English – Land Stories

Wheat in Akkar

Making freekeh, young wheat roasted on open fires, with Alya Hazim in the northern town of Hrar

Foraging on the mountain slopes of Kfar Qatra along with Mayssoun Nasreddine

Picking oranges – the world's most grown citrus fruit – with Karim el Hassan in his seaside grove in Kadmous

Preparing makdous, the popular aubergine mouneh, with three generations in Qab Elias

Harvesting fruit with Hussein Naaman and his children in the mountain town of Fnaidek

In the spice fields and kitchen making hot kammoun with Abu Shujaa and Um Shujaa

Harvesting beans with Ahmad Bahri and his nephews in Akkar

Stories from olive groves in the southern towns of Qouzeh and Baanoub

Harvesting zaatar, an herb deeply rooted in Lebanese and Palestinian food traditions, in fields in the south

Caring for the land in South Lebanon with Hadi Awada