"The BBC called Palestinian olives ‘perhaps the most political food in the world‘, while Time Magazine called the olive groves ‘a battleground’. Around 100,000 Palestinian families rely on olive trees to provide them with olives, olive oil and olive wood. The trees are a source of nutrition and for many, they are their main source of income. But olive trees are not just a commodity, they also have cultural, historical and symbolic significance." The end of another year and the end of another olive harvest in Palestine. In her latest blog, EA Patricia reflects on Palestine's most abundant crop, its significance for the Palestinian economy and the fight, both symbolic and very real, to keep it alive.
Click on the link in our bio to read 'West Bank Olives: one of the most politicised foods in the world'
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Today on #ChildrensDay, we remember the children of #Palestine and the many, daily challenges they face under military occupation, including harassment, violence, arrest and barriers to education #CRC30
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Fayez Taneeb tells EA Ben about life on his sustainable, organic farm in the occupied West Bank. It runs alongside the Separation Barrier and an Israeli chemical factory - considered too dangerous to be built in Israel. Despite the many challenges, Fayez's eco-agriculture has been tremendously successful.⠀
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"My farm, we want to stay here forever as we have security in producing our own food. As I have said, I have a great wife who always gives me strength. I have also travelled the world a great deal learning more about organic farming and agricultural resistance."⠀
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"As surprising as it sounds, with the restrictions that the farm faces, it is still able to produce all of its own energy and food. Techniques used at the the farm that allow this to be feasible include chemical-free raised bed horticulture, solar food drying, biogas energy production, local seed collection, trading and storage; an aquaponics installation and solar panel powered energy. Fayez was particularly keen to tell us about his farm’s usage of compost tea ‘it is food for all my plants and helps to create a new energy source’, he added ‘everything is recycled so there is no need to buy anything."⠀
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"Some of the farms products include tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, beans and spinach which are all grown inside greenhouses. Lettuce, onions, radish, grapes, cauliflower, asparagus and za’atar (three different kinds) are grown outside. Fayez’s fight has taken him as far afield as the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva and he served as a coordinator for the Palestinian Farmers Union for three years. He credits his wife as being the driving force behind his resistance."⠀
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Read the full blog, 'an Organic Resistance' at eyewitnessblogs.com⠀
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