Cocina AbiertaHAVANA, CUBA Urgent Message From Varun Mehra*I am writing to ask for your help to raise some money and skills for a very special project in Cuba, where I first traveled in early 2012 on an invitation from Tom & Nhu Miller of Green Cities Fund (gcf-2024:8888). In December 2012, we traveled to Havana organized a delegation of…

Check out The Monthly’s article on Narsai David: Broadening Cuban Relations | East Bay foodie Narsai David explores the organic farming movement in Cuba while working to create a culinary academy dedicated to the Cal cuisine ethos. View the Planting Seeds Project Page

An arugula-growing farmer feeds a culinary revolution in Cuba

https://www.yahoo.com/health/cuban-food-7-staples-to-c1429048683442.html

The new realities of running a business in Cuba Editors’ Picks In an attempt to jumpstart Cuba’s economy and shed unprofitable state enterprises, the government is converting select businesses into cooperatives. It’s an adjustment for many Cuban workers. ByJonathan Wolfe, ContributorJULY 2, 2014 Alfredo Sosa/The Christian Science Monitor/File
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http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/cuba/140624/california-cuisine-narsai-david-meets-cuba-organic ENLARGE Groceries in Havana. (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images) HAVANA — San Francisco restaurateur Narsai David is in food heaven as he wanders through the stalls at a large farmer’s market. “The papayas are much sweeter and fresher here,” he exclaimed. At another counter, his lips puckered as he tasted a hot pepper. David is meeting with…

“There’s No Tomorrow” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOMWzjrRiBg ] is an excellent 34 minute cartoon illustration of the environmental problems humanity faces and the adjustments we will all have to make if we are to survive.

PLAY BALL cartoon by Khalil Bendib Cartoon by Khalil Bendib presented to Cuban gay rights advocate Mariela Castro by Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates, State Senator Loni Hancock and Green Cities Fund co-founder T.T. Nhu at Havana “Planting Seeds” project dinner prepared by Chez Panisse chefs