Ka Zoua Berry joined the Food Group in June 2020 near the beginning of the COVID19 pandemic as Big River Farm’s education manager. She ran the education and Emerging Farmers Conference programming and then transitioned to be the Big River Farms Program manager and now the Farm Director. She has brought many changes that addresses sustainability and regenerative agricultural practices, climate smart strategies, long term land access needs, and building strong relationships with diverse community partners and members.
Ka Zoua is also a farmer and have farmed with her parents since she was very little. She started a small scale farm in Maplewood with her husband and now 4 kids. She has a Masters of Exercise Science from Concordia University and Masters of Nutrition Education from American University. She believes that healthy foods and the ability to grow foods are inherent right of the people. She is currently on the Advisory committee with Greater Twin Cities United Way’s Full Lives program and oversees all of the Food Group’s Sustainable Farm programs. Those programs include Big River Farms training program, Emerging Farmers Conference, New Hope Micro Farm, Sherburne County Agrisolar Farm as well as the Technical Assistance program that serve farmers across the state of MN.
She loves to create new dishes, garden, fish, camp (anything outdoors!), and spend time with her family. She hopes to learn more about the policy world and wishes to build a better and more resilient food system for the new generations to come.
