Guest speaker: Roberto Pérez, Cuba’s sustainable agriculture pioneer.
Thursday, February 28
Featured in the acclaimed film, The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil, will bring all his passion, flair and expertise to tell the 20 year story of how hungry Havanans learned to grow over half of their fruit and vegetables in the city after Cuba's oil and fertilizer supplies were cut by 90%. Roberto will also talk about the key role permaculture played in the Cuban experience and hold a discussion about urban agriculture in Melbourne. Roberto Pérez Rivero is the Environmental Education and Biodiversity Conservation program director of the Cuban NGO, the Antonio Núñez Jiménez Foundation for Nature and Humanity. 7pm. Ceres Fair Food, 6/198 Beavers Rd, Brunswick East. Gold coin donation. Tea, coffee & cake provided. Deano from the Good Brew Company will be in attendance with his ice cold sustainably brewed beer & soft drinks for purchase. Presented by CERES Fair Food and Cultivating Community.