In the bustling capital of Amman, Jordan, teachers, dentists, and entrepreneurs kneel in unused lots behind furniture stores and shopping malls, sowing seeds like their ancestors did. Under the tutelage of farmers from the city’s outskirts, they follow the grain from planting to harvest, eventually walking through lush fields of wheat with sickles in hand. They gather enough wheat to feed their families for an entire year, with enough left over to share with friends, relatives, and neighbors. These urban farmers are participants in the Al Barakeh Wheat Project, an…
