Vegetable gardening naturally in southern Tasmania
Thursday, 14 February 2013
The Power of Community. How Cuba Survived Peak Oil.
This is a fantastic documentary on what happened to Cuba when peak oil hit and the effects on the country and how they have pulled through, especially with a food production focus. If you find the time it is well worth a watch.
I watched this film after watching An Inconvenient Truth which had scared the crap out of me and this film gave me hope. I watched it again last week actually as I needed a pick-me-up and I realised a few things. Cuba is a Communist country and as such we will be seeing carefully selected information about how wonderful it all is. I am not disputing the wonders that they have performed but it did make me stop and think. On the up side, a Communist system is perfectly suited to dealing with a crisis like this. The equal sharing between the people takes away the have and have-nots being able or unable to get food. When the crisis hits us I fear that those with money will be able to buy what they want (as always) whereas those who aren't able to grow their own and who don't have space or money will end up going without. Makes me fear for those in commission housing high rises. :( Either way, it's an incredibly inspiring film and so many different lessons and levels of information can be gained from watching it. EVERY little ounce of space, every small speck of garden can be used if we set our minds (and stomachs) to it. :)
Certainly is inspiring and gives hope we can adjust eventually. The main guy in the film actually visited Tasmania last year and I first saw this film followed by a talk he gave at a Permaculture Tasmania event. He was very open to the challenges and that much of what happened was done through people power taking things into their own hands. The Communist govt did introduce slowly some good concepts such as cheap land shared by people or a group of people so that many could start sourcing their own food supply. What happened in the cities was amazing.
I watched this film after watching An Inconvenient Truth which had scared the crap out of me and this film gave me hope. I watched it again last week actually as I needed a pick-me-up and I realised a few things. Cuba is a Communist country and as such we will be seeing carefully selected information about how wonderful it all is. I am not disputing the wonders that they have performed but it did make me stop and think.
ReplyDeleteOn the up side, a Communist system is perfectly suited to dealing with a crisis like this. The equal sharing between the people takes away the have and have-nots being able or unable to get food. When the crisis hits us I fear that those with money will be able to buy what they want (as always) whereas those who aren't able to grow their own and who don't have space or money will end up going without. Makes me fear for those in commission housing high rises. :(
Either way, it's an incredibly inspiring film and so many different lessons and levels of information can be gained from watching it. EVERY little ounce of space, every small speck of garden can be used if we set our minds (and stomachs) to it. :)
Certainly is inspiring and gives hope we can adjust eventually. The main guy in the film actually visited Tasmania last year and I first saw this film followed by a talk he gave at a Permaculture Tasmania event. He was very open to the challenges and that much of what happened was done through people power taking things into their own hands. The Communist govt did introduce slowly some good concepts such as cheap land shared by people or a group of people so that many could start sourcing their own food supply. What happened in the cities was amazing.
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