Organoponico Vivero Alamar
Havana, Cuba · Operator: UBPC Organoponico Vivero Alamar (cooperative)
Overview
A flagship organoponico from Cuba's post-Soviet food-crisis urban farming drive; a large-scale organic urban farm in a Havana suburb
Citizen participation
A cooperative of 150 farmers runs organic raised-bed (organoponico) growing that supplies the surrounding community
Operating model
Cooperative sells produce cheaply to neighbors; compost and organic inputs create a self-sustaining cycle
Impact
By 2002, Havana's urban farms supplied around 90% of the city's fresh produce
Crops
- lettuce
- vegetables
- herbs
Scale
109,000 m² — 約27エーカー、農民150名+従業員17名 / ~27 acres, 150 farmers + 17 staff
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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