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  • From: Scott Pittman <pci@permaculture-inst.org>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [permaculture] Re: permaculture Digest, Vol 20, Issue 12
  • Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 23:39:33 -0600


Is permaculture (per se) being practiced and taught in Cuba?
Are there any online resources on this topic?

I spoke to a friend who went to the Organic Conference in Cuba last year and she reported that Cuba is starting a permaculture design course every week Which means that Cuba is offering more courses than any other country.

What would happen if Cuba became the 54th US state?

It would be a tragedy!

Would the multinationals, i.e. Monsanto, ADM, Cargill
and others move in, shove aside all existing Cuban organic farming, vermicomposting, PC and other natural technologies beyone value?

Of Course!!

There must be a way for the Cuban people to keep what they have yet be free of the yoke of communism and domination by multinational
ag conglomerates and transnational trade agreements like NAFTA.

I personally think that they are better off as they are than all of the alternatives. The communist yoke would be a lot lighter if the US wasn't trying to drive the country and people into penury.

Is there a PC-flavored democratic solution to solve Cuba's economic and development problems. I don't think it is Cuba's destiny to become
a mid-Carribean whorehouse as some have implied.

Cuba is well along the pc path, the solution is for the U.S. to take it's foot off their neck!

Comments?

See above.

Scott




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