A number of high school kids and I planted a pear tree in the Kresge Organic Garden last weekend, during our visit to Santa Cruz. The tree will grow fruit, in a number of years. And we who planted were welcomed to come and eat the pears upon our return, whenever that might be. Of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘food sovereignty’
Picking Outside Pockets
Posted in Berkeley, Spring 08, tagged cheese, community, food sovereignty on February 23, 2008 |
New Yorkana
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 »
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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