Seedy Sunday: Garden Work Day & Seed Exchange

Join us for a special Seedy Sunday event where we'll work together on our community garden while commemorating Palestine Land Day.

This gathering combines gardening, community building, and cultural awareness. We will have Palestinian-themed food and seeds. Land Day commemorates the historical connection of Palestinians to their land and recognizes ongoing land access challenges.

Event Details:

• Activities: Garden preparation, soil topping, seed exchange

• What to Bring: Seeds for exchange, shovels if you have them

• Provided: Seed packets, lunch featuring Levantine cuisine

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Schedule:

We'll be working on various garden tasks including:

• Preparing garden sections for planting

• Adding new soil to garden beds

• Exchanging and planting seeds

Learn More About Palestine Land Day:

Prior to the war of 1948, Palestinians owned approximately 78% of total area of historical Palestine, the remaining were state land as classified by British mandate at that time. Today, in 2021, Israelis constitute 52% of total population in historical Palestine but utilizes over 85% of the total land, while Palestinians comprised 48% of population and utilize 15% of the land (PCBS, press release, 2019).

Between 1967 and 2017, 200 settlements have been established in Palestinian territories. Settlements in the West Bank have over 620,000 residents, stretching across more than 538,127 dunums (about 10% of the West Bank). With additional land under Israeli control, settlements effectively control 40% of the West Bank.

Palestinians currently use only about 931.5 thousand dunums, constituting about 17% of the West Bank area. In the Jordan Valley, which makes up 50% of the agricultural areas, 88% has been seized, preventing Palestinians from using these lands.

For more information: https://www.alhaq.org/blog/18123.html