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This webpage provides supporting resources to accompany Greenbelt's Sunday Service from the 2009 Festival, 'Take an Olive Seed'.

My name is Jeff Halper ...

... and this is my story in the Long Now

My name is Reem Kelani ...

... and this is my story in the Long Now.

My name is Sami Awad ...

... and this is my story in the Long Now

Growing your olive seeds

Plant it. Nurture it. See if you can grow it into a tree. It’s not possible in the short term. It is possible in The Long Now.

Zaytoun Olive Oil

Zaytoun is an ethical community interest company that supports marginalised farming communities in Palestine, widely regarded as the home of the olive tree.

What next?

Further reading and resources to check out of you want to take this further.

The shopkeeper by The Separation Wall

Click here to listen to audio of an interview with a Palestinian shopkeeper in East Jerusalem whose trade has been blighted by the building of the Separation Wall.

Greenbelt recorded talks on Israel-Palestine

There have been many great talks over recent years from different visiting speakers on the issues surrounding the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Just Peace

Click here to find out more about Greenbelt's 'Just Peace' campaign.

Send us your olive seed photos

Why not photograph the planting of your seed when you get back home and post it up to the Greenbelt Flickr stream? Here's how.

The Service Booklet

Click here to download the complete Service Booklet as a PDF.

So, what did you make of the Service?

Join the conversation by leaving a comment on the blog here.