providing support and guidance along the way. The Shepherd’s Group is an example of one such undertaking and partnership. Read more about The Shepherd's Group here.
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