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Jordan Tries To “Ketchup” After Heat And Pests Wilt Tomatoes

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Palm Oil May be “Healthy” But Rainforests are Destroyed to Grow It

We may not realize it, but palm oil, made from both coconuts and palm nuts, is one of the main causes of the wholesale...

Cool, thick and hot Arabic almond milk recipes

Cool, soothing raw almond milk is great for hot days. But when winter arrives, enjoy a creamy, hot, Middle Eastern version. Almond milk, while it...

Quinoa Tabouleh Salad recipe

Try a new twist on traditional tabbouleh, with quinoa instead of bulgur. Tabbouleh or tabouleh is a standard part of mezze - the array of...

Beirut’s Souk el Tayeb Farmer’s Market Celebrates Healthy Local Food Traditions

What good is a farmer's market if it only appeals to a small group of people?  Beirut's Souk el Tayeb reaches out to the...

Egypt To Grab Sudanese Land To Meet Its Wheat Needs

Lacking sufficient water to grow enough wheat for its burgeoning population, Egypt (above pic of Suez Canal farm) looks to other Nile Basin countries...

Interview with Gail Mejia the founder of Gails in London

In an interview with Green Prophet, Gail Mejia of Gails describes the benefits of buying fresh food locally. This interview was done years before the success of Gails in London

Americans and Israelis Headed for Widespread Obesity

They exist here in Israel too! Too much pizza and cheeseburgers, and not enough exercise and whole food diets. One of America's most popular internet...

Community of Angels Meets to Defeat Pulmonary Hypertension

Israeli and Turkish delegations joined European and American counterparts in Spain to draw attention to environmental factors causing a killer disease. Strengthening community will be...

Black Cumin: Islam’s Miracle Cure Seed

Within Islam there are many herbs, plants and fruits that are believed to have medicinal and healing properties. Olive, pomegranate, dates and figs are amongst those that are directly mentioned in the Quran as blessed foods. However, there is only one that can stake a claim as a super food and that is black cumin, fennel flower, or 'Habbat ul Sawda' as it is known in Arabic.

Local Eggs, Industrial Eggs, and Salmonella

The recent salmonella outbreak in the U.S. provoked a debate: are local eggs really safer than eggs from industrial farms? Over this past summer, half...

Lemon-scented vegetarian couscous

Coriander, lemon, and four kinds of vegetables make a mouth-watering vegetarian couscous. Natural locavores, good Middle Eastern cooks take pleasure in seeking out the very...

Keep Your Arteries Clean With These Dietary Tips

How much fatty food is in your diet? Could be time for a change. There are many issues with food that people are aware of,...

Syngenta: Use GMOs To Boost Turkey’s Agricultural Sector

Though hunger is a compelling reason to consider GMOs, we are introducing too many genetic unknowns and defying nature's superior wisdom. Turkey's organic industry...

5 Fast and Delicious Sandwich Ideas

In the time it takes to go out and buy fast food or wait for the home delivery, you can whip up delicious home-made...

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