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Murad: I am the coordinator for the Marda Permaculture Farm in Palestine. I come from a family who has farmed the Marda region for at least ten generations. My passion is in restoring the connection between my community and the land. The people of Marda, as in most West Bank villages, have been losing their ties to traditional farming methods due to loss of land, stress of the occupation as well as pressure to transition to synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. I received my permaculture training and certification at the Ecovillage Training Center at The Farm in Tennessee and acted as an instructor at this Center for four years prior to returning to Marda Village to establish the Marda Permaculture Farm.