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You might like to read about Cuba’s agricultural crisis after the collapse of the USSR, and how quickly they were able to adapt, despite being an isolated islan

You might like to read about Cuba’s agricultural crisis after the collapse of the USSR, and how quickly they were able to adapt, despite being an isolated island nation. It might give you more confidence to pursure your dream to move to Hawaii! Before 1991, Cuban agriculture was heavily based on cash crops and relied on subsidized Soviet oil. The collapse had severe effects and caused a famine, made worse by state interference. Despite all this, the ability of the people to quickly adapt away from industrial agriculture to organic and urban farming saved them from mass starvation. It’s an inspiring story of human adaptability through the most difficult of times. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Period https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Period

jungletime 6y ago
Thanks, I watched a documentary about this on the "Nature of Things". https://curio.ca/en/video/cuba-the-accidental-revolution-sustainable-agriculture-part-1-of-2-872/ https://curio.ca/en/video/cuba-the-accidental-revolution-sus... I don't know if this was true in Cuba. But many people in the former soviet union states already relied on growing their own food because of shortages in stores. So basic farming knowledge, and even relying on small farmers was more common. To what degree and how quickly a place like Hawaii would adopt I'm not sure. Many farms in Hawaii are geared to monocrop production, and are large and corporately owned. They would first need to taken over. Also, Hawaii is a paradise. But growing common agricultural crops there is surprisingly difficult. Gardening in Hawaii, problems in paradise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQBJiozXwaU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQBJiozXwaU You might enjoy reading about Cannibal Island. https://www.rferl.org/a/cannibal-island-in-1933-nearly-5-000-died-in-one-of-stalin-s-most-horrific-labor-camps/29341167.html https://www.rferl.org/a/cannibal-island-in-1933-nearly-5-000...
- akamaka 6y ago
  Thanks for the interesting links!

jungletime 6y ago

Thanks, I watched a documentary about this on the "Nature of Things". https://curio.ca/en/video/cuba-the-accidental-revolution-sustainable-agriculture-part-1-of-2-872/ https://curio.ca/en/video/cuba-the-accidental-revolution-sus... I don't know if this was true in Cuba. But many people in the former soviet union states already relied on growing their own food because of shortages in stores. So basic farming knowledge, and even relying on small farmers was more common. To what degree and how quickly a place like Hawaii would adopt I'm not sure. Many farms in Hawaii are geared to monocrop production, and are large and corporately owned. They would first need to taken over. Also, Hawaii is a paradise. But growing common agricultural crops there is surprisingly difficult. Gardening in Hawaii, problems in paradise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQBJiozXwaU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQBJiozXwaU You might enjoy reading about Cannibal Island. https://www.rferl.org/a/cannibal-island-in-1933-nearly-5-000-died-in-one-of-stalin-s-most-horrific-labor-camps/29341167.html https://www.rferl.org/a/cannibal-island-in-1933-nearly-5-000...

akamaka 6y ago
Thanks for the interesting links!