How peace grows: Anne M Jones visits a vegetable project in Western Sahara

‘Hope and creativity never fail, despite politicians.’

by Anne M Jones 4th April 2025

Flying four thousand miles to visit a vegetable project in the Western Sahara might seem like a compromise of one’s eco credentials. Maybe so. But I am a gardening fanatic, and when I was offered a unique opportunity to live among the Sahrawi people for a week, and it coincided with the annual  marathon there, I found it difficult to turn down.