For 20 years the Center for Creative Ecology on Kibbutz Lotan has been at the forefront of developing and environmental justice.

We strongly believe that the experience we have gained over the years can provide important capacity building skills and sustainable solutions to non-industrialized nations, particularly in areas such as sub- Saharan Africa where the development of low-tech decentralized systems that can raise quality of life are of paramount importance. We believe that there are methods and techniques that can be employed at low cost and that require minimal equipment that have the potential for increasing food security, improving sanitation and preserving water resources.

On Lotan, a community situated in one of the most extreme arid regions of the world, a bio-diverse small- scale organic farm has been developed that is based on composting techniques that have created a nutrient- rich, thriving soil where once there was sand and gravel. Food scraps, foliage and animal dung are all transformed into this rich soil, enabling a wide range of vegetables to be grown without the use of chemical fertilizers. The bio-diversity of the farm attracts birds and insects that help control outbreaks of pests, eliminating the need for chemical pesticides, and crop rotation is practiced in order to avoid soil depletion and eliminate disease. The farm is a thriving, living desert oasis that provides healthy food to the community members and the surrounding region.