I’ve been farming all my life, and for generations – my great grandparents, my grandparents, my parents, my siblings, and me, we all farmed. But the only thing we sold was the coffee. The corn, beans, and everything else was just for our own consumption and to feed our animals.
Farmer Profile: Tuttie Fruitties
A chat with Kristin Thompson, farmer at Big River Farms, about her business and farming journey.
Hint: the farm is rad and the juice will make you dance
From Community Gardener to Entrepreneurial Farmer
Samuel and a friend delivering maize. I met Samuel Siso, owner of Gesima Obwororo Organic Vegetable Farm, several years ago in The Food Group’s community garden in front of our building in New Hope. Ever friendly and always smiling, Samuel is a gardener who I saw daily during the gardening season. Samuel was often washing […] Read more
Farmer Profile: Fagas & Naima
Meet farmers Fagas Salah and Naima Dhore, a city-living couple who decided it was time to make a change and start growing food.
