Reviving family farming

Cuban vendors selling spices, fruit, flowers and other items set up their goods every Sunday at the farmers market across the street from the National Capitol building in central Havana, formerly the seat of the Cuba congress. (Lianne Milton / For The Times)

Sept. 16, 2014 9:30 AM PT

Sunday is a busy day at the farmers market in central Havana. Recent reforms have spurred the planting of idle land around Cuban cities. (Lianne Milton / For The Times)

Prices are written on a chalk board at a fruit and vegetable stand in the farmers market, including frijoles negro, or black beans, for 5 Cuban pesos, tomatoes for 2 Cuban pesos a pound, and pimientos, or green and red peppers, for 3 Cuban pesos per pound. (Lianne Milton / For The Times)

A vegetable vendor scoops up peppers at the Sunday market across from the National Capitol building in central Havana. Hundreds of Cubans and tourists flock to the market each Sunday to shop for vegetables, fruits, seafood and meats or just to mingle amid the hustle and bustle. (Lianne Milton / For The Times)