[caption id="attachment_1810" align="alignnone" width="900"]Rima enjoying WEP collection on darb el karam Rima enjoying WEP collection on darb el karam[/caption] Come spring time, the fields and hills of Higher Shouf and the West Bekaa villages burst with  green abundance after months of being submerged in snow. [caption id="attachment_1415" align="alignnone" width="900"]Nabila Azzam WEP collection Nabila, from Ein Zebde, will teach you everything about WEP[/caption] This is the time to experience  how generous Mother Earth is, and to hit the fields collecting wild edible plants and learn all about their health and medicinal benefits from the traditional knowledge of women and shepherds living in those villages. [caption id="attachment_1807" align="alignnone" width="900"]Akkoub cooked on the stove Akkoub cooked on the stove[/caption] In Ein Zebde, West Bekaa, and in Mresti Al Shouf, Nabila Azzam, May Kanaan and Bassima Zeidan, hosts on darb el karam - food trail, will take you on trips around the villages to collect these plants and will host you at their tables d'hôte to taste local specialties made of Akkoub, Dardar, Wild Chicory, Meshe and others. [caption id="attachment_1808" align="alignnone" width="900"]Dardar seasoned with lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil and lots of garlic! Dardar seasoned with lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil and lots of garlic![/caption] [caption id="attachment_1809" align="alignnone" width="900"]Meshe decorated with turnip pickles Meshe decorated with turnip pickles[/caption]