Provide employment (a powerful tool for self-improvement) and cultivate other practical skills which foster curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking for young people facing significant barriers to social and academic advancement.

Create a safe environment to help heal past traumas and reconnect to society by encouraging people to trust themselves, their peers, and particularly adults.

Encourage teamwork and leadership development and cultivate a sense of personal value, self-confidence, and collective accountability.

Support youth (15-18) in returning to some form of formal educational setting and the pursuit of matriculation and encourage army/national service as a path toward social inclusion.

Provide a transition from adolescence to young adulthood for young women (18-21) not yet equipped to enter society with full autonomy.

Advance the concept of Yesh Meain (“Creating Something from Nothing”) in fostering environmental and social awareness and promoting change regarding agricultural consumption and perceptions of abundance within Israeli society.

Tap into the healing power of nature, promote healthy and mindful eco-friendly lifestyles, and offer the community access to organically-grown vegetables.

Demonstrate that girls and women can assume ownership and leadership in an arena such as agriculture, typically dominated by men.

Serve as a gathering place in a region of diverse communities and ecosystems where the people of all backgrounds can come together to learn about environmentalism and social and agricultural diversity.

Provide high-quality, sustainably-grown vegetables to a public increasingly more interested in farm-to-table produce.