Havana: Mapping Lived Experiences of Urban Agriculture Fitzgerald Susan Anne Mansel

Following the crisis of the Special Period, Cuba promoted urban agriculture throughout its towns and cities to address food sovereignty and security. This book maps the lived experiences surrounding three urban farms in Havana to construct a deeper understanding about the everyday life of this city. Through the adoption of state recommended design strategies, these gardens have become places of social and economic exchange throughout Cuba.

Henri Lefebvre's latent work on rhythmanalysis is used as a research method to capture the everyday beats particular to Havana surrounding these sites. Using narratives and drawings, this research uncovers these sites as places where education, intimacy, entrepreneurism, wellbeing, and culture are interwoven alongside food production. This book maps the many ways in which these spaces shift power away from the state to become places that are