Purchasing Non-Jewish Produce on the Road
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Question
I am on the road, and there is an Arab selling vegetables from his field. Can I buy without concern?
Answer
Do not buy.
Source
If indeed it is grown in a field owned by a non-Jew, there is no problem buying, but according to the Chazon Ish, one must observe the sanctity of the Shemitah. However, it is important to thoroughly verify that the vegetables were indeed grown on land belonging to a non-Jew, as there are many pitfalls where it sometimes turns out that the land is not truly non-Jewish land according to halachic definitions, or that the vegetables were not grown attached to the non-Jew's land but were brought in boxes from elsewhere. It is also necessary to verify if an agreement was made with the non-Jew to grow the vegetables for Israel. On the road, there are no means to verify this reality, and only the kashrut committees have the tools for this. Azmera Leshimcha (Shemitah, Issue 2).
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