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Urban Food Growing in Havana, Cuba

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A clip from the BBC’s “Around the World in 80 Gardens” (2008) showing some of the urban food gardening in Havana, Cuba.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/tv_and_radio/aroundtheworld_index2.shtml#programme_one

Duration : 0:8:40

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Earth’s Best Junior Spring Vegetables and Pasta- 6 oz- 12 pk

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Earth's Best Junior Spring Vegetables and Pasta- 6 oz- 12 pk

Earth’s Best Junior Spring Vegetables and Pasta-6 oz Case of 12 For ages 9 months and up. Earth’s Best Spring Vegetables and Pasta has a new heartier taste and texture. Combining fresh vegetables and tender pasta, this full meal combination is made from wholesome organic ingredients and has 5 grams of protein per serving. * No Genetically Engineered Ingredients * Organic * No Artificial Colors * No Artificial Flavors * No Preservatives * No Added Salt or Sugar * Vegan * Kosher Organically grown, without potentially harmful pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers. Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth. Ingredients: Organic Vegetables (Organic Peas, Organic Carrots, Organic Spinach), Water, Organic Wheat Flour, Organic Pasta Rings (Organic Whole Wheat Durum Flour), Organic Tofu Powder (Organic Soybeans), Organic Canola Oil. Twelve 6 oz Jars

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Can anyone recommend how to grow organic vegetables? Does NEEM oil work as a pesticide?

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I have a 35 square meter field in Tokyo next to farms that use pesticides and fertilizers. This is only my second year and my yield for various plants is small. I lose entire crops to various insects (not birds or animals). All the farmers around me insist I must use fertilizer and pesticide. Can anyone recommend natural pesticides and fertilizers that might be available in Japan? I heard Neem oil is effective as a pesticide for some plants. I grow: daikon radish, radishes, broccoli, various beans, onions, scallions, carrots, leafy vegetables, and several others seasonally. Any guidance would be appreciated.

Neem oil works great. I also use regular dish soap (about 5 ml soap per 750 ml water)-great for aphids and leaf borers. I recently started growing vegetables using hydroponics. Less work, fewer bugs, greater control and higher yields.

True organic pest control=insects that will control or eliminate your pests and leave your crops alone. No chemicals at all. There are several hydroponic companies that do business on the internet-not only do they sell fertilizers and pesticides, but they also sell beneficial insects. Here in the US, we have a federal agency that regulates agricultural products and imports. I don't know about Tokyo, but would imagine that you have something similar.

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