Yair Shochet is an expert dog breeder and trainer who also competed and judged at dog shows. Lydia Eisenberg writes that with his wife Sasha they now concentrate on breeding pedigree Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.

Carmel National Park

Biblical Zoos & Animal Reserves in Israel

Practical ideas for saving money and water in the present drought stricken country by using waste water from domestic sources for watering the garden.

A few ideas for saving water on a practical level and an invitation to readers to add their suggestions too.

Most of us would agree that we need to take more care of our planet Earth by living eco-friendly lives but how many of us just pay lip service to this? Not so Amiad Lapidot from Moshav Kerem Maharal who believes in living a life with sustainability. Claire Curetti, who visited his home and center for ecology, gives us a fascinating view of how one can really live using the free services of nature.

Sima Kagan is a professional agricultural researcher. For many years she has been studying which plants need little or even no water, and will survive in this climate. Sima believes that plants tend to be overwatered and certainly in public places better use should be made of plants that are known to need little irrigation.

What can be done to repel mosquitoes. Marion Lebor gives us some excellent ideas on how to deal with these little insects.