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Bake Your Own Za’atar-Topped Pita Recipe

The Middle East's daily bread, easily made at home. In the Middle East, here is always pita. Pita sops up humus and sauces; opens...

Renewed Avian Flu Scare Prompts West Bank Chicken Cull

Cases of the swine flu have died down, now avian flu scare resurges in Israel and the West Bank. Image via todds-gallery Animal cases...

Israel’s Frozen Fish Processed in China and Pumped With Water and Chemicals

How do you like your fish? Pumped up with a strong chemical cleaner called STTP (sodium trippolyphosphate), or without? Despite it being an important fish...

Vertical Farming in Masdar City? AeroFarms' Soil-less Solution

Aerofarms' stackable vertical farm uses mist to grow crops in areas where land is non-arable, like in the United Arab Emirates. Vertical farming, where...

Meet Your Garden's Best Friend, The Earthworm

An ode to the earthworm: An earthworm farmer in Israel praises the beauty of the earthworm. Time to grow your own? The earthworm is one...

Israeli Food Chemist Answers Nutrition Questions Online

Is olive oil really the healthiest fat, and why? Is it true that red wine has healing properties? And - must we (groan) exercise...

Eco-Jews Study Sustainable Living on "Hava ve Adam" Farm in Israel

Coming for a 5 month internship, learn more about the students and people from the ecological and organic farm, Hava ve Adam (Adam and...

Get Your Organic Produce at Amman's Souq al Balad Farmer's Market

Amman's Souq al Balad Farmer's Market is the place to go for organic and local produce (and some other fun stuff, too). The warm weather...

RECIPE: Apricot Chutney

Golden-pink apricots are in season now in the Middle East. Preserve some as chutney for year-round enjoyment. Do you like chutney? Cooking your own seasonal...

Meat Prices Going Up? Tips for Switching to a Vegetable-Based Diet

Combat High Meat Prices with Tips for Going Vegetarian Argentina has halted export of a main dietary staple, beef, to keep local prices down. This...

Drip Irrigation Gives Hope to Drought Plagued Farmers in Syria

Microfinance loans help Syrian farmers meet their water needs to grow crops like this tasty spread at a market in Damascus. While severe drought...

Stress Is Making Us Fat: New Study. Time to Start Eating Slow Food?

Slow Food people and chefs like Moshe Basson know that eating slow can reduce stress. New study shows how stress affects health, diet and...

Mecca Becomes Mecca for Drugs

Some drugs like pot, gat and hash are natural. But antidepressant drug abuse in Mecca, Saudi Arabia is causing social problems. Mecca province, home to...

"Orbanic" Weekly Organic Farmer's Market to Begin This Friday at Tel Aviv's Historic Turkish Train Station

Traditional organic agriculture and gorgeous historic architecture come together at Tel Aviv's restored Turkish train station. The historic Turkish train station between Neve Tsedek and...

Old McDonald Gets Farmigo Software to Manage His Organic Farm

Farmigo aims to improve day-to-day operations for small organic farms. More and more Israelis are joining the worldwide move to buying their fresh produce from...

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Peoria Charter Services: The Smart Way to Travel in Comfort and Style

Traveling in a group can often become stressful when transportation is not planned properly. Whether it is a corporate outing, school trip, wedding event, sports tournament, or family vacation, choosing reliable transportation makes a huge difference. This is where Peoria charter services become the ideal solution for smooth and comfortable travel.

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Shavuot is a holiday heavy with symbolism. While it marks the end of the counting of the omer, it also functions as a miniature jubilee. The fiftieth day like a tiny echo of the fifty year cycle. And in each of the seventh years during that cycle, acts of rest and liberation are performed, especially in the fiftieth year.

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