How Canaan has celebrated traditional methods and introduced modern practices to reinforce farming communities and alter the fabric of farming in Palestine. CELEBRATING ROC Our
Freekeh is an ancient preparation of wheat going back thousands of years. The key is to harvest the wheat early in the season while it
Shopping for olive oil can be overwhelming – first, you must choose the grade of olive oil, then determine the quality, and finally select which
What is Fair Trade? How Canaan Supports Fair Trade Farmers? The effects of buying fair trade food are much deeper than many people realize. This
The Palestine Fair Trade Association (PFTA) launched its first campaign with Palestinian olive oil. The roots of the olive tree spread deep and far into
Journalist Melinda Tuhus visited Canaan and the PFTA during the 2011 olive harvest and festival and filed this report in the July/August 2012 edition of
June 4, 2010 In 2003, after years of living abroad in the U.S., Dr. Nasser Abufarha returned to his native land of Palestine for research
The olive branch is universally recognized as a symbol of peace and reconciliation. Although notoriously linked with Noah’s dove in the Old Testament, its metaphorical
Palestinian women harvest olive trees near the occupied West Bank village of Deir Samet near the town of Hebron. Hazem Bader/AFP/Getty ImagesAcross the West Bank,
These are the words of Nasser Abufarha, founder of the Palestine Fair Trade Association & Canaan Fair Trade. He & I sat down last week
