Tag: Farmers Markets

Slow food market Souk el Tayeb in Lebanon celebrates food and Eid El Barbara

What makes Souk El Tayeb in Lebanon remarkable is not only its insistence on local, seasonal produce, but its belief that dignity and sustainability must go hand in hand. Farmers are paid fairly. Villages are uplifted. Traditional recipes are kept alive not as nostalgia but as knowledge systems: real food is carbon-light, waste-free, and is adapted to the land.

7 Great Eco-Friendly Dates

It’s 2020 and the world is slowly becoming more environmentally conscious. For most of us, it’s about creating better habits in our day-to-day lives with positive, sustainable changes.

Corporate Organic Food Struggles to Compete in Israeli Markets

In Israel the organic food market is still comparatively small and underdeveloped. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz organic...

Syrian Farmers Increasingly Vulnerable

As the political conflict rages on, drought-hit farmers in Syria struggle on and the aid trickling in to help...

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...

“Teva Ivri” Hosts Flood Festival to Give Noah a Break

If you knew a giant flood was coming, what would you put in your ark? Teva Ivri, a non-profit organization...

Miami Herald Considers Tel Aviv to be the Latest Green Destination

Tel Aviv is home to all types of trendsetters - including the green ones. This past week the Miami Herald...

5 Israeli Fresh Food Markets – Traditional, Farmer's and Organic

Tel Aviv Carmel Market. Above image via esme Visitors to Israel’s best fruit and vegetable markets already know the country’s...

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...

"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...

Lebanon Farmers Market Makes Food Not War

Although Lebanon's Christian and Muslim communities live in an uneasy balance, a trendy farmers market has helped bring the...

Jordan Bankrolls Cheap Vegetables for Ramadan

Jordan  opened 15 lower-cost vegetable markets Saturday in several cities in honor of Ramadan, the month-long Muslim fasting holiday...