SHMUEL IS THE WINEMAKER IN THE KIBBUTZ: NEOT SMADAR IS ALSO KNOWN FOR ITS PORT WINE AND VARIOUS TYPES OF SCHNAPPS (PHOTO: KHC). Apart from goat breeding and honey production, no other animal products are produced or consumed. Their questioning the meaning of life and living morally is reflected in the fact that the kibbutz is vegetarian. That is why it is also obligatory to move within the village almost every seven years.” We want to learn and live together, in a real and harmonious coexistence, where we not only show solidarity but also develop ourselves over and over again. “And yes, our coexistence here is special. “We have the southernmost winery in Israel here,” says Shmuel, who has been in charge of wine production in the village for years. In addition to the artists, there are all sorts of other professions that have found their home in the kibbutz: a small winery, a shop for specialties produced in the kibbutz (including honey, olive oil, whiskey, juices, and goat cheese), and a plantation for dates are just some of the employment opportunities for residents. Their studios are housed in the pink-turquoise cultural tower and they create sculptures, ceramics, wood art, workshops, and much more.
There are a lot of visual artists living in the village. “Whoever wants to move here has to fit into our community,” says Dalia, who runs the Arts and Crafts Gallery in the Cultural Center.
THE NEOT SMADAR ART CENTER: THIS IS WHERE THE STUDIOS AND A GALLERY WITH A SHOP ARE LOCATED (PHOTO: KHC) Once in the place that was built by its inhabitants to try out an alternative way of life together, one hears again and again of the very special philosophy that prevails here. If you want to visit the kibbutz, founded in 1989 by young Jerusalemites, you need an entrance ticket, which costs about 8 euros per person. Although the inhabitants of the small kibbutz in the southern part of the Negev desert have created a landmark with their cultural center, a striking Aladdin-like tower that can hardly be ignored from the country road, this is not an automatic invitation. It is not that easy to visit Neot Smadar. The restaurant is also a shop that carries all our organic products grown and made in the kibbutz.This article has been translated from German and written by Katharina Hoeftmann Ciobotaru. You may end up your visit at the Pundak, our roadside garden restaurant, for a rest and a light meal of organic vegetarian food or just good coffee, homemade cakes and yogurt ice cream. Here you will hear about wine making in the dessert and get a tate of our wine. What are cooling towers? How is the water is being recycled here? What are the basic principles of organic farming? Can there be education without competition? These and many more intriguing questions will be answered by one of our veteran members in this guided tour which includes:Ī visit to the impressive rather surprising Art Center and its courtyard, the art and craft gallery and shop displaying art objects created by the kibbutz artists, a photographic history of the building, a view of the fields, the orchards and the ecological site from the upper balcony and a visit in one of the various art studios.Ī walk through the organic vegetable garden and the goat pen, leads to the boutique organic winery. Neot Semadar invites you to its guided tour to find out about this site and the community that created it, its unique way of life and vision. A copious desert valley spreads out giving way to a fertile oasis with abundant trees, green fields and spectacular exotic buildings.
The view that unfolds as you travel along Route 40 in the Negev desert, toward Neot Semadar, is surprising. Guided Tours, for groups and tour guides: 054-9798957 Visits to the Art Center and winery on the self-guided walking tour:įrom the kibbutz gate please call: 054-9798966 (A WhatsApp Number too)
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