Jeffrey Yoskowitz is a writer and food entrepreneur. His work on food, culture and politics has appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Republic and beyond. He has been featured in the book, Kosher Nation, The Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. As an Arnold Fellow, Jeffrey researched the Israeli pork industry from 2007-8. In 2011, Jeffrey launched the website Pork Memoirs to feature and publish diverse stories about complicated relationships to the pig as both a cultural history of the pork taboo and a literary portal to understand how what all people eat (or don't eat) can impact and shape identity.
Jeffrey Yoskowitz also serves as the Senior Advisor for Negev Nectars, the company which he helped launch and then served as its Director of Operations and Marketing until spring 2011. As the Director of Operations and marketing he coordinated the importation of organic foods from small-scale Israeli producers and the distribution of the foods to consumers throughout the USA. In 2010, Jeffrey represented Israeli agriculture at the World Bank on behalf of the Israeli embassy.
Jeffrey served on the 2009 Hazon Food Conference’s executive committee and on the Adamah farm fellowship advisory board for the past three years. Jeffrey received his B.A. in American history from Brown University. He leads pickle workshops around New York city and maintains a deep love for urban farming and fermentation.
Jeffrey served on the 2009 Hazon Food Conference’s executive committee and on the Adamah farm fellowship advisory board for the past three years. Jeffrey received his B.A. in American history from Brown University. He leads pickle workshops around New York city and maintains a deep love for urban farming and fermentation.
