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PLANTS ARE POLITICAL on the Sweetness of Watermelon and Prickly Pear S1:3

“Connection to the land and knowing the plants that surround you and knowing what food your ancestor ate and trying to go back there is probably one of the most important things that we can do as resistance today.” - Aya Gazawi FaourIn For The Wild’s series in collaboration with ...  Show more

PLANTS ARE POLITICAL on the Flavor of Za'atar S1:2

“If you don't forage for Za’atar, how are you going to feel connected to the land? How are you going to understand what your ancestors have been doing for thousands of years here?” - Aya Gazawi FaourIn For The Wild’s series in collaboration with Olive Odyssey, we hear from Aya Ga ...  Show more

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