Producer

Farmer Mai Nguyen is a humanistic problem solver who works for climate and social justice through farming, actions and advocacy. Farming is an act of connecting people and nature. Yet, farming has been dehumanized and, instead, is driven by profit. The people who work with the land and eat the food are part of a cost-benefit calculation, and the land is forced into submission through tillage and toxic chemicals. The results have been widening social inequality and environmental destruction.

Farmer Mai is part of a global movement of agroecological farming, which integrates the science of sustainable agriculture with social justice. The farming practices encompass what the US considers organic or regenerative, while also embracing traditional, place-based knowledge that is healthful for ecosystems and those who live in them. Unlike commodity grain, Farmer Mai owns the grain throughout its lifecycle until it reaches your hands. This gives you transparency and accountability for all the steps along the way.

Each Seed Carries a Story
Seeds remember. Growing heirloom seeds saved from the same soil and climate, even as we face climate change’s extreme droughts and floods, means that the seeds remember how to adapt.

Seeds also carry our stories–where we came from and what nourished our ancestors. The heirloom grains I grow come from many parts of the world by the hands of people immigrating or escaping. These seeds connect them to a place and people as they make a new home here. The diversity of seed reflects the diversity of our society.