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A new seed treatment could stop the use and need for GMOs. Even though organic agriculture and sustainable farming practices are on the rise, feeding...

Qatar’s Sahara Forest Project Grows Its First Cucumbers from Saltwater

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Jordan Offers Cord Blood Bank for Your Newborn’s…Blood

Is it creepy or clever to peddle insurance against baby’s first diseases? Sure, new parents get showered with adorable gifts and well-intended advice, but then...

Israel’s Cruel Meat Industry Exposed by Watchdog TV Show

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Greenpeace Blasts Turkish Nuclear Energy Institute Over Negligence

As Turkey moves to build its first nuclear power plant, there are troubling signs that the country's nuclear energy institute is not monitoring nuclear...

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A healthier spin on the season's  traditional potato pancakes. Hannukah is one of the most fun holidays in the Jewish calendar, maybe because for a...

Organic Farming in Palestine

A back-to-the-land movement is blossoming in the Palestinian Authority.

Jerusalem Cookbook and Green Prophet’s Review

Author of the hugely popular cookbook Plenty, Yotam Ottolenghi teamed up with  co-chef Sami Tamimi to produce a cookbook that will dazzle, inspire, and...

Zööba: Egyptian Street Food Goes Inside

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