Natural Farming & Local Gastronomy at Carob Farm

Dive with me into the world of abundance as we take you on a tour around our family farm to show you how we are working with nature to combat climate change and transfer a dry piece of land into a diverse food production system. We’ll be telling you all about the magic of healthy soil, fungi, forest trees, and permaculture design—what it takes to harvest rainwater, make compost, produce your own nutritious food, and establish a resilient ecosystem to live within.  

As you make your way into the farm, you’ll be welcomed by some homemade cookies and a cup of herbal tea - rosemary is our favorite. We then sit under a canopy of Allepo pine trees and have an introductory chat. We’ll tell you all about our farming project and how our research and practice came to be. We then take a walk around the farms’ various components while we interpret the ideas and innovations that we are devising in order to design in harmony with nature and be able to produce clean and natural food with minimal inputs. (Duration: a bit more than 2 hours).

We then make our way to Carob House بيت الخروب – a 10 minute drive from the farm. 

Located at the center of the ancient mosaic town of Madaba, this 1930 house used to be our family's residence and where our first child was born. We have recently renovated the house to host a farm-to-table café and community kitchen, where the story of healthy soil and nourishing food continues to be told and celebrated.

After exploring the house, we sit around one cozy communal table and enjoy an artisanal 5-course meal. Each dish here is original, cooked using locally sourced ingredients, has cultural relevance and tells a story that we will share with you as we enjoy our meal. 

Sample menu

Roots Salad
Seasonal roasted roots, mixed leaves,  chickpeas,  pine nuts, tahini-carob-molasses dressing. 

Muhammara Sourdough Toast
Homemade muhammara topped with grilled eggplant and tomato salsa

Pumpkin Kubbeh
Pumpkin kubbeh stuffed with sauteed spinach, pine nuts and dried pomegranate seeds, served with pomegranate molasses

Eggplant Fatteh
Eggplants, tomato, onion, garlic, tamarind, olive oil, yogurt, wholewheat toast, pomegranate, and pine nuts. Yogurt could be replaced with tahini for a vegan option. (VG) (V)
OR
Carob Chicken 
Pan fried chicken in carob marination, served with garlic-rosemary coarse bulgur 
OR
Lamb with Plums (+JD5 supplement)
Braised lamb, Spiced Coarse bulgur with roasted vegetables

Carob House Signature Dessert 
Homemade carob ice cream served on bakeeleh (wheat/carob molasses/olive oil), topped with roasted Orange and crispy mint leaf

Drinks
Rosemary Lemonade, Karkadeh,  Water

* Note that some items may vary depending on seasonality and availability.

Dietary requirements

If you happen to have any food allergies or special dietary requirements, please let us know. We’ll do our best to accommodate. 

Also, let us know during booking, what would your preference be between, chicken, lamb, and vegetarian options in regards to the menu above.