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 Stories About: Bill McKibben AND Cuba AND organic food
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McKibben on Cuba and organic farming
The Soviet Union's collapse led to a revolution in Cuba's farming system |
David Roberts |
11 Apr 2005 |
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| Speaking of the latest issue of Harper's, it also contains a great piece by frequent Grist contributor Bill McKibben called "The Cuba Diet." (It's reprinted in full on this blog.) Dang, the dude can write. The piece begins as a sort of anthropological meander through Cuba's agricultural system. Turns out, when the Soviet Union fell, Cuba's heavily-subsidized, mechanized, chemical-soaked farm system collapsed. It was a huge and sudden ... |
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| Topics: Bill McKibben, Cuba, organic food (all these topics) |
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