For 60 years, the Village of Peace has lived a fully plant-based covenant — rooted not in trend, but in divine understanding of the body, the earth, and our place between them.
The human body is drawn from the earth — adam from adamah. We are 70% water, 30% minerals. We thrive from nature's abundance. Every departure from that is a departure from our design.
In the Village of Peace, we do not follow a diet. We live a live-it — a complete covenant with the earth, the body, and the divine order of creation. For more than six decades, the African Hebrew Israelite community has eaten plant-based, organically, and intentionally, long before the world gave this way of living a name.
Our live-it is not built on restriction. It is built on abundance — fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds grown on our own land in the Negev Desert. We reject meat, dairy, eggs, and fish not because we fear them, but because we understand the covenant differently. The body is sacred. What enters it matters.
This live-it has sustained over 3,000 saints across generations. It has produced more than 1,150 natural births at our House of Life. It has kept our elders vibrant into their 80s and 90s. The numbers are not the argument — the people are.
Our live-it is not defined by what we avoid. It is defined by what we embrace — and the four principles that have guided us for sixty years.
We live the Shemita principle — the earth rests, we rest with it. Our chemical-free farming since 1977 reduces environmental burden and honours the covenant between people and land. Every choice at the table is a vote for the earth.
With over 1,150 natural births and community elders thriving into their 80s and 90s, the Village of Peace is living proof. Our plant-based live-it is not a supplement to health — it is health, expressed through every meal, every season.
We grow what we eat. Chemical-free since 1977, our community gardens produce the abundance we need. From seed to table, we control our food supply — no middlemen, no pesticides, no compromise.
Our plant-based live-it predates the modern wellness movement by decades. It is rooted in the wisdom of our ancestors, in the teachings of Sar Ben Ammi, and in the understanding that food is covenant — not trend, not fashion.
Chemical-Free Since 1977The Village of Peace grows much of its own produce in the Negev Desert — a testament to what dedication, knowledge, and living in alignment with the earth can achieve. Our gardens yield fruits, vegetables, herbs, and grains that nourish over 3,000 community members year-round.
We eat seasonally. The Shemita principle guides our relationship with the land — in the seventh year, we rest the soil and trust its abundance. We eat what the earth gives, when the earth gives it. No meat. No dairy. No eggs. No fish. No compromise.
Our organic farms are certified by the Israel Bio-Organic Agriculture Association. The produce that is not consumed directly feeds Teva Deli, our plant-based food enterprise — extending our live-it into the wider Israeli market and beyond.
Friday Bazaar — Open to All
Every Friday morning, our bazaar opens to the public. Come taste 60 years of plant-based wisdom: fresh produce, prepared foods, and the culture that sustains us.
Since 1980, our community midwives have welcomed over 1,150 children into the world at the House of Life — a natural birth centre rooted in the understanding that birth, like eating, is a sacred act.
Our plant-based live-it is inseparable from maternal health. Mothers who eat in alignment with our covenant experience lower complication rates, stronger recoveries, and children born into a community that will nourish them from day one.
The House of Life is not a facility. It is a commitment — that life deserves the most natural, most intentional entry into this world.
Visit us in the Negev Desert, explore our marketplace, or simply begin by learning more. The live-it is open to all Life Seekers.
PhilosophyEvery seven years, the land rests. This ancient covenant shapes how we farm, what we eat, and who we are.
HealthSince 1980, over 1,150 babies have been welcomed into the world by community midwives in the Negev Desert.
HeritageThe human body is drawn from the earth. Understanding this connection is the foundation of our live-it.
