To: permaculture digest <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [permaculture] Farming and Ranching Agroecology Trip to Cuba
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 20:24:46 -0700
Somebody a little while ago was asking about agriculture-based tours of
Cuba. Here's one. The only contact information I have is their e-mail -
foodfirst@foodfirst.org - and their web site: http://www.foodfirst.org/
Food First Announces November Farming and Ranching Agroecology Trip to
Cuba!
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Food First, in cooperation with Global Exchange, is happy to announce an
exciting Agroecological Research Delegation to Cuba from November 9 -
17, 2004.
Food First and Global Exchange, each with ten years experience leading
delegations to Cuba, have collaborated in the past, notably on the
historic Low-Input Sustainable Agriculture Fact Finding Delegation in
1992. That trip resulted in /The Greening of the Revolution/ published
by Ocean Press in 1995. This groundbreaking book was the first
announcement to the world of the extraordinary national conversion to
semi-organic farming and agricultural research just beginning to
flourish on the island nation of Cuba.
Lately, however, increased restrictions placed in recent months by the
Bush Administration have limited opportunities for legal travel from the
U.S. to Cuba. This delegation is a rare opportunity.
And what a special trip this will be! After arriving in Cuba, we will
fly from Havana to Las Tunas, then drive from east to west, hosted by
Cuba's pioneering organic agriculture researchers and activists as we
visit agroecological farms and ranches across the island.
/Note:/ This is a research trip. Each participant will need to design a
series of research questions and write a report. These reports will be
compiled and edited by the organizing institutions, posted on each of
our websites, and possibly published in other venues.
Program Dates November 9 - 17 (tentative - call Food First for update)
List price $2200 per person, includes round trip airfare from Cancun to
Havana, all meals and hotels in Cuba, ground transportation and program,
and translation.