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Our mission is to support sustainable agriculture and local economic development and promote community building through the creation and operation of Certified Farmers' Markets.
Photographs provided courtesy of Laurelight Studios © 2009.
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Marina Featured Farmer of the Month
Moua Farm
HISTORY/GENERAL INFO:
You’ll meet Moua Vang, his wife, Chou Her, daughters Bao and Mary, and/or son Xue, at their booth across from Bank of America surrounded by an array of unusual vegetables. Moua and Chou Her have 2 sons and 4 daughters and the older ones help on the farm as well as at the markets. Don’t be afraid to ask any questions; they enjoy teaching customers about the unusual vegetables they grow and sell. Moua worked on his brother’s farm for 8 years before starting his own farm 3 years ago.
SIGNATURE PRODUCE:
Asian vegetables like Chinese broccoli, bok choy, Asian squashes, Japanese and Chinese eggplant, Thai chilies, tomatoes, long beans.
PEOPLE:
Efren has seasonal help from his nephew and brother, while his two children sometimes help at the farmers’ markets.
LOCATION AND SIZE:
3 acres in Fresno.
FUN FACT:
Moua is Hmong, a hill tribe in Laos. He used to work in an elementary school as a bilingual assistant helping kids whose first language is Hmong and Thai.
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