Hundreds of hens, rescued from slaughter after their egg-laying prime, now roam freely among the olive trees at the Akaki ...

Organic farmers in Cyprus have recruited hundreds of retired hens to fertilize olive groves in a pilot project they say ...

People could assume it to be true that history lay beneath one’s feet and at any point in time, they could give way to ...

In Cyprus, retired hens are revitalizing olive groves by fertilizing and controlling pests. This eco-friendly initiative, led ...

In a back-to-basics approach, farmer and grove owner Elena Christoforos and ... olive oil with the highest polyphenol content, said olive tree growth and yields had improved markedly since the ...

Olive trees flourish at the agricultural village at Hayogev (meaning “farmer” in Hebrew), located a few miles west of Afula and near the biblical site of Megiddo. But it is the personal connections to ...