NOW AVAILABLE ON VIDEO CASSETTE "The Greening of Cuba" VHS, 38 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. [Also available in Spanish without subtitles.] World Premier at the 1996 San Francisco Environmental Film Festival Canadian Premier at the 1996 Third World Film Festival in Edmonton, Canada Produced by Food First Directed by Jaime Kibben The Greening of Cuba profiles Cuban farmers and scientists working to reinvent sustainable agriculture, based on ecological principles and local knowledge rather than imported agricultural inputs. In their quest for self sufficiency, Cubans combine time-tested traditional methods with cutting edge biotechnology. When trade relations with the socialist block collapsed in 1990, Cuba lost 80% of its pesticide and fertilizer imports and half its petroleum Q the mainstays of its highly industrialized agriculture. Challenged with growing food for 11 million in the face of the continuing U.S. embargo, Cuba embarked on the largest conversion to organic farming ever attempted. Told in the voices of the women and men Q the campesinos, researchers, and organic gardeners Q who are leading the organic agriculture movement, The Greening of Cuba reminds us that developed and developing nations alike can choose a healthier environment and still feed their people. ****************************************************** Order Form ****************************************************** Please print out and mail us the following coupon with a check, money order (in U.S. funds) or credit card information at: -------------------------------------------------------- The Subterranean Company (distributor) Box 160 265 South 5th Street Monroe, Oregon 97456 USA -------------------------------------------------------- or, fax with credit card information to: 1-503-847-6018, or call, 1-800-274-7826, or e-mail with credit card info to: foodfirst@igc.apc.org -------------------------------------------------------- Name __________________________________________________ Telephone______________________________________________ Address ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________ City/State/Zip ________________________________________________________ The Greening of Cuba/Verde Que te Quiero Verde [VHS, 38 min., )1996] ($29.95) Qty. ____ $_______ total $_______ shipping (domestic: $4.00 for the first video, $1.00 for each additional video; foreign, $4.00 for the first video, $2.50 for each additional video.) I'd like to become a member of Food First. Here's my tax deductible donation of $30 $50 $100 $___ All members receive Backgrounders and Food First News & Views (by mail, laid out and with photos) and a 20% discount on books. $40 or more gives you New Member Plus (includes a one year subscription to The New Internationalist) $_______Total enclosed Charge my : Visa ___ MC___ card #_________________________Expires____________
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From: foodfirst@igc.apc.org (Institute for Food and Development Policy)
Date: 6:23 PM Jul 9, 1996
Subject: Subject: New Video on Organic Ag. in Cuba