ONE EXPAT FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE IN SAUDI ARABIA
There is an agroforestry technology derived by mimicking nature, which has been used in African countries with success. It provides a productive landscape for humans, nature and animals. This technique is termed "Evergreen Agriculture", and keeps the soil covered, as well as produces shade, while growing food and animals in multi-tiered landscaped systems. Read a …
Just yesterday there was a news article that really caught my attention. Aljazeera reported on the water crisis in Iraq. We've discussed food insecurity within this blogsite, however water insecurity and resources in a changing climate, are also pressing. Water insecurity leads to food insecurity in the land where there is either drought, overuse of …
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There are many ways people are using trees, shrubs and grasses, to combat desertification of dry, arid land. Saudi has the technology to try new approaches in areas that require a lot of input of resources; seeds, plants, fertilizer, water, labor, to make a more biodiverse landscape. A new article in Arabnews.com, describes briefly how …
It has been awhile since I have added any new posts. One reason is this fall has been one of change from moving out of Saudi this summer, to Europe this fall. The kids are now able to attend school in person, which is great for everyone's mental health. I see a big difference in …
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Mixed hopes on schools reopening in fall I'd say the number one question on everyone's mind, who is a parent with young kids living in Saudi, ... Will the Ministry of Education approve kids going back to in classroom learning this fall 2021? Many of the families we know have worried over what to do …
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I always love to find new ways art is being used in the Kingdom (KSA). Here is a good example of how one woman uses creativity to express herself in her culture. "RIYADH: A Saudi artist has become the first person in the Kingdom to join forces with Amazon to release a series of new …
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Date Palms for food security in arid regions are a nutritionally important staple food. You can eat them fresh, cooked or dried and they are naturally portable when you go long distances. These trees may be overlooked in other areas of the world, but as climate change occurs, should we consider cultivating date palms in …
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I haven't written for a few weeks. It is not that there aren't any good posts to write about, but that we have been busy planning our exit from Saudi. Here you get "final exit" status in order to leave the country for good. That means anything in your name, such as a car, rental …
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Using waste to produce energy, would be a great cyclic force for many countries, if it can be made to work. It seems like this has been a much sought after idea, however I don't know of any country that uses it to produce much energy. Currently there are projects proposed in Europe to use …
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The second site "Old Town" is a continuation of the first day in AlUla. We had booked our tickets for 3:30 tour in the afternoon. That gave us a lunch break of about 3 hours, between visiting Hegra in the morning. We again drove to the meeting place and parked our car, to gather on …
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Date Palms & Camels 