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New Farmers | Justo Torres | Jose Jiménez | Santovenvia | Pamela Morgan
New
Farmers
A new urban crop
When the government lifted its tight controls, and allowed the private sale of food, even small plots of land in the city became very lucrative.
Schools started growing food on part of their playing fields. Factories and government departments grew food on their grounds.
People in the same neighbourhood or line of work banded together to form co-operatives and applied for rights to grow food on vacant land. Individuals began growing food in their back yard, or rooftop using many imaginative techniques to increase the yield.
Even professionals such as doctors and lawyers found themselves taking part in food production in their spare time. People who farmed could earn much more than the average salary in Cuba.
In this section we’ll take a look at the kind of the people who are involved in urban farming.
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