Abbas Milhem, executive director of the Palestinian Farmers’ Union, on Palestinian agriculture and food sovereignty in the occupied West Bank—over taboon bread, za’atar, olive oil, and fresh seasonal produce.
Birgit Umaigba, a registered nurse and clinical educator, on the core issues frontline workers face that are fueling Canada’s health care crisis—over jollof rice and fufu.
FEATURES
COMING SOON...
COMING SOON...
What is food?
We’ve all been fed a story about what’s good for us, but the real story doesn’t fit on an ingredients list.
Palestinian farmers face harassment, arrest, and violence for tending their own land, while nearby Israeli settlements expand with military protection.
In the West Bank, Palestinian Farmers Are Losing Their Land By Design
In the occupied West Bank, access to Palestinian farmland is weaponized through blockades, checkpoints, and violence—threatening lives and sovereignty.
Losing My Grandmother Changed Everything. A Fish Curry Helped Me Understand Why.
"As my mother cooked, she said she heard my nanu’s voice, guiding her: how to mix mustard seeds with oil, when to turn the heat up, when to turn it down. “You’ll know it’s ready when the fish looks like it’s swimming in its oil,” she said."
sign up for our newsletter
sign up for our newsletter
by signing up to through food newsletter you agree to receive electronic communications from through food and agree to our terms and conditions.