Photos and text by Yulia Rock

The majority of Cuban farmers use organic techniques to raise livestock and grow vegetables. Every farm is required to sell 90 percent of its yield to the government, which includes goods sold as exports and to municipalities. The remaining 10 percent farmers can to sell to private outlets such as the country’s paladares, which are privately owned restaurants, and hotels.

These photos show different aspects of Guanabacoa Farm, outside Havana, and farming practices in Cuba.

The farm grows bananas, avocados and many organic vegetables.

Because tractors and fuel are in short supply, many farmers rely on oxen in the fields.

Goats are raised for their milk, which is consumed and also used to make cheese.

A variety of cheeses are produced on the farm.

Tourists and educational groups visit the farm daily for riding and to learn about its advanced organic agriculture techniques.

Rabbits bred at the farm are mainly sold to the Cuban government as meat.

The farm recently began a small production of salami, sold to private restaurants, using meat from its pigs.

Sugar has been a main source of income in Cuba for a century. Some farmers, including those at Guanabacoa Farm, still grow sugar cane and sell it to the government.

The farm also has a herd of dairy cows and sells their milk.

The farm does not raise turkeys, which are abundant in Cuba; people capture them when they want a turkey meal.