My friend Sama's farm

Reyhan Herb Farm

Sama is growing food from Iran using beyond-organic methods on a small farm in Petaluma, California

In Sama’s words:

“Reyhan is a word shared by multiple SSWANA languages meaning basil. In Arabic, it also refers to a sweet fragrance. I’m growing two varieties of Iranian basil this year, and we’re all very excited about them. We may call it Iranian basil, but after millennia of growing along side it, it’s actually the basil who tells us who we are and where we come from.”

The pollinators love the farm.

And I do too.