You have no idea how wowed my husband and I are by PalBox, the way it's packed, the special labels and every word and design on them. Add a splash of olive oil and salt to taste. Buy Dates, The word "maftoul" means "hand rolled" in Arabic. Equal Exchange (EE) works with the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC), a 36 year old NGO created by agronomists and veterinarians to serve Palestinian farmers. USA +1 (774) 776-7366, CANADA +1 (613) 235-6122. Basic Maftoul Cooking Instructions: The ratio of grain to water (or broth) is 1 cup grain to 2 cups water. Add a splash of olive oil and salt to taste. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Buy Freekeh, This delicious olive oil is truly a miracle from the Middle East, since olive trees survive and produce fruit for decades under severely arid conditions. Olive Oil: 12/2021, These dates come from small farmers in the Jordan Valley and are processed in a PARC date packaging house, where they are inspected for quality, cleaned, sorted, graded and packaged. Subscribe and receive notifications of new posts by email.

It's produced by harvesting the wheat early when it's still green. Maftoul cooperative membership: 40 women Check for texture. By making the choice to buy fairly traded products, you help provide health care, education and technical training for farmers, workers, and artisans around the world. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. A delightful soup featuring this hand-rolled couscous along with the meat of your choice and a delicious blend of spices and aromatics. She accompanied several EE staff members to the West Bank to Equal Exchange is worker cooperative based upon standard democratic principles.

Producers who choose to use Box can create a username and password to access their secure Box account, where documents can be downloaded, printed, manually signed, scanned, uploaded, and shared digitally with Service Center staff. Last year, the Palestinian Farmers box sold out, with plenty of glowing 5-star reviews on the Equal Exchange website. PARC assists farmers in all of these areas and helps to supply water infrastructure, critical in the West Bank. The power of produce cannot be underestimated, and where you spend your money on food can have a far reaching impact. Water shortages in the area forced farmers to grow crops that could use less water. PARC assists 41 cooperatives, each made up of anywhere from 20-80 members. The goal is NOT to maximize profits, nor returns to investors, but rather to bring to the workplace many of the rights and responsibilities that we hold as citizens in our communities. Each box contains a hand curated art of craft item from Palestine. ( Log Out /  This recipe calls for cooking the freekeh in plant milk, and soaking the freekeh in advance quickens the cooking time. The easiest way to support authentic Fair Trade is to purchase fairly traded products from small farmers. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. These date truffles reap the nutritional benefits of dates, as well as vitamin E, protein and fiber from the almonds too! Equal Exchange (EE) works with the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC), a 36 year old NGO created by agronomists and veterinarians to serve Palestinian farmers. As an alternative, PARC decided to assist a group of women in the West Bank. In addition to promoting viable and sustainable economic development, PARC has also built community-based organizations in which it tries to instill transparency, accountability, and democracy. Bring the water and maftoul to a boil then turn down and simmer for about 10–15 minutes. The wheat for the maftoul comes from small farmers in the Jenin area. ( Log Out /  Mouth watering organic, extra virgin.