Vivien Sansour: Saving the Seeds of Palestine

What can seeds teach us about memory, resilience, and the possibility of renewal? This week, Willow sits down with Vivien Sansour, seed keeper and founder of the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library. They explore how seeds carry stories across generations and why protecting threatened varieties is a way of preserving the knowledge and traditions they hold, particularly during times of loss. From childhoods spent foraging in the hills to the role food and seeds play in connecting people to place, Vivien reflects on what it means to remember our connection to land, to each other, and to the stories that continue to shape us.

For more about Vivien Sansour: https://viviensansour.com/

For more about the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library: https://www.palestineheirloomseedlibrary.com/

For more about the Traveling Kitchen: https://viviensansour.com/Traveling-Kitchen

Palestine’s Seeds in Diaspora: https://atmos.earth/political-landscapes/palestines-seeds-in-diaspora/

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