Visions of Food Sovereignty from Cuba (Short): "Farming Like We Are Here to Stay" The Challenges for Organic Agriculture in Cuba, Dr. Fernando Funes Monzote, 2017 35th Anuual NOFA Vermont Winter Conference, Burlington, Vermont

A beautiful, comprehensive,  and informative talk (in English) on Cuba's beautiful and critical food sovereignty/agroecology movement as well as the building and mesage of  "Finca Marta," "Cuba's Agroecological Dream Farm," given by Dr. Fernando Funes Monzote  in 2017  in Vermont, USA. "Finca Marta" was named for Dr. Fune Monzote's mother, Marta Monzote Fernández (1947-2007).  Both his mother and father, Fernando Funes Aguilar, were leaders in Cuba's food sovereignty movement. Dr. Fernando Funes Monzote (the son) designed and led the building of Finca Marta.  https://www.facebook.com/fincamartam

Dr. Fernando Funes Monzote gave this keynote address at the 2017 35th annual NOFA Vermont winter conference in Burlington, VT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne5HNYGIt40  This talk was sponsored by the amazing Vermont Carribean Insititute,  www.vtcaribbean.org, the leader in Cuba-USA agroecology relations, under  the equally  amazing leadership of thier ED, Dr. Margarita Fernandez,  https://www.uvm.edu/gund/profiles/margarita-fernandez. The Vermont Carribean Insititute is the founder of the exciting and groundbreaking work in Cuba-USA relations around agroecology, food sovereignty,  and sustainable agriculture, the Cuba-USA Agroecology Network. 

http://www.agroecologynetwork.org/ Please contact the Vermont Carribean Insititute for more information about thier revolutionary network. 

The super amazing Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont is a nonprofit association of farmers, gardeners, and consumers working to promote an economically viable and ecologically sound Vermont food system for the benefit of current and future generations. https://nofavt.org/

Videos and Photos of Agroecological Dream Farm Built by Dr. Fernando Funes Monzote, family and farm crew!

https://www.facebook.com/fincamartam/videos/683069105421835

https://www.facebook.com/fincamartam/videos/362192207324296

for more visit: https://www.facebook.com/fincamartam