Farms: NWA Hmong Farmers
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About ten years ago, many Hmong people started migrating to the Southern states for the farming business. Majority of them moved to the Northwest Arkansas area. As years have flown by, some of them have come across difficulties with financial needs and resources. Some Hmong farmers have even started work as grower farmers. They have created their own gardens and sell their products at the Farmer's Market. Most of them have have experience with gardening and have their own techniques, but still come across resource problems. The government does help some farmers with money and resources if they qualify. There are also some groups in the area who try to educate the Hmong on different types of resources that would be convenient for them while working.
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Great work guys! Keep it up.
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Hi Em Lo, I am the owner of FarmBox Delivers here in NWA. I have shared your video to many people including Aron Shelton with Seeds that Feed. We would like to connect with you to help support the Hmong Farmers in our area and feel that you may be able to communicate what we are doing here. We purchase produce from farmers weekly and do around 300 deliveries per week. We are always looking for local sources of produce. Please check us out at www.farmboxdelivers.com and please contact me at info@farmboxdelivers.com Contact Zach Brown for more info
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Emily, are you still in the area? I work with a local non profit called Seeds That Feed. We collect surplus produce from the Fayetteville Farmers' Market. We have been collecting for 2 years and this will be our 3rd. Over the course of these past few years, we have become very close with the Hmong farmers that supply our market and donate in such generous portions. We have been out to some of the farms to help and have been welcomed into some of their homes to get to know them better. This year, we are looking to develop fundraising campaigns and organize volunteer parties that would help our farmers with the demands of the gardens. Although we have made great strides in building relationships there still exists a communication barrier that hinders our ability to give and disseminate information as efficiently as we would like. If you would be interested in exploring these topics with us, we would love to visit with you. Best Regards, Aron Shelton (ashelton14@gmail.com)