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Inside Havana's Urban Farms

Posted by: Nate Berg

29 August 2009 - 5:00am

This video from the BBC looks inside some of the 200 urban farms that provide vegetables for Havana and the rest of Cuba.

"Havana has almost 200 urban allotments - known as organiponicos - providing four million tonnes of vegetables every year - helping the country to become 90% self-sufficient in fruit and vegetables."

The plots are located throughout the city, often on small plots in between huge buildings.

Full Story: The vegetable gardeners of Havana
Source: BBC, August 22, 2009
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