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Phone/Web Consultations
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Farm Groups Consultation
Workshops
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Scarabée Regenerative
Our Mission
Scarabée Regenerative was founded by Karine Hrechdakian to share the principles and practices of Regenerative Agriculture with the Lebanese community. As a Kiss the Ground Soil Advocate—an organization dedicated to promoting Regenerative Organic Agriculture as a solution to the food crisis and climate change—Karine decided to help spread that message in her homeland of Lebanon.
Our initiative is fueled by a duty to help farmers learn about an alternative to the synthetic mechanized agriculture they have been practicing for decades. This effort is especially critical at this time, given the severe economic crisis, with a projection of an impending famine. With the 190% inflation of food prices (Bloomberg) and the 80% devalued currency, farmers and citizens, intent on growing their own food have been asking for help. The repercussions of the August 4th, 2020 explosion in Beirut, has rendered the already fragile situation untenable. Since then, two wars continue to rage on in Ukraine and at the Lebanese border, both with economic repercussions gravely impacting the food system.
Regenerative Organic Agriculture and its overreaching benefits, can help mitigate food insecurity by addressing soil and human health. It is our duty more than ever, during the Covid–19 pandemic, to reexamine our farming habits which have had long lasting repercussions on the health of the soils and the plants we depend on for our survival. Healthy soils produce healthy plants, healthy animals, healthy humans and a healthy planet.
We are a small team aiming to disseminate Regenerative Organic Agriculture knowledge and skills. We are committed to the cause and bring our diverse expertise to the table. We are here to help the Lebanese help themselves.
Presently self-funded, we honor contributions, however small, to support individual farmers in their transition, fund group workshops, and develop pilot farm projects.
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Tannourine Cedar Forest Nature Reserve
OUR TEAM
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Karine Hrechdakian
Founder/CEO
Kiss the Ground Soil Advocate
Karine was born in Lebanon and lives in upstate New York. Previously a documentary filmmaker, she is currently dedicated to promoting Regenerative Agriculture as a solution to the food crisis and climate change, and has been developing a Regenerative Agriculture Initiative in Lebanon, since 2019. She has researched the field extensively, while developing relationships with regenerative organizations, authors and educators along the way.
MIT Masters of Science in Visual Studies
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Georges Najm
Consultant - Farmer
Georges is the owner of The Green Van, a Prototype Farm and a Sustainable, Regenerative, Organic Consultancy.
Georges is working extensively with NGO’s and farmers across Lebanon and conducts trainings and TOT’s (Training of Trainers).
The Green Van homemade weeding tools
Samer Salloum
Consultant - Communications
Samer is an Agriculture Specialist · Agricultural Engineer · Manager · Agronomist · Marketing Specialist, presently working in the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon.
He is also the Founder of Agronote, an Instagram platform aimed at answering agricultural questions, and an avid Kokedama designer.
Agricultural Engineer with a Masters in Plant Protection ULFAVET and an MBA in Enterprise Management USJ.
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