About Zaytoun
Zaytoun is a Community Interest Company founded in 2004 to create and develop a UK market for Palestinian produce.
The company is a cooperative, and a member of the International Fair Trade Association. Their primary objectives lie with the welfare of the producing communities.
Since its inception, Zaytoun has imported and distributed 170 tons of olive oil to a mixture of retail and wholesale customers, in addition to regional fair-trade and Palestine campaign groups. Jewish, Muslim and Christian faith groups have also taken an interest, ordering the oil for their places of worship and to sell at local stalls as part of a message of inter-faith peace promotion. Southwark Cathedral even uses the olive oil for anointing in various services throughout the year.
Zaytoun is an ethical business established to support marginalized farming communities in Palestine.
Palestine is the home of the olive tree, supporting over half the population dominating the agricultural landscape.
As a non-profit company their primary objectives lie with the welfare of the producing communities. They invest in empowering farming communities developing the agricultural infrastructure in Palestine.
To find out more about Zaytoun visit www.zaytoun.org
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Highest Quality Organic Dates
For delicious organic dates look no further.
'The ‘Medjoul’ is the finest of dates. It is grown in the Jericho area of Palestine which has the perfect climate for producing these delicious, soft and succulent dates. They are sourced through the ‘Palm Farmers Cooperative’ and are a vital source of income in this area which is seeing vast tracts of land illegally confiscated by Israel.
> Organic Dates 250g bag - £4.25
This is really a taster bag order this and know after you've tried it you will be coming back for more!!
Sorry we have now sold out of these 250g packets. Please contact us for next availibility.
> Organic Dates 5kg box - £54.95
Perfect as a gift for someone special or just right to last through Ramadan - inshallah - That is only if you keep them all to yourself!!
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Not long ago Ibrahim Doik and many of the other date farmers in Jericho were having to sell their dates below cost price and even having to give them away for fear of them rotting before being consumed. Their problem? Their largest competitors were selling their dates at way below cost price (enabled by government subsidies) making Ibrahim and the other Palestinian farmers’ dates too expensive for consumers to be tempted. The competitors were of course – The large illegal Israeli settlements in the Jordan Valley. With more support from consumers in the UK the farmers hope to be able to increase production so they can stand on their own feet and earn a living with the dignity they deserve.
These dates are Fair Trade, Soil Association and World Fair Trade certified.
Quality Organic Olive Oil from Palestine
The warm peppery taste of the world's first-ever fairtrade organic olive oil are from trees tended by hand through generations of Palestinian farmers. People love Zaytoun products because not only are they great-tasting, they make a real difference to farmers producing them by hand in the face of conflict.
Price > £9.95 (500ml)
Price > £5.59 (250ml)
Organic Tree Ripened Black Olives
Certified Organic Organic Black Olives
These world-first certified Fair Trade and organic tree-ripened, raw black olives are hand picked and drenched in Olive oil and seasoned with a little Dead Sea salt to give them their rich traditional flavour.
Price > £5.25 (300g)
Organic Nabali Green Olives
Certified Organic and Fair Trade Green Olives
Raw Nabali green olives are pickled in traditional Palestinian fashion with olive oil, water and Dead Sea salt, giving them a light, fruity flavour
Price > £3.20 (200g)
Wild Grown Zaatar
Palestinian Zaatar from Jenin
This zesty seasoning is a clasic. It is an everyday staple in the Middle East; a herb mix of wild thyme, toasted sesame and sumac. Handmade by a woman's cooperative in Jenin. Perfect with oilive oil on fresh bread and also as a seasoning on our Organic free-range Chicken and Guinea Fowl… but be warned, its fresh taste is addictive!
Price > £2.50 (80g)
Olive Oil Soap Gift Pack
Olive Oil Soap from Nablus
Traditional soap still made by hand in a traditional way
Soap contains 72% olive oil which is sourced from Palestinian olive farmers in the Nablus region. It is naturally cleansing & suitable for all skin types including oily skin. The ancient city of Nablus has been producing soap since the 10th Century. Olive oil is the principal ingredient of this natural soap. The soap is made and cut by hand in beautiful old soap houses by skilled craftsmen.
Price > £9.95
Olive Twig Basket
Traditional Hand Made Baskets
The basket is called Qirtalla; it is a traditional Palestinian hand woven basket made from olive tree twigs. Qirtalla making is an ancient tradition in Palestine that persists in few villages in the Ramallah and Jerusalem area. Crafters are olive growers and the Qirtallah making is an activity that goes hand in hand with olive orchard maintenance. Crafters use the olive branches that grow on the bottom of the tree trunk that become harmful to the fruit bearing branches if not pruned.
Made by Palestinian women this is an attractive and functional basket, it works as a fruit bowl or holder of any items
Price > £12.00
