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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It’s
an odd coincidence, but I just viewed another excellent DVD on the same topic
that a friend loaned me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It’s
called THE POWER OF COMMUNITY: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> Produced
in 2006 by The Community Solution – Community Services, Inc., a group
exploring the peak oil crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> www.communitysolution.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It’s
a prophetic film (both sobering and inspiring) and shows clearly what all of
our communities need to be doing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The
question in my mind is can we accomplish this without the advantage of a quasi ‘benevolent
dictatorship’ that Cubans had the advantage of.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Right
now we’re running blind.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Helen
Jones<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dartmouth,
Nova Scotia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> sust-mar-bounces@list.web.net
[mailto:sust-mar-bounces@list.web.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephen Caines<br>
<b>Sent:</b> December-01-07 7:51 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> sust-mar@list.web.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Sust-mar] Sustainable Agriculture In Cuba Video (The Nature of
Things)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi everyone. Here is a link to
a video I have been trying to track down for some time, and finally found. It
is called "Cuba: The Accidental Revolution" and it is a CBC Nature of
Things documentary.<br>
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<a
href="http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=5350731284170267256&q=cuba+the+accidental+revolution&total=2&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0">http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=5350731284170267256&q=cuba+the+accidental+revolution&total=2&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0</a><br>
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Here is the writeup that accompanies the video at the site: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cuba</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>: <b>The</b> <b>Accidental</b> <b>Revolution</b> are
two one-hour documentaries celebrating <b>the</b> country's success in
providing for itself in <b>the</b> face of a <span class=visible>massive
economic crisis, and how it's latest revolutions, an agricultural <b>revolution</b>
and a <b>revolution</b> in science and medicine are having repercussions around
<b>the</b> world. </span><br>
<br>
<span class=visible><b>Cuba</b>: <b>The</b> <b>Accidental</b> <b>Revolution</b>
(Part 1), airing Sunday, July 30 at 7 P.M. on CBC Television, examines <b>Cuba</b>'s
response to <b>the</b> food crisis created by <b>the</b> collapse of <b>the </b>Soviet
Bloc in 1989. At one time <b>Cuba</b>'s agrarian culture was as conventional as
<b>the</b> rest of <b>the</b> world. It experienced its first "Green <b>Revolution</b>"
when Russia was supplying <b>Cuba</b> with chemical and mechanical
"inputs." However, <b>the</b> collapse of <b>the</b> Soviet Union in
1989 ended all of that, and almost overnight threw <b>Cuba</b>'s whole economic
system into crisis. Factories closed, food supplies plummeted. Within a year <b>the</b>
country had lost over 80% of its foreign trade. With <b>the</b> loss of their
export markets and <b>the</b> foreign exchange to pay for imports, <b>Cuba</b>
was unable to feed its population and <b>the</b> country was thrown into a
crisis. <b>The</b> average daily caloric intake of Cubans dropped by a third. </span><br>
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<span class=visible>Without fertilizer and pesticides, Cubans turned to organic
methods. Without fuel and machinery parts, Cubans turned to oxen. Without fuel
to transport food, Cubans started to grow food in <b>the</b> cities where it is
consumed. Urban gardens were established in vacant lots, school playgrounds,
patios and back yards. As a result <b>Cuba</b> created <b>the</b> largest
program in sustainable agriculture ever undertaken. By 1999 <b>Cuba</b>'s
agricultural production had recovered and in some cases reached historic
levels. </span><br>
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<span class=visible>It's a good video (don't forget part 2, which you can link
to from part 1). Maybe we can start making similar changes some day in our own
agricultural system here in Atlantic Canada. Enjoy! </span><br>
<br>
<span class=visible>Steve Caines</span><br>
<span class=visible>Sackville, Nova Scotia</span><br>
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