May 24, 2016, Updated February 18, 2018

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.

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Jason Harris

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