Originally published on August 14, 2018 NEWSLETTER: SUMMER CSA WEEK 8 Summer CSA Week 7 full share. Look at all the gorgeous colors. We can’t wait to share what’s inside this week’s box! Dear CSA Members, Greetings from the HAFA Farm and welcome to week eight of your summer share! A friendly reminder as we […]
Summer CSA Newsletter, Week 7
Originally published on August 7, 2018 NEWSLETTER: SUMMER CSA WEEK 7 Mee Hang walking with an armful of dahlias from her flower fields (visible in the distance) to her the tent where she will assemble them into artful bouquets. Dear CSA Members, Greetings from the HAFA Farm and welcome to week seven of your summer […]
Summer CSA Newsletter, Week 6
Originally published on July 31, 2018 NEWSLETTER: SUMMER CSA WEEK 6 Vang Moua, clearing the last of her onions from the field. She’s getting ready to plant a second round of mustard greens which will be harvested in early fall. Dear CSA Members, Greetings from the HAFA Farm and welcome to week six of your […]
Summer CSA Newsletter, Week 5
Originally published on July 24, 2018 NEWSLETTER: SUMMER CSA WEEK 5 On the HAFA Farm, Tou proudly shows his cucumbers after cleaning them at the wash station. Photo by Mike Hazard. Dear CSA Members, Greetings from the HAFA Farm and welcome to week five of your summer share! How were your veggies last week? Do […]
Summer CSA Newsletter, Week 4
Originally published on July 17, 2018 NEWSLETTER: SUMMER CSA WEEK 4 Created by Passenger for The Bush Prize for Community Innovation, this video beautifully encapsulates the heart of HAFA’s mission and work. Dear CSA Members, Greetings from the HAFA Farm and welcome to week four of your summer share! How did you enjoy your produce last week? […]
Summer CSA Newsletter, Week 3
Originally published on July 10, 2018 NEWSLETTER: SUMMER CSA WEEK 3 Gorgeous and green! Things in the high tunnel are looking great under the care of Ka Yang, HAFA Research Associate, and the rest of the HAFA Farm Team. Do you know what’s growing on these vines? Dear CSA Members, Greetings from the HAFA Farm […]
Summer CSA Newsletter, Week 2
Originally published on July 3, 2018 Red, white and bloom! From zinnias, to snap dragons, to baby’s breath, the HAFA farm is decked out in colorful blossoms. Dear CSA Members, Greetings from the HAFA Farm and welcome to Week 2 of the HAFA Summer Share. How did everything go last week? Did you like the […]
See What’s Happening at HAFA
HAFA CSA Newsletter Originally Published on February 23, 2018 E-Newsletter Dear CSA Members, Greetings from the HAFA Farm! The farm has been resting this winter, but farmers and staff have been busy with trainings. Farm Planning, Soil Health, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), Post-harvest Handling and Break-even Analysis are just a few of the many […]
Season’s Greetings from HAFA!
Season’s greetings from the HAFA staff! The farm is closed and covered with a bed of snow. We just finished a series of one to ones with our farmers and their children. And we are completing our budget and planning for 2018. Can you believe the holiday season is upon us? It’s the time of […]
The CSA brings back a sense of that nostalgia for me but with a new experience too
Now is the time to sign up for a HAFA CSA share! If you still have lingering questions about it, here are some answers from Oskar, a 2016 CSA member. Tell readers a little bit about yourself. I am a Hmong-French American artist/organizer and I live in St Paul. Why […]
We are dedicated to advancing the prosperity of Hmong farmers through cooperative endeavors, capacity building and advocacy. HAFA was started and is led by family farmers. Organizing is in our DNA.