Cuba: Day Two - Organic Farm & A Fancy House

Visited Organic Farm/Urban Garden in Alamar, East of Havana. The farm is basically organic by default or should I say necessity. There are very few inputs like fertilizers and pesticides available to Cuban farmers since the collapse of the USSR in the early 90’s. At the time of the collapse Cuba was largely dependent on the USSR for most of their inputs. After the collapse, Cuba was basically left stranded. Cuba basically has to employ organic farming techniques to feed its population. But even then the farm manager made it clear, the farm is stainable, but not self-sufficient.







We meet with folks from the "Institute of Friendship with the People" and "Small Farmers Association" at this huge house in the City of Havana. The house was once owned by a Sugar Baron before the Revolution in 1959. Now it houses the Institute of Friendship with the People.