Nestled on top of a hill off Minnehaha Avenue and Milton Street in St. Paul, Frogtown Farm grew and distributed some 7,000 pounds of food last year, most of it landing on the plates of low-income St. Paul residents through partnerships with charities such as Feeding Frogtown and the Sanneh Foundation. The garlic, zucchini, eggplants, beets, carrots, cabbages, tomatoes and herbs were plentiful. .
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The Hmong American Farmers Association closed on farmland just south of the Twin Cities in Dakota County last year. The more than 150 acres are home base for the organization and 20 families of Hmong farmers.