[ebooks] Past Mobilities: Archaeological Approaches to Movement and Mobility by Jim Leary at Arts-Photography

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Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s; Cuba found itself solely responsible for feeding a nation that had grown dependent on imports and trade subsidies. With fuel; fertilizers; and pesticides disappearing overnight; citizens began growing their own organic produce anywhere they could find spacemdash; on rooftops; balconies; vacant lots; and even school playgrounds. By 1998 there were more than 8;000 urban farms in Havana producing nearly half of the countrys vegetables. What began as a grassroots initiative had; in less than a decade; grown into the largest sustainable agriculture initiative ever undertaken; making Cuba the world leader in urban farming. Featuring a wealth of rarely seen material and intimate portraits of the environment; Farming Cuba details the innovative design strategies and explores the social; political; and environmental factors that helped shape this pioneering urban farming program.