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Re: Cuba

As if we can? A good portion of our food comes from Central America  
or beyond, often at the expense of the locals who have no land to  
grow their own food, and I heard on the news this morning that  
they'll have to relax the US immigration law so that there might be  
someone to harvest the food that we do grow here, since not enough of  
us care to do it for ourselves.

If the cubans aren't feeding themselves, who is? When I was there,  
everything I ate was local.


Scott Vlaun
Moose Pond Arts+Ecology
Design Solutions for a Sustainable Future

35 Moose Pond Road
Otisfield, Maine 04270
207-739-2409 Studio
207-890-4099 Cell


On Jan 31, 2006, at 2:44 PM, Duane Campbell wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Vlaun" <scott@moosepondarts.com>
>
>> I was in Cuba in the late 90's and people were coming from all over
>> the world to learn about their  sustainable organic farming
>> practices. It was remarkable to see such passion for small scale
>> diversified farming, community gardens, vermiculture and beneficial
>> insect production flourishing
>
> It would put all that in perspective by noting that they are unable  
> to feed
> themselves.
>
> Some might think there is a lesson in that.
>
> D
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