Postcard from Israel: Israel’s desert kibbutzim

Think it’s too hot and dry to get much done in the desert? Wait till you see the beautiful and delicious innovations of Israel’s southern kibbutzim.
The Lotan Center for Creative Ecology at Kibbutz Lotan. Photo by Liron Almog/Flash90

Abundant agriculture, eco-design, woodworking, culinary arts, winemaking, dairy farming and metalworking are among the many vibrant pursuits happening in the desert kibbutzim of Israel.

Click on the video above to see the innovations kibbutz members are creating every day in southern kibbutzim such as Neot Semadar, Ketura and Lotan.