[Community_garden] Hunger in Cuba

[Karen Jones]

Hi All, Cuba. I have been to Cuba many times and I have to say that I
haven't seen people going through garbage looking for food. As I even
have seen here in Winnipeg and don't even mention other places in the
Carribean (the shame of N.A  for instance Haiti) Haiti, Haiti, where you
hardly see any old people, because the life expectancy is so low. Where
there is not a doctor, a dentist or any public schools.  Cuba is full of
old people, because the health system is so good. Say what you will
about Cuba, all children are educated, all children wear shoes, and the
measurement of how well a population is doing (number of children per
1000 who die at birth) is right up there with Denmark, Sweden etc
countries who have been traditionally thought to have the highest
standard of living. Cuba or Haiti, I'll take Cuba anyday. Yes, I have
been to Haiti. Haiti has very  enlightened Environmental and
Conservation  legislation. Yet the whole place is devestated, absolutely
devestated. It could be the same in Cuba. But it is not. And that is the
point.  Karen  
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Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 01:48:29 -0500
From: adam36055 at aol.com
Subject: [Community_garden] Stakhanovite Cuban Green Revolution?
To: sgarrett at u.washington.edu,
	community_garden at list.communitygarden.org
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Steven, 
 
With the American embargo lifted, and with foreign investment from the
USA permitted, even the staunchest anti-Castro/Raul Cubans would be
lined up to invest, for starters in the vuelta abajo (lower Delta)
tobacco growing region, and in areas where many have old pre-revolution
property deeds abrogated by the Revolution. 
 
And yes, the country is still hungry - I have a neighbor here in NY who
sends food packages to relatives on a bi-weekly basis - she's old, and I
schlepp them to the Post Office. 
 
So yes, I do certainly believe that substantial gain