Whether you share our passion for Palestine, or perhaps you are an enthusiast for Fairtrade products, you will find resources on this page that you can use if you are selling our products at stalls, or in a shop. If you’re thinking of hosting a talk about Zaytoun, we’d be happy to help if possible – contact us at contact@zaytoun.org
Ramadan Campaign 2013
This year we’re delighted to again be working with MADE on our Fairtrade in Islam campaign. We’ve a great leaflet available to download or order from our office – see the links below.
And to help celebrate Ramadan we’ll be offering some unmissable deals on olive oil – if you’re already a distributor we’ll be sending you details with an order form. If you’re not already distributing Zaytoun products please do get in touch about placing an order.
We’re also encouraging groups of Zaytoun supporters to support our Trees for Life campaign. Some of our supporter groups have collectively sponsored trees, like Orkney Friends of Palestine who have enabled the planting of no less than 1,000 trees! To sponsor trees please click http://www.zaytoun.org/products/catalogue/trees-for-life/ and for more information on this campaign please read our latest newsletter, or get in touch with the office
Office contact telephone 0207 832 1351/0845 345 4887 or email heather@zaytoun.org
Fairtrade Fortnight 2013 producer tour
This year we hosted farmer Abu Rafat from the village of Mazara’ al Noubani, and Manal Abdallah from Canaan Fair Trade as well as our Palestinian director Taysir Arbasi. Below you will find profiles for our tour visitors, as well as recipes and postcards.
Almond and Citrus Olive Oil cake
Going Further For Fairtrade Postcard
Abu Rafat (Odeh Qadi), farmer from Mazara’ al Noubani
Harvest 2012 report
Every year Zaytoun works with IWPS and volunteers in the UK to send out a team of olive pickers. Please check our harvest page for more information about how they help farmers who pick olives in the face of intimidation and even violence from settlers and the army. We’ve just received this 2012 Harvest Report with the latest update from the villages visited by the team in 2012, please do read and circulate.
Wadi Qana update
For the past three years we’ve been proud to host Riziq abu Nasser, a farmer from Deir Istya who has trees in the beautiful valley known as Wadi Qana. We’ve been following the heartbreaking story of the destruction of Wadi Qana trees and pollution of its water.Click on WQ Case Study for an update written by Fran, a volunteer with International Women’s Peace Service. IWPS has a base in Deir Istya so is closely involved with this little farming community beset by a ring of illegal Israeli settlements.
Zaytoun Images
These images should be attributed to Zaytoun CIC where used. Please email contact@zaytoun.org if you would like to use these images and need a higher resolution file.
- Zaytoun logo (black)
- Palestinian groves
- Woman sorting
- Man sorting
- Farmer harvesting
- Olives sack
- Zaytoun packshot
Palestine Resources Pack
We were moved to launch Zaytoun in 2004, having spent time with farming communities in Palestine and witnessing the extreme difficulty many such communities had in accessing their olive groves, and in moving themselves and their beautiful produce around due to the conditions imposed by the Israeli occupation. Our mission is not only to sell Palestinian products, but also to highlight the severe economic and social disadvantages faced by Palestinian farmers and their families in exercising their right to a sustainable livelihood. Sadly this remains a priority for us, as conditions have if anything worsened for these farmers. The resources listed below will tell you and your own community more about their story.
