Saturday August 11, 2012:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div>The Venezuelan Urban Agriculture Program started in 2009 with about 200</div>
productive units. This year it reached 22,000 units, with an expected production <br><div><div>of more than 20,000 tons of organic food. Government support and a<br>
network of grassroots organizations are the backbone of this project.</div></div><p></p>
<p></p><div><div>Martha Bolivar is the architect of this initiative. She is the president<br>
of CIARA (Foundation for the Training and Innovation to Support the<br>
Agrarian Revolution), a division of the Venezuelan Ministry of Land and<br></div></div>
Agriculture which promotes innovative and environmentally sustainable<div><div>initiatives to support the growth of the agricultural sector (rural,<br>
peri-urban and urban) and aquaculture.</div></div><p></p>
<p>Come to a conversation with Martha at Casa El Salvador,</p><div>Saturday August 11th, 7:30pm<br><br>
46 Bennington St., East Boston, MA<br></div><p></p><div><div>
<p>Free admission<br>
Sponsored by the Consulate of Venezuela<br>
Venezuelan food and soft drinks will be served.<br>
Information: <a href="mailto:Info.venezuela.event@gmail.com" target="_blank">Info.venezuela.event@gmail.com</a><br>
<a href="tel:617-2669368%20ext%20201" value="+16172669368" target="_blank">617-2669368 ext 201</a><br></p>
<p>Directions to the building are available at<br>
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