Resources

Agriculture

READ

• In Cuba, a Cornucopia of Better Farms and Gardens by Carrington Morris
• Sustainable Agriculture & Resistance in Cuba by Fernando Funes
• Thoughts on the Importance of Soil by Marina Vegara
• The People’s Agroecology: Unlocking Our Power Through Agroecology

WATCH

• The Power of Community
• Participant’s reflections on Food Sovereignty Tours

History & Culture

READ

• A Family Portrait with Fidel by Carlos Franqui
• Fidel Castro: In His Own Words by Alex Moore
• “The Land is Our Life” by Leonor Hurtado
• The Other Side of Paradise: Life in the New Cuba by Julia Cooke

WATCH

• The Power of Community (free on YouTube)
• Cuba Libre (available on Netflix)
• Sin Alas

LISTEN

• Los Frikis (Radiolab Podcast)

Food Sovereignty

READ

• Agroecology, Brexit, and Cuban Food Sovereignty (Food First)
• Advancing Food Sovereignty (La Via Campesina)
• Food Sovereignty: Changing the Food System by Changing Everything (Food First)
• Global Strategic Network for Food Security and Nutrition (La Via Campesina)
• How Can Tourism Benefit Food Sovereignty? (Food First)
• Insights on Food Sovereignty in Cuba (Mother Earth News)

WATCH

• A Foodie’s Guide to Capitalism: Understanding Food Waste
• Information Session with Eric Holt Gimenez

Traveling to Cuba

For more information on this program, please contact Avi Li, Programs Coordinator at avi@organicgrowersschool.org