- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: HMONG AMERICAN FARMERS ASSOCIATION
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Are you interested in locally sourced vegetables? Sustainable agriculture? Be a part of the local food movement today, and make a difference in the lives of farmers tomorrow!
If you've ever wondered where and from whom your local vegetables are being grown, ask a Hmong farmer! Here in MN, Hmong farmers make up a large majority of vendors at farmers markets and are continually seeking alternative ways to get their produce from their farms to your dinner table.
Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA, is a way to connect and build relationships between consumers and a specific farm or farmers through a weekly subscription of vegetables and other goods.
Every Tuesday, between May and November, HAFA's Food Hub Team prepares weekly CSAs for customers. Volunteers will learn and assist in food-safe produce handling, assembling and packaging of the CSA boxes, as well as clean-up and packing station tear-down. Volunteers also have the opportunity to meet and learn more about the HAFA farmers and their families. This experience gives you an inside perspective on where and how locally grown produce gets from farm to your table!
Requirements:
- Completion of HAFA's onsite farm/food safety training (given to all first time volunteers)
- Must be able to lift at least 10 lbs
- Provide own transportation to the farm in Hastings, MN
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About HMONG AMERICAN FARMERS ASSOCIATION
Location:
149 Thompson Ave E, Suite 210, West Saint Paul, MN 55118, US
Mission Statement
The mission of the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA) is to advance the prosperity of Hmong farmers through cooperative endeavors, capacity building and advocacy. HAFA was started and is led by family farmers and uses community organizing to do its work.
Description
HAFA’s work is grounded in strong communitarian values and based around a Whole Food Model, which acknowledges that all aspects of the farm-to-fork system must be addressed simultaneously to truly build intergenerational and community wealth. There are five distinct but interrelated components in the model: land access, new markets, trainings and capacity building, financing, and research and data collection. What makes HAFA’s model unique is that it works with cohorts of experienced Hmong farmers and employs community organizing tactics to truly get at systems change.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
20385 Coates BlvdHastings, MN 55033
DATE POSTED
October 15, 2018
SKILLS
- Organization
- Relationship Building
- Multi-Tasking
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- Tuesdays only; Can accommodate to schedules