Happy spring friends and family of HAFA! You may remember that last year, HAFA participated in the GiveAtHomeMN campaign – an eight day fundraising event that helped nonprofits like us generate revenue to help sustain our programs – especially through the beginning of the pandemic. This year, the Hmong American Farmers Association will be participating in the second iteration of the event – named SpringForwardMN which will be hosted by GiveMN.org and will take place from May 1-11, 2021.
Through the SpringForwardMN campaign this year, we trying to raise additional funds in order to pursue the first phase of securing the purchase of the beloved HAFA Farm and to finalize the last remaining purchases for our new Eastern Facility. Accomplishing these goals will make a world of difference and will result in long term, affordable access to farmland for many of our Hmong farming families! Please help us continue this rich and long-lived tradition!
HAFA Addresses Coronavirus Concerns
We felt it is extremely important to share that we are addressing the evolving current global pandemic and are taking steps to ensure the wellbeing of everyone involved with our CSA program, events, farmers, staff, work operations and in our community around the region.
Join the HAFA CSA to learn about and celebrate Hmong culture and foodways.
HAFA’s Veggie Rx program is an integral part of our CSA model:
Thank you to our amazing HAFA farmers and to our friends from Fairview: John Swanholm, Dr. James Letts, Janet Morrison, Gao Hang, Kaysa Xiong, Joan Pennington, Mee Cheng, Dr. Thomas Kleven, Dr. Anne Kennan, Diane Tran, Amanda Knutson, and Terese Hill.
HAFA staff past and present worked hard on this project too including Cindy Koy, Maryam Yah, Bailey Webster, Mee Thor, Keng Xiong, Kou Yang, Rebecca Yoshino, Miguel Goebel, Touchao Yang, Yue Pheng Lee, Tong Thao, Gabrielle Robinson-Bajuscik, Mat Krisetya, Tou Yang Her and Yao Yang. Also thank you to Sue Letourneau, Jenny Song, Sheri Scott, and Nolan Morice from Blue Cross Blue Shield Center for Prevention for funding this work. As Margaret Mead wrote, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
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.