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Preserving & Sharing Cultural Foodways Naima’s Farm,
St. Paul, Minn.
naimasfarm.com
Just as the MDA’s Emerging Farmers Working Group seeks Naima Dhore recently
to support underrepresented farmers and remove barriers to established the Somali-
agriculture, many regional groups are working to counteract American Farmers Association
systemic racial injustice through education, advocacy and and offers culturally-specific
leadership. Here are just a few: guidance and education on her
20 acres.

Frogtown Farm,
St, Paul, Minn.
frogtownfarm.org
One of the largest urban
farms in the country,
this certified-organic,
demonstration farm fosters
education and innovation in the heart of the Frogtown
neighborhood.

Dawn 2 Dusk Farm, Cambridge, Minn.
dawn2duskfarm.com
North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems, Moses Momanyi and Lonah Onyancha share farming
Minneapolis, Minn. experiences with youth and fellow immigrants on their 20
www.natifs.org acres, offering mentorships and demonstration plots.
Co-founded by Sean Sherman and Dana Thompson, owners
of The Sioux Chef, NATIFS addresses economic and health Grow a Young Black Farmer in Minnesota
crises affecting Native communities by re-establishing Native www.gofundme.com/f/blackland2020
foodways, including The Indigenous Food Lab, a nonprofit Crowdfunding campaign created by Lizy Bryant to purchase
restaurant, education & training center. 25 acres as a resource for agriculture and art to serve Black
Minnesotans and their families.
Dream of Wild Health, Hugo, Minn.
dreamofwildhealth.org Loveland Acres Farm, Elkhorn, Wisc.
Dream of Wild Health restores health and well-being in the lovelandacresfarm.org
Native community by recovering knowledge of and access to Scarlett Salamone, city teacher turned country farmer,
healthy Indigenous foods, medicines and lifeways. offers farm experiences for students, sharing stories, lessons

and love.
Latino Economic Development Center, St. Paul, Minn.
www.ledcmn.org/agriculture
LEDC provides technical assistance, access to capital and
markets, and business development to help Latino farmers
start and grow their farm businesses.

Cala Farm, Turtle Lake, Wisc.
calafarm.wordpress.com
Cala Farm grows certified-organic vegetables for the Twin
Cities’ food co-ops and Co-op Partners’ Warehouse. Off
the farm, co-owner Rodrigo Cala helps the LEDC and
other Latino and immigrant farmers.

Hmong American Farmers Association, St. Paul, Minn.
www.hmongfarmers.com
HAFA works to alleviate challenges Hmong farmers face,
including access to land, equipment, capital, alternative
markets and training to help grow their businesses.
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