Dr. Funes in the Triangle

[A Wandering Feast]

Announcement

AGROECOLOGY from CUBA to the U.S.

California, Michigan, Vermont, Delaware and North Carolina

SEPTEMBER: 16 – 19 - the Triangle
Dear Colleagues, this is a notice of Dr. Fernando Funes Aguilar’s visit to the U.S., hosted by NEEM and SOCLA/UC Berkeley. North Carolina co-sponsors are NEEM, NCSU, CEFS, Agriservices Foundation, Dr. William Chambers, CFSA membership, SEEDs, community and friends/farmers. A five state, multi-organization, seven university, State Department of Agriculture, 50+ farms collaboration and knowledge exchange ending in the Triangle to promote Agroecology, Sustainable Agriculture, the Cuban model & sustainable food security.

Dr. Funes’ and NEEMs effort on this visit is one of cooperation and inclusivity in order illustrate that the cooperative model works. Thanks for being part of that, your support, and for making this visit happen in the spirit of the Triangle’s sustainable community.

SEPTEMBER 16th:  Dinner - Friends of Funes at Greystone in Durham with Atiba Rori & Africa Unplugged, NC participants, farmers and friends

SEPTEMBER 17th:  RALEIGH -Wake  

v      NCSU  and CEFS

v      10 AM Raleigh NCSU Williams Hall (Public)

v      Raleigh/Wake site tours

 

SEPTEMBER 18th: Pittsboro/CH/Durham - Chatham/Orange/Durham

v      3 county University, sites and organization visits

v      Presentation Pickard Mountain Eco Institute

v      6:30 Durham Public Presentation 706 Gilbert St, Durham, NC 27701 SEEDs (Public)

 

SEPTEMBER 19th: 

v      Durham site visits

NEEM is  a “Cause Related” organization & Agroecological urban farm. Your support here or as a delegate on a Cuba exchange program strengthens NEEMs work for those socioeconomically excluded from organic produce.

To Donate go to: www.neemtree.org

NEEM operates Organoponicos NEEM in Durham. Projects in the community are Faith based, Schools, community, organizations, Universities, Parks, Corporate, individual, City and State. We are 100% Sustainable Production. We support other organizations projects locally, in other cities, states and countries with the same Agroecological point of origin focus. All projects are operated by stakeholders seeking to eliminate co-dependent relationships and create sustainable community.

NEEM leads agricultural knowledge exchange delegations to Cuba. We embrace food security and environmental health through an agroecological understanding with the farm as the fulcrum in a bottom up approach to cultural sustainable community by providing 100% organic to those socioeconomically excluded.

 

"The earth does not belong to us, we belong to the earth"