Since the beginning of the economic crisis, the Covid pandemic and lately the war in Ukraine where 80% of the wheat came from, Lebanon is faced with a multitude of challenges to food security. In order to counter this, many people return to farming on their own balconies or entire lands. For the current issue of Greenpeace Magazin Germany with words from Meret Michel, I visited several farmers across the country who are now growing their own fruits and vegetables. Among them professionals from all walks of life like music producer and sound engineer Jawad Chaaban (photo 5 and 8) who grows a wide range of fruit trees and herbs, makes his own honey and has chicken living happily on his organic farm in the West Bekaa. Or grocery store owner Fadi Karam (photo 1 and 4) who sells fruits and vegetables from local farms and individuals who don’t produce enough to sell at wholesale. 70% of Lebanese farmers are smallholders with their lands amounting to less than one hectare. To become more independent from the prices of middle men, cooperatives are being formed while knowledge about more eco-friendly farming is shared to reduce expenses for imported pesticides and chemical fertilizers. Once the cradle of agriculture, Lebanon’s environment and climate could provide fertile ground and maybe some hope for future generations. Thank you to Nele Gülck @neleguelck for the fun collaboration🌱 #lebanon #economiccrisis #corruption #agriculture #farming #localproduction #nature #womenphotographers #greenpeace #greenpeacemagazin #photojournalism #climatecrisis #foodsecurity #sustainability #war @greenpeacemagazin #greenpeacemagazin #greenpeace #peace