Lebanon: Olives, Our Sacred Family Roots
This recipe and story were shared by Katia Massoud, from Fanar, Lebanon. Each year, when the first autumn rains fall in late October, the olive harvest begins in Lebanon. For us, it’s far more than a seasonal task – it’s a ritual, a family tradition that binds us to our land and to generations before […]
Lebanon: Patience until the rain makes the olive’s gift more abundant
This recipe was provided by Lea Kharrat and her grandfather, from Kfardebian, Lebanon. At the end of 2023, more than 40,000 olive trees were destroyed in fires caused by Israeli shelling in southern Lebanon, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Between October and November 2024 alone, over 9,000 hectares of land were burned as a […]
