Mountainfilm 2006 Official Selection

The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

Faith Morgan

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba was faced with new challenges: How to feed its people and create a new, low-energy society. Today, the small country provides an example of community in action after facing a drastic reduction in fossil fuel resources and other imports. Learn about the hardships the Cubans endured as they transitioned from large-scale industrial agriculture to small organic farms and urban gardens—and how their communities became stronger in the process.

(USA, 2006, 53 min)

In person: Pat Murphy, Faith Morgan, Tom Blessing

Photo © John M. Morgan

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