ANARRES NO LONGER HAS ANY STOCK OF ZATOUN PRODUCTS.
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I encourage you to help support Palestinian farmers in many ways. I am selling stickers, buttons, and lotions to support the replanting of olive trees:
Self-Loving Jew Button and Sticker
or support Zatoun farmers through a Trees for Life Sponsorship
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Certified Organic Fair Trade Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Palestine. A delicate, full-bodied olive oil with a sweet, smooth taste and peppery finish. Ideal for a wide range of delicious uses and perfect for gift giving.
Zatoun Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil is grown on farms and land that has gone through a rigorous organic certification process. It is the exact same olives produced by neighbourhood farms which have not gone through the expensive process which can take as long as 2 years.
The olives are picked and tagged immediately to enter a separate organic stream right to pressing, quality analysis, storing and finally bottling. All the same qualities and descriptions for the “conventional oil” (non-certified organic) apply.
It is still fair trade olives grown using traditional methods on the ancient land and terraces on the hills of Palestine. Sourced from small-scale growers working in co-operatives in the West Bank this is the world’s first fair trade olive oil (awarded certification in 2009).
Zatoun is made for the Nabali olive variety native to Palestine – the land of the first olive trees. It is delicate, full-bodied, with a sweet and smooth and a peppery finish.
Zatoun is perfect for dressings, marinades, for drizzling, and for sautéing vegetables or meats. And it is simply delicious with pita bread and baguette – try with Zatoun own za’atar thyme herb mix.
Olive oil is the lifeblood of the land of Palestine and its people. Grown and harvested by Palestinian farmers at great personal danger and cost. For many families, olives and olive oil is a major source of sustenance and livelihood.
Zatoun Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil is supplied and bottled in the Jenin area of West Bank by Canaan Fair Trade, one of the oldest exporters of quality olive oil from Palestine.
To produce high-quality extra virgin olive oil olives must be totally unbruised, pressed immediately, and stored in stainless steel. The olive harvest in Palestine is in October and November which is earlier than other Mediterranean countries. The olives are picked by hand and pressed in one of 27 village presses or centrally using the state-of-the-art olive press in a splendid new facility in Burqin, Palestine.
ABOUT ZATOUN
Zatoun is a unique project offering fair trade olive oil from Palestine to connect people in North America to the history, culture and challenges of the Palestinian people and the land of Palestine. Started in 2004, Zatoun offers symbolic and cultural products from Palestine to raise awareness of a very troubled land desperately needing a just resolution for the sake of world peace.
From its earliest days, Zatoun has won followers, friends and admirers. Zatoun is a virtual community of caring and awake individuals brought together by drops of olive oil and strands of deeply held beliefs of truth and justice. Invite your friends and family to join also.
You are invited to shop wonderful fair trade products selected for their meaning and attachment to values of justice and peace. Likewise, you are invited to care for the people and the land by contributing directly to projects and initiatives with real benefits for real people. Finally, you can begin to learn and self-educate on the question of Israel-Palestine – it is not “complicated” there is just lots to know and this is an excellent place to start.
Our Products
Zatoun products are distinctive and of high quality. Produced in Palestine they welcome visitors into your home and on your table. To be enjoyed, shared and gifted, these items become favourites as much for their significance as their quality and taste. The olive is what unites Zatoun products and connects us to Palestine. The region is considered the native home of the olive tree and ancient trees deliver olive oil of great taste and of the highest quality.