Tomatoes Offer Hope in Iraq

By Michelle Fabio

The Arab Times has reported that farmers are finally able to get back into their fields in Iraq—great news for tomato lovers as well as the country as a whole.

The return to farming signifies that Iraq, particularly in the Sunni Arab rural patch about 15 mile south of Baghdad, is on its way up after the devastation of war.

“It’s the first time in three years I am able to work in my lands,” said Ammar Wadi, a 30-year-old vegetable and dairy farmer on the banks of the Read the rest of this entry »