PLANTS ARE POLITICAL on the Sweetness of Watermelon and Prickly Pear S1:3

PLANTS ARE POLITICAL on the Sweetness of Watermelon and Prickly Pear S1:3

December 25, 2025 · 19 min

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Aya Gazawi Faour discusses the significance of indigenous plants in Palestinian culture and their role in resistance.

“Connection to the land and knowing the plants that surround you and knowing what food your ancestor ate and trying to go back there is probably one of the most important things that we can do as resistance today.” - Aya Gazawi Faour In For The Wild’s series in collaboration with Olive Oddessey, we hear from their co-founder, Aya Gazawi Faour, who shares about plants indigenous to the Palestinian landscape and their deep ties to culture, resistance, and enduring lifeways. In this concl...

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