Projects in the Southeast region
The National Immigrant Farming Initiative
has worked to support and develop regional networks around
the country as a way of strengthening the resources available
to immigrant farmers. The Southeast Network will be launched
in Spring of 2005 through a Farmer Field School program. This
program will consist of a series of workshops during the growing
season, through which farmers and staff from various groups
will learn about organic production and direct marketing strategies,
and will have the opportunity to network with each other.
Members of the Southeast Network are: Southeast Immigrant
Family Farm Partners, the Farmworker Association of Florida,
and the New North Florida Cooperative.
Southeast
Immigrant Farm Partners
Ethnic groups served: Latino and Southeast
Asian immigrants (including Hmong)
Contact: Skip and Carolyn Glover
Address: 3260 HWY 166
Douglasville, GA 30135
Phone: (770) 920-5358
Email: glo-farm@mindspring.com
Organization: Glover Family Farms
At right: Harvesting Asian vegetables
at the
Glover Family Farms
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Project Summary: Southeast Immigrant Farm
Partners was initiated in 2002 as a collaborative effort between
Glover Family Farms and various immigrant groups, including
a Hispanic community group from Fairburn, Georgia, and Southeast
Asian communities in the Atlanta area. Constituent Hispanic
families in this project live in low income housing in the
Fairburn area with no access to land or garden plots to raise
vegetables. As these families want to utilize their farming
skills and pass this knowledge on to their children, this
project will provide them with access to land on the 40-acre
Glover Family Farms, as well as training in sustainable and
organic growing practices, direct marketing outlets, and the
chance to network with other Hispanic immigrant populations
that have expressed interest in agriculture both to augment
household food security as well as a direct livelihood strategy.
This project provides the opportunity for participants to
increase their household incomes, and one of the long range
goals is for participating immigrants to acquire land to raise
their own agricultural products.
Mission: To provide opportunities for immigrants
and refugees in Atlanta who wish to grow and market traditional
produce for their communities.
Communities Served: Latino and Southeast
Asian immigrants and refugees
Languages: English and Spanish
Agricultural Production Areas: A diverse
variety of vegetables including those traditional to immigrant
communities, as well as cut-flowers, honey, and eggs
Areas of Expertise: Mentorship, Organic Production,
Direct Marketing
Useful Resources & Materials:
Read our
profile of the Glovers' mentoring program
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