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Apple season

Apple season - Kaak bread - Lebanese pastry chef - Baking traditions - Lebanese villages

Giving Lebanon’s apples a second life

Lebanese women are transforming locally grown apples into homemade delicacies, creating livelihoods, supporting farmers and preserving the agricultural heritage of their mountain villages.

By Jenna Geagea
Apple season - Farmers’ economy - Lebanon farmers - Lebanese villages - Lebanese farmers

Lebanon’s apple harvest faces a season of uncertainty

Lebanon’s apple farmers face a difficult harvest as rising costs, market pressure, water shortages and conflict-related damage threaten their livelihoods.

By Jenna Geagea