Miki Zaira, the legendary head of the banana branch at Ein Gev, guides Shlomi Shaban and Hedai Offaim through the kibbutz’s breathtaking plantation and revisits a wartime moment when all foreign workers disappeared, leaving behind a thousand tons of ripe bananas that had to be picked overnight.
In this new episode of Man/Land (Adam/Adama), we journey to the Jordan Valley to meet the people who dedicate their lives to one of Israel’s most demanding agricultural fields, discover what dishes can be made from unripe bananas, and witness Shlomi Shaban’s first-ever piano performance in a banana grove.
Up Next in Season 1
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Man/Land - Episode 3 - Carmel Family:...
Anyone who has not seen Hedai Offaim sipping coffee in the plowed fields of the Jezreel Valley has not seen true joy.
In this new episode of Man/Land (Adam/Adama), Offaim and Shlomi Shaban visit the heart of Israeli agriculture, the Jezreel Valley. They arrive at Carmelim Farm, where the five Car... -
Man/Land - Episode 4 - Sitbon Family:...
On October 7, Achi Sitbon lost one of his most veteran and beloved workers, and for a split second he almost lost his own life. But the wave of volunteers who flooded the family farm restored his faith in people.
“These amazing Israelis actually planted the future of our country,” he says with em... -
Man/Land - Episode 5 - Efrat Gabay: F...
Efrat Gabay returned to work on her family’s farm under tragic circumstances, but one look at her is enough to see how life in the dairy fills her with calm and joy.
In this new episode of Man/Land (Adam/Adama), Shlomi Shaban and Hedai Offaim travel to Nahalal to meet an exceptionally talented ch...
