Sweet Local Honey: Honey, which is available cheaply in Israel, is expensive in Palestine. Local production allows Palestinian familes to make honey for themselves and for the local market, thus developing the local economy, providing healthy, nutritious food and reducing dependence on imports. As part of a 2006 program assessment, Grassroots is exploring possible new partners for our Resource Rights work in Palestine, and we were very excited to meet one of them whose work includes helping dozens of families set up beekeeping operations.Photographs by Jennifer Lemire for Grassroots International
