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South Dakota ANSWER Film Series
"The
Greening of Cuba
Tuesday,
July 14 - 7PM
Black Sheep Coffee
House
1007 W. 11th St.
Sioux Falls
Witness
an entire nation transforming its agriculture using organic
techniques.
The
Greening of Cuba
profiles Cuban farmers and scientists working to
reinvent a sustainable agriculture, without the benefit of
imported machinery and agro-chemicals.
When
trade relations with the socialist bloc collapsed in 1990,
Cuba
lost 80% of its pesticide and fertilizer imports and half of its
petroleum - the mainstays of its highly industrialized
agriculture.
Challenged
with growing food for 11 million people in the face of the
continuing
U.S.
embargo,
Cuba
embarked on the largest conversion to organic farming ever
attempted. The Greening of Cuba is told in the voices of
the campesinos, researchers, and organic gardeners who are leading
the organic agriculture movement.
This
moving video reminds us that entire nations can choose a healthier
environment and still feed their people.
38
minutes. Spanish with
English subtitles.
Visibility
Event
Last
Saturday of every month - 1 PM
at
the corner of 13th and Minnesota
(while
construction lasts)
Please
join us for an anti-war walk downtown. Rain or shine.
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