Hakurat Al Bireh Cooperative

Hakurat al Bireh Community Farm is an agricultural and cultural movement that began in October 2023, aiming to achieve food sovereignty in the city of Al-Bireh, Palestine, through organic farming and to reclaim food production in Al-Bireh’s empty lands. By the end of December 2023, the cooperative had cultivated five backyard plots. The culmination of this movement was establishing a community farm spanning 5 dunams of land, generously granted to them by the Al-Bireh diaspora, to establish a communal organic farm in the city. This project is led by a group of women from Al-Bireh, seeking to enhance women’s roles in their community, support the idea of food sovereignty, and provide organic food for their families. Their goal is to achieve self-sufficiency and income by the second agricultural season. The group is committed to cultivating the farm for at least 6 to 8 years, with the hope that the project will continue indefinitely and serve as a model for food production and daily life practices in Palestinian cities and a space for reimagining and rebuilding their relationship with public and private institutions regarding sustainable local production.