Nature Walk for Palestine: Edible Plant Walk

About Facilitator

Eman Rashid is a  Palestinian and has been teaching kids about native and endangered plants and wildlife in Brooklyn & Manhattan for over 15 years.

Objective

Would you like to support Palestinian rights while learning about our amazing local and native American plants and animals?  Come take a beautiful nature walk with us in Prospect Park and make connections between Native American people, plants, and Palestine in the process.  

Israel’s destruction of Gaza and the West Bank is similar to the destruction of the people, plants and animals of Turtle Island.  Learn about Prospect Park’s plants and animals and history of the people whose land was stolen and the enslaved Africans who built the place where we now stand.  Touch and smell and see the history still being told by the plants and animals which, like the resilient people of Turtle Island, West Africa and Palestine, fight back and refuse to die.    

The exploration will be approximately 2 hours and we will be climbing stairs. Wear comfortable shoes and dress for all weather. This is a rain or shine event. 

Seeds from the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library (PHSL) will also be distributed to participants of the walk. PHSL was founded in 2014 in the West Bank village of Battir, with the hopes to find and preserve ancient seed varieties native to Palestine and the stories in which they carry. 

What's Included

• A printout with a focus on six plants in Prospect Park.  
• Seed Bundles Provided by Palestine Heirloom Seed Library (PHSL). 
  • PHSL was founded in 2014 and works to find and preserve ancient seed varieties native to Palestine and traditional farming practices. 

What To Bring

• Water, snacks, comfortable clothes. Weather- appropriate gear (light jacket, sun hat, rain boots, rain coats etc…).  

Disclaimer

This is a rain or shine event and will require a light hike.