Here is a clip from a fascinating documentary we just learned about from our friend Gerhard Pawelka. (The whole documentary is available on iTunes.) It is about the changes Cuban agriculture went through, due to a shortage of energy as a result of the the collapse of the Soviet Republic. This led them down a path towards agricultural sustainability, using organic farming practices to produce healthy food.
It might seem like a stretch, given the current weather we are having, but I feel we can learn a lot from the new Cuban paradigm.
Looks interesting. I’ll have to check it out.
In addition to a decrease in available energy, I believe the collapse of USSR also presented Cuba with a marked scarcity of chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides.
It is amazing how resourceful and sustainable we can be, when we are deprived of the “latest and greatest” technologies