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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: ProudLao on May 09, 2023, 09:12:44 AM
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https://www.fox9.com/news/dakota-county-home-to-first-and-only-hmong-owned-farm-in-us.amp (https://www.fox9.com/news/dakota-county-home-to-first-and-only-hmong-owned-farm-in-us.amp)
DAKOTA COUNTY, Minn. (FOX 9) - Dakota County, Minnesota, is home to the only farm in the U.S. that is completely owned and operated by Hmong farmers.
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That headline is misleading... What do we consider a "farm" here? Is it over 100 acres to be consider a "farm". I know Hmong in Michigan that owned farming land in the 90s. Not over 100 acres of land nor by an organization that rent out the land to other Hmong but actual farm (up to 50 acres) that Hmong own and grow veggies for farmer's market, self consumption and sell to local groceries.
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Cool, I posted about it last year unless it's a different farm ???:
The Country’s First Hmong-Owned and -Operated Farm
Sixteen families from the Hmong American Farmers Association recently purchased 155 acres of farmland in Minnesota.
For the first time in US history, Hmong American farmers have gone from farmland renters to owners.
The Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA)—an association founded in 2011 by a group of farmers in Minnesota looking to advocate for Hmong American farmers in the state—says that the recent purchase of 155 acres of Minnesota farmland marks the first time in American history that Hmong farmers own and operate their own farm operation on US soil.
For years, the farmers rented the acreage, located in the Vermillion Township (Dakota County) of Minnesota. Now, 16 Hmong families—all members of the HAFA—chipped in to purchase and share the land.
Access to land ownership has been a long-time hurdle for BIPOC farmers. According to USDA and census data, Black, Indigenous and other people of color cultivate less than one percent of American farmland, regardless of accounting for nearly one-quarter of the country’s population.
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https://modernfarmer.com/2022/10/the-countrys-first-hmong-owned-and-operated-farm/ (https://modernfarmer.com/2022/10/the-countrys-first-hmong-owned-and-operated-farm/)
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O0
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Does my cousin illegal marijuana farm in the Sierra mountain
Consider a hmong farm????
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Cool, I posted about it last year unless it's a different farm ???:
My apologies, I must have missed yours.
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That headline is misleading... What do we consider a "farm" here? Is it over 100 acres to be consider a "farm". I know Hmong in Michigan that owned farming land in the 90s. Not over 100 acres of land nor by an organization that rent out the land to other Hmong but actual farm (up to 50 acres) that Hmong own and grow veggies for farmer's market, self consumption and sell to local groceries.
I would assume larger scale consumer consumption. Mom and pops don't qualify for gov't subsidies, I believe. Someone can look into it.
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I would assume larger scale consumer consumption. Mom and pops don't qualify for gov't subsidies, I believe. Someone can look into it.
True...
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My apologies, I must have missed yours.
Apologies not necessary, no worries, thanks for the update of that story. I wish those Hmong folks the best!
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I know lots of people who own farms long before these guys.
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I know lots of people who own farms long before these guys.
Promotion and advertisement is key.
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What about that family in Wisconsin who owned that farm and that one white dude made a video where he went and ate their cooking on his YouTube channel?
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New legislation protects Hmong farming collective in Dakota County The government won’t be allowed to forcibly take land away from the Hmong American Farmers
The future of a Dakota County farming collective run by Hmong American families is secure thanks to recently passed legislation.
The state bonding bill that passed last week will protect the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA) Farm by preventing local government from forcibly taking some of the land for use in a highway expansion project.
The 155-acre sustainable farm is a leading source of produce for metro-area farmers markets, school districts, and hospitals, according to a news release from HAFA and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA).
“I’m completely relieved,” said Janssen Hang, executive director and co-founder of HAFA. “All this was always a concern to our founding members.”