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Should We Try to be Like Cuba?

Started by Jerry Brito · 9 months ago

That’s the question Slashfood is asking, citing a Philly Inquirer article that, hyperventilating, calls the backward island nation’s urban farming program “a stunning success.” Via Slashfood:
Yesterday, the Philadelphia Inquirer had an arti ... Continue reading »

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  • Roxanne Christensen

    1 year ago

    I agree that Cuba is a model for indentured farming, not progressive farming. But that does not negate the case for commercial urban farming in developed countries. It is already happening in the U.S. and Canada. As the co-author of SPIN-Farming, what I see every day are more and more entrepreneurs using SPIN’s franchise-ready farming system as an entry point into the farming profession. They are using front lawns and backyards and neighborhood lots as their land base. Perhaps most importantly, this is happening without significant policy changes or government supports. This is not subsistence farming. This is recasting farming as a small business in cities and towns and integrating it into the built environment in an economically viable manner. It is "right sizing" agriculture for an urbanized century and making local food production a viable business proposition once again.
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  • diet

    5 months ago

    Hello, for a long time I read your blog, thanks for that that write interesting and
    useful posts.I consider that blogers it is possible to name many journalists.

    Good luck
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