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Palestine Heirloom Seed Library

The Palestine Heirloom Seed Library was founded in 2014 and works to find and preserve ancient seed varieties and traditional farming practices. It works to preserve the area’s rare and precious seed varieties and other aspects of the farming culture before it is too late.

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Vivien Sansour is the founder of The Palestine Heirloom Seed Library and the Traveling Kitchen project. Both initiatives aim to bring Palestinian seed heritage back to the dinner table.

The Library and associated El Beir Arts and Seeds symbolise the core belief that agriculture is truly comprised of both “agri” (traditional farming practices) and “culture” (the associated lifestyle/livelihood traditions essential to a community’s identity).

Contact information

  • Palestine Heirloom Seed Library
Works here:
Vivien Sansour