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Agroinnovations #77: CREAR with Mark Feedman


Mark Feedman is the founder of CREAR, the Regional Center for the Study of Rural Alternatives, a small agricultural school located in the northern mountains of the Dominican Republic, near the Haitian border. Feedman has been an tireless advocate of sustainable agriculture for 40 years, and in this interview he recounts his struggle to create an educational center in the remote forests of Hispaniola. Topics include rural education, the future of Haiti, and the subject of hope.

CREAR (via Agroinnovations)

CREAR Slide Show (via Agroinnovations)

FAO Soils Bulletin 60

Live Learning Visits CREAR

Dominican Community Gardens: CREAR

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