By Josie Shields-Stromsness | MECA Program Director
In addition to Um Hasan's wonderful work with the cafeteria project, she is also a farmer growing organic, local varieties of fruits and vegetables.
Um Hasan is featured in the new "Conscious Choices: A Guide to Ethical Consumerism in Palestine" from the Heinrich Boll Foundation written by two young Palestinian environmentalists who visited artisans, farmers, and small businesses all over Palestine to produce this guide.
They write:
"Im* Hasan introduces herself as a farmer and a fighter for justice and freedom in Palestine. She produces baladi products and relies on the local traditional knowledge she inherited from her parents. Being Palestinian for her is about preserving baladi products and continuing the traditions of Palestinian farming of the land."
We are so please Um Hasan is being recognized for her numerous contributions to building a strong and healthy society. We hope you will join us in congratulating her!
*Im and Um are different spellings for the same Arabic work, "mother." It's traditional for parents in Palestine and other Arab countries to be refered to as the mother or father of their firstborn child. So Um Hasan is the mother of Hasan.
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