We seldom consider the many people involved in the food chain that brings food from farms to our tables.
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Farmers harvest vegetables on the plots they lease long-term from HAFA. Dakota County, MN. Photo courtesy HAFA.
Grantee organizations do this by listening to what growers, ranchers, food-related businesses, and others from their communities need in order to establish and sustain operations. . . . It’s our job to fund and support them in this work.
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Aerial view of the farmstead on HAFA’s 155-acre farm. Dakota County, MN. Photo courtesy HAFA.
HAFA’s long-term access and support have helped its farmers increase their incomes and approach parity with other farmers at the markets.
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Makoce Agriculture Development’s mobile poultry processing unit offers local producers convenient access to a processing facility for their chickens. Porcupine, SD. Photo courtesy Makoce Agriculture Development.
Photo top: Fruits, vegetables, and flowers abound for farmers leasing plots on HAFA’s farm. Dakota County, MN.