#gvulot

In Kibbutz Gvulot we helped harvest red grapefruits. The fruit is designated for industrial use, meaning it will be used for juice, jam, and other products. Each generation has defining moments that give rise to the questions: “Where were you when…?” and “What was it like when…?” In America, for my mother’s generation, it was “Where were you when Kennedy was shot?” and “Where were you during the…

Gvulot (Border) Lookout Settlement *

Gvulot  (גְּבוּלוֹת) means “Borders”. This is a kibbutz in the north-western Negev desert. In 2019 it had a population of 358. Gvulot is located about 120 m above sea level. Mitzpe Gvulot had the first Mekorot water pipe that brought from the Galilee to the Negev, and the first reservoir on the Negev. There is a reconstruction of a unique water collecting system of Mekorot’s first water pipe…