Polarized

Rednecks.

I just think Agritech is so scientific.

We have an image problem. Even with buyers.

I mean, we've moved to a small town

because land is cheap.

Why not buy more of it?

We'll put up barns. Do pony rides, events, weddings.

Create something that looks like a real farm.

We are a real farm.

What you want is just cosmetic.

- What do you think, Ammo? - Tarek: It's a good idea.

Lisa: I'll do the rest of these later.

Wait. Wait, wait, wait.

- I made you a sandwich. - I'm late.

No, save you paying for lunch.

They have snacks and stuff at work.

Yeah, well they can afford it

now they've driven the rest of us out of business.

You're taking that to work?

Yeah, I thought I'd practise at lunch.

Hey. Settling in okay?

- Yeah. - Great.

Thanks.

- Hey. - Hey.

What's up?

I just finished clearing out our old place this morning.

Shit. Hey, come here.

Millie's later? Take your mind off it.

Maybe.

Marjorie: Ow!

Oh, my God.

Hey, go get the first aid kit.

Are you okay?

The cutters were up the wrong way.

- Are you dizzy? - No, I'm okay.

There should've been covers on those cutters.

Oh, I should've checked them before I picked them up.

It's not you. It's them.

Lisa!

Can I help you? Excuse me!

- I have a complaint. - Then you can see me.

Come on in.

Where's your uniform, Lisa?

It's wrapped around Marjorie's hand.

She cut it, just now.

Do we need a doctor?

What we need are better safety procedures and systems.

You've been a farmer here for three weeks now.

"Farmer". Right.

So how do you know what systems we need?

Because my dad used to have a real farm

a mile down that road.

That really doesn't answer my question.

We're much more technical than an old-style farm.

I mean safety.

There are rules to follow in this country.

"In this country"? What is that supposed to mean?

It means there are rules to protect people like us.

"People like us"?

Workers.

Let me tell you something about rules, Lisa.

There are hundreds of them

and, actually, we comply with every single one.

If you think you can improve something, let me know.

But don't come in here talking about "this country"

like I don't belong here.

Do you?

You know what? You're fired.

I'm entitled to notice.

Entitled?

Yeah, you definitely are.

You can have your notice, but not here.

Hey.

I thought you were working.

No. No.

Preacher on radio: We should want to know that we are living

in obedience to Christ, and his teachings in baptism

is no different.

The Bible is very clear about that.

Jesus said that we...

Listening to stuff all day is gonna make you depressed.

So does foreclosure and cancer.

Dad!

Just...

Don't joke about it.

Look. I got you these.

- Oh, no. - Try one.

Come on. They're good for you.

Those are something. They're sweet.

Yeah. I got them from work.

Jill: You talking to that radio again?

Lisa is home.

Oh. What happened?

Some computer thing.

They sent us home early.

Computers on a farm.

I hate to ask, but, um,

you think they'd give you an advance on wages?

I never thought I'd worry about rent.

I'll take care of rent.

Um, what do you want for dinner?

I think I might see Ben.

Okay.

- Jill: There she goes. - Sam: She's talented.

Jill: Well, you know how many talented people never make it.

- Hey, you. - No traffic?

Oh, they settled out of court.

I left early.

Hi!

Dalia, you're late.

We have to choose for the wedding.

You know Omar's late too, right?

Omar works in town, mama.

Lucky Omar. I miss it.

- Reem: Anyway, Omar is the man. - Oh, the man?

Right, I forgot. Men can't choose food.

This is cappuccino of tabbouleh.

It's modern Palestinian cuisine.

You know, we can move away from the whole

Middle Eastern thing, right?

What do you want? Meatloaf and mashed potatoes?

Omar, how's work?

Good, thanks. How's it going at Agritech?

I have a lot of ideas for our growth.

Oh, well, Dalia never mentioned that.

Oh, well, to be honest, I'm not hassling her

with every detail.

She has a lot to do before the wedding

and after that, well...

And after the wedding, Dalia plans to keep working.

The business means a lot to her, so...

It does. I mean, it was her idea.

Okay, but you two will wanna have kids, right?

- Sure. - Okay.

How was work?

Dalia fired a farmer.

- She was kinda racist. - Good for you then.

I just wonder if firing her

made us seem more like the enemy, habibti?

Omar: Workplaces need to have a zero-tolerance policy

on that stuff, Ammo.

I know, but this town is not like where we used to live.

People need time to get used to us.

Baba, we didn't land from Mars.

There are Palestinians in Stonewall.

- Yeah, like all twenty of us. - Dalia: Whatever.

Why should Lisa's racism be my problem?

You need a cool head to run a business, Dalia,

and a family.

He's asleep, yalla. Take him up.

Why don't you take him up?

I need to speak with your father.

Go ahead.

- Sayeed: Night, Baba. - Zein: Say goodnight, everyone.

- Goodnight, Sido. - Goodnight.

Aren't you late?

- Oh, they don't need me today. - What?

They just pick and choose when you work?

How are you supposed to make a living like that?

How'd you get in here?

You didn't change the back door code.

What do you need?

What I said to you the other day.

I've been going over it a lot. In my head.

And?

I don't wanna make excuses.

I just... I wanted to apologize.

Do you wanna sit?

Thanks.

I was having a shitty day when I came into work.

I'd just packed up our farm We lost it to the bank.

You know, we lost our land too. Back in Palestine.

Urban farmers move in?

This town was dying long before we got here.

That's not how people see it.

What did you grow on your farm?

Corn, soybeans.

See much overlap with what we grow here?

What happened to your place in, uh, Palestine?

Our water supply was diverted.

We couldn't do anything about it,

except watch everything die.

It was totally out of our control.

Is that why you only hire Arabs in the tech room?

To help your community?

Why? Is that something you wanna do?

Not really.

But, you want your job back?

Yeah.

But, I need to tell you something first.

I stole a box of produce after you fired me.

It's just that my dad has cancer

and everything's organic.

And it tastes amazing.

Yeah, well, that's Agritech. "The way food used to taste."

You know, I'd have never known.

Yeah, but it's stealing.

I don't wanna miss out on paradise

for a box of strawberries.

Look, take whatever your Dad likes whenever you need more.