Danielle Zitoun Photography






Danielle Zitoun, now a local, came out to our farm to do a photo shoot with our family.  Danielle is currently doing a photo series on "Individuals and businesses contributing positively to an ethical and sustainable world."  Danielle heard about our humble family farm and thought that we modeled this and wanted to do a shoot on us.  What a blessing it was to meet Danielle, a passionate individual trying to make the world a better place.  The photos are absolutely amazing as well!  Danielle is fantastically skilled, and she does family portraits and other freelance work as well.  Check out Danielle's website here:  http://www.daniellezitoun.com/

You can check out the rest of the farm photos here:  http://daniellezitounphotography.dphoto.com/#/album/b113ft

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  1. UnknownJuly 17, 2015 at 5:17 AM

    So kind. Thank you! I learned a great deal. You are brilliant (really, truly). I wish you had more spare time to write a book. What would the impact on the world be if we replaced large scale agriculture with localized family-sized farming? Out of all the worldly 'issues' we face, food production, distribution and consumption may seem inconsequential yet it could be the most important, most vital, most influential issue we have to face. Food is our common denominator. What is most promising about Ahava Farm is that you are sustainable under arid conditions - proving farming applicable in many places assumed to be inhospitable. And most impressively, you are self taught proving it to be as accessible as it is applicable. I left thinking of Thomas Jefferson's Agrarian Society. Maybe he really was on to something after all.

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