The Daily Star (March 18): "Every Tuesday, 15 small-scale food and flower producers set up shop in a narrow alley sandwiched between Radioshack and Bread Republic in Beirut's bustling Hamra district, and sell anything from fresh greens and sweets to soap or traditional cooking pots. The concept of a farmers market is by no means revolutionary, but in Beirut, where the sight of delivery boys handing over bags of cholesterol-packed fast food is as commonplace as the city's noisy traffic jams, Slow Food Beirut's "Earth Market" may well have the potential to change a few people's eating and consumption habits.
Earth Market not only helped reintroduce dishes that were disappearing from the national palate, but forged a link between the customer and producer where they could "exchange knowledge of food and build trust." The market also celebrated Lebanon's agricultural diversity, with the producers each bringing with them the specialty of their district. " Read more.
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