Comments on: Organic Agriculture in Cuba

By: Will

Will — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:23:34 +0000

I guess when you are hungry and can’t buy much of your own food you’ll grow it even if you don’t want to.

By: David Scoggins

David Scoggins — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:24:45 +0000

Awesome pics and awesome story. Thanks for sharing.
David Scoggins´s last blog ..The March of the Armyworm

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:08:50 +0000

thanks willi this is exactly what i am looking for.

By: Willi

Willi — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:29:49 +0000

Kim–I just ordered a DVD and a book from the organization called Food First. The book is called Sustainable Agriculture and Resistance: Transforming Food Production in Cuba:
http://www.foodfirst.org/en/store/book/Sustainable_Agriculture_and_Resistance

The Greening of Cuba is a DVD about how Cuba restructured their food system following the fall of the Soviet Union
http://www.foodfirst.org/en/store/dvds/the_greening_of_cuba_dvd

I can’t wait for them to arrive. Also, my neighbor recommended the move the Power of Community:
http://www.powerofcommunity.org/cm/index.php

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 28 May 2009 04:12:20 +0000

Are there any books or extended articles abut this topic? I’m very curious to learn about their process of transformation. What kind of leadership emerged? Is it still strong and working in other sectors of the community? Also wold love to see if they keep it all up when it isn’t’ so necessary,ie trade embargo lifted and sanction gone. It all seems so wonderfully Utopian and I would hate to see it dissolve in the face of western food and consumption habits (ie mcdonalds!)

By: Nicole aka Gidget

Nicole aka Gidget — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:54:15 +0000

Fascinating! I totally want to go to Cuba!

By: homesNgardens

homesNgardens — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:27:27 +0000

Beautiful garden!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:14:31 +0000

Has anyone tried a Three Sisters planting? (corn beans squash)

I’ve always thought it interesting but I really don’t have enough space to grow corn, and the one year I did either a rat or a raccoon mowed down every single plant.

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 11 May 2009 01:24:59 +0000

Wow. I’d really like to try this method of growing pole beans up my corn stalks. Do I just put a pole bean seed at the base of every corn stalk?

By: Sandy

Sandy — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:07:22 +0000

I’ve read about these community gardens in Cuba before. Great to see some wonderful pictures. Thanks for sharing!

Oh, I can’t tell from the pics. What are they using to support the soil in the raised beds? Definitely not wood siding. Maybe rock or concrete?