It took a crisis in Cuba for urban agriculture to take over. The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 cut off nearly all agricultural imports to Cuba, including pesticides, fertilizers, farming equipment, and food. Not only did organic farming increase, by necessity, but Cubans began cultivating a significant percentage of their food in urban [...]
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Posted in Berkeley, Spring 08, tagged biodiversity, cuba, cyclical, food justice, food sovereignty, health care, land use, urban agriculture on January 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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