Buying Fruit and Vegetables & Otzar Ha'aretz

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Sources of produce in various types of stores

What are the different between stores during shemitah. What does it mean "Shemitah Lechumrah", "Regular Rabbinate", and Otzar Ha'aretz

Chasalat Guide for the Perplexed

Where does Chasalat – Alei Katif (the largest insect-free vegetable company in Israel) grow their vegetables from during the shemitah year?

Consumerism during shemitah

Which types of produce is available during shemitah in stores with regular or mehadrin certification? What types of produce does Otzar Ha'aretz offer? What...

Map Olei Mitzraim and Bavel

Until when do shemitah laws apply to fruits and vegetables during the eighth year

In the year following shemitah, a.k.a. the eighth year, the laws of shemitah still apply to many types of produce. This includes sefichin, kedushat shevi'it,...