By For generations, Hmong families have maintained strong agricultural traditions, but accessing farmland in America has presented significant challenges for these farmers. In Minnesota, home to the nation’s second-largest Hmong population, the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA) works to improve access to land, financing, training and markets. Founded in 2011, HAFA now operates an 21-family farm that serves as an educational and research hub for regenerative agriculture practices like crop rotation, cover cropping and soil and water management. The farm grows 160 crops, many central to Hmong culture, while building generational and community wealth and climate resilience. In this video HAFA co-founder and executive director Janssen Hang along with farmers Dia Her Vang and Xeng Thao share how they are preserving agricultural traditions while giving families access to the land and support they need to thrive.
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