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 […]
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 […]
Hmong Tab Laj Farm: Two (and more) are better than one
In the mid-2000s, two school-aged children, a newborn baby, a fulltime job, lack of rest and farming on land an hour away from home pushed HAFA member, Song Moua, to the verge of ending her family farm business. Song struggled to find a sense of balance with her family responsibilities and the farm business until […]
LEDC Farmers Marketing Cooperative
Watch this great video about a project our wonderful partner and ally, the Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC), is working on! The Latino Economic Development Center (LECD) is a nonprofit business development organization that offers support to Latino entrepreneurs who want to create their own business in the Twin Cities and throughout rural Minnesota. LEDC’s […]
New partnerships, hope for sustainable Hmong farming businesses
Two years ago, the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA) began delivering five dollar bags of fresh, locally grown produce to St. Paul Public Housing residents. It was a pilot project to get nutritious produce to low-mobility customers as well as build additional markets that could help sustain Hmong American family farming in Minnesota. Today, the […]
The HAFA CSA: God Made A Hmong Farmer
Watch our new video God Made A Hmong Farmer and join the HAFA CSA today! Many thanks photographers Darren Hauck, Wing Young Huie, Mike Kane and Mike Hazard for the beautiful images.
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.