The Salad Trail — Local services in Eshkol Regional Council

As a guide a brought several groups over the summer, and each time the people did not want to leave! One goes from hothouse to hothouse picking 6 different kinds of tomatoes, pulling a carrot out of the ground- first time in my life- a fascinating range of spices, of fruits you pick off the tree- all depending on the season. Grind flour and make a little roll with olive oil. This farm was transformed into an educational enterprise to teach love of the land and making it bring forth life. One learns of the security and political situation. Bathrooms, ice cream and soft drinks available. For observant Jews, the dietary laws are kept. Ignore the hours posted - it is by reservation Only. They have English-speaking...

We went with 4 teenagers and they also had fun. We learned about the history of the farm and when they started having farms in this area, how they grow cucumbers, all of the different kinds of tomatoes that are grown in Israel, all different kinds of herbs and their uses both in cooking and medicine, learned about passion fruits and picked carrots. We could pick tomatoes and cucumbers to eat and could fill containers for purchase as well. At the end, we also got to learn about carrier pigeons and got to hold them and release them. It really was fun for the...

The Salad Trail was an amazing time for the whole family. We picked cherry tomatoes, cucumbers and purple carrots! The kids went into the passion fruit maze and we all released homing pigeons. They have tours throughout the day, most are in Hebrew bit some are in English. The tour was fun and the guides were very knowledgeable and nice. They are outdoors so no Tav Yarok was required even for the...