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16 Dec ’15 - 8:03 am
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after Russia collapsed Cuba's economy collapsed, they got back to a more organic and localized food economy

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With imports of oil cut by more than half and food by 80 percent people were desperate. This film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity of the Cuban people during this difficult time. Cubans share how they transitioned from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic methods of farming and local, urban gardens. It is an unusual look into the Cuban culture during this economic crisis, which they call "The Special Period." 

https://youtu.be/Vs6xoKmnYq8

that is a good question, not really sure of the answer

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Weird story, Govt detained and then released pepsi workers

http://www.reuters.c.....2520151221

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Venezuela was riding high not that many years ago when price of oil was up...what a quick collapse there.  There was a piece on the news this past weekend about the country turning to mush.   We know oil will come back...will take the average man there a lifetime to comeback. 

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Sounds like they are expected to into default

http://www.forbes.co.....6497ce208f

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should follow what cuba did when their economy collapsed. 

looks like they are

Last week, opposition lawmakers in Venezuela declared a "food emergency." That's because Venezuela is facing widespread shortages of milk, meat, bread and other staples. Critics blame the government's socialist economic policies. But instead of changing course, President Nicolás Maduro is calling on Venezuelans to help feed themselves — by starting urban gardens.

Josefina Requena is among those who have heeded Maduro's call. Cucumbers, green pepper, passion fruit and other produce grow in the front yard of her home in a slum in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital. She also has a chicken coop.

On a sweltering afternoon recently, I joined Requena and some other Caracas residents on a hike into the mountains that rise above the city. They were on a mission to find dirt for their gardens, which they keep on balconies, rooftops and small plots of their homes. After digging up the fresh earth, they lugged it back down the mountain.

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Seems a bit reminiscent of our Victory Gardens back in the 40's. 

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that's what I was thinking

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