Olive Oil Soap-making: A Cultural Heritage to Carry on

By Jamal Hamzeh, Project Manager Olives and olive oil are at the core of the Mediterranean culture and diet. Due to its organoleptic qualities and health benefits, the consumption of olive oil has grown tremendously in the last years throughout the globe. In Lebanon, olive

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Indigenous landscapes: ancient production in modern Turkey

By DoÄŸa (BirdLife Turkey), In the olive groves of Izmir and the horata hills of the Bozburun Peninsula, farmers are using innovative cultivation techniques that fully respect the rhythms of local ecosystems. Farming has been a way of Anatolian life since the great

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