Proud Tahini company gets boycotted for being gay
Nazareth-based Al Arz, maker of a popular tahini paste is coming under fire from the Arab population for its support of the Arab LGBTQ community.
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Tunisia’s lagoon farms and hanging gardens recognized as world heritage sites
Ramli agricultural systems in the lagoons of Ghar El Melh and hanging gardens of Djebba El Olia provide vital ecosystem services and traditional knowledge preservation.
Desert Kites are how ancient man trapped his kill
The local Bedouin knew about them for thousands of years but in the 1920s, pilots of the Royal Air Force flying over the deserts of Israel, Jordan and Egypt saw mysterious line shapes in the ground that they named “Desert Kites”. Because their outlines, as seen from the air in their planes, reminded them of airborne kites.
May 20 is World Bee Day
Yo. The International Day to respect the bees, yo. We mean respect them every day, but extra today.
Pumpkin Chershi recipe, A Spicy Libyan Spread
A savory dip based on pumpkin, gift of the Libyan Jewish cuisine.
A sliver of farmland to create an eco fertilizer farm
Farmers dump nitrogen on nutrient empty soil so we can have tacos, cereal, a fresh salad. A new solution using switchgrass may make farms healthier.
Sriracha not burning your mouth off? A new COVID-19 symptom
Think you have COVID-19? Grab a bottle of your hottest sauce and see if you can taste fire.
Vitamin D-deficient Patients Twice As Likely To Develop Severe COVID-19 Symptoms
A new study released by Northwestern University concludes that vitamin D may be an essential weapon to protect yourself from the coronavirus. According to researchers, lower vitamin D levels significantly increase the likelihood that an infected person will develop severe symptoms and complications. The study drew upon data from hospitals in China, France, Italy, South […]
Latest Advancements in Green Seed Tech
When the average consumer thinks of seed tech, his or her thoughts usually wander immediately to GMO crops. Thankfully, today's innovators are coming up with more than just ways to genetically enhance crop plants to increase pesticide tolerances.
A Bright Future for Impossible Foods and OSI Group
Even as Impossible Foods reaped the rewards of its successful fast food rollout, its major competitor, Beyond Meat, further fueled the love for everything plant-based as it went public.
Building a chicken coop? Go over this checklist
Since COVID-19 or corona struck there has been a race in countries like the US (where people have backyards) to raise chickens. One American university says don't do it.
Cashews, the solution to methadone (and the shocking facts)
As with blood diamonds, now we know what blood cashews are.
The Pope says yes to artificial intelligence in your food
Pope Francis endorses AI approaches to growing your food. He says it's ethical and we should do it.
The Revival Of The Rare White Olive
If you're an adventurous eater who enjoys tracking down rare delicacies, travel to Calabria and taste white olives.
Most Americans aren’t connecting climate to their kitchen
Yes, we know. This is a site where we delve into issues facing the western east. The region that the world knows as the Middle East but which we are rebranding as something less archaic, more in tune with what the near East is about. Like the rest of the world, we look to America […]