Dalla Terra Ranch Foundation

GENERAL SUPPORT

IN HARMONY FARM

IHF'S NEW FARMER PROGRAM PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS ACCESS TO THREE TO FIVE ACRES OF LAND FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS AT A LOCATION LESS THAN 30 MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN DES MOINES, ALONG WITH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT. THE FARMERS ARE REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, WHO OFTEN FEEL OVERWHELMED BY THE DEMANDS OF INTEGRATION IN THEIR NEW HOME. FARMING IS A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN CONFIDENTLY EXERCISE EXISTING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL WHILE RETAINING THEIR CULTURAL TRADITION. IN ORDER TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY FOR THE FARMERS, IHF HAS IDENTIFIED SEVERAL NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THIS PROJECT. 1) GRAVELING OF DIRT TRANSPORTATION PATHS THAT CAN BE IMPASSABLE IN EARLY SPRING AND/OR AFTER HEAVY RAIN. 2) PURCHASE OF A GATOR/UTILITY WAGON TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AS FARMERS MOVE THEIR HARVEST TO COOLERS. 3) INSTALLING WATER ACCESS TO A SECTION OF THE FARM, IMPROVING EFFICIENCY AND ALLOWING FOR THE CREATION OF ADDITIONAL FIELDS TO THE NORTH.

BEGINNING FARMING & RANCHING FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED PRODUCERS

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