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Tilling the land, cultivating one’s self

Israel’s agricultural schools connect kids to nature, history and society

An outdoor lesson in the vegetable garden in the Palestine Jewish Colonization Association (PICA) School in Petah Tikva, between 1920 and 1930.
An outdoor lesson in the vegetable garden in the Palestine Jewish Colonization Association (PICA) School in Petah Tikva, between 1920 and 1930.
(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
ByMIRIAM KRESH
NOVEMBER 22, 2017 16:33
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