Growing Together, Harvesting Community
By uniting generations, we cultivate a vibrant community in Minneapolis, sharing the harvest of our sustainable farm.
Meet Fara Désé
Hi there!
We are Fara Désé Farm, a multi-family and multi-generational farming collective based in Minneapolis, MN. Our name originates from the Gbaya language of the east central part of Cameroon, Africa and means ‘Joyful Place’. We strive to be responsible stewards of the land, following organic and minimal tilling practices in our farming by raising chemical-free, nutrient dense vegetables. We are grounded in the values of joyful food creation and sharing, humility toward the land and each other, and honesty with ourselves, the land, and the people we feed.
Ways to Shop
Order online for convenient market pickup or home delivery. Enjoy the freshest produce, handpicked from our farm, and have it ready for you at your local market or delivered straight to your door.
Shop Online
Shop our online store for individual items and add fresh flavors to your weekly recipes.
Join Our CSA
Join our CSA to receive a weekly box of fresh, seasonal produce straight from our farm to your table.
The Farm
As farmers, we wouldn’t be able to farm without a supportive, caring community. We passionately raise vegetables in order to feed our friends, family, and the BIPOC community in Minneapolis/St.Paul. Our vision is that over time, we can cultivate a community-based in reciprocity and gratitude. The most reciprocal way to eat with us is through our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. When you invest in our farm at the beginning of the season, we promise you a share of the seasonal bounty we produce through the summer season. This year, we're growing: Purple Basil, Winter Keeper Beets, Cilantro, Collards, Eggplant, Garlic, Green Beans, Kale, Okra, Sweet Peas, seven varieties of sweet and hot peppers, potatoes, Daikon Radish, Swiss Chard, Tomatillo, two varieties of tomatoes, corn, and winter squash! The growth of our farm is directly linked to community support. The more people we have who care about what we do - and who are willing to share in our farm’s bounty - the bigger we can become, and the more impact our farm can have!
Farming Practices
We have 40+ collective years of experience with home & community gardens and are currently growing on rented land at Frogtown Farms in St. Paul. Our co-founders, Njoya and Cam, travelled to experience a week-long Farm Immersion workshop at "Soulfire Farm" in Upstate New York in 2021 to learn about spiritually and community-grounded food production and land stewardship. As we start this new journey in providing our community with food, regenerative and sustainable farming techniques will be the foundation of our farming practices. Through a mix of cover cropping, intercropping companion plants, and boosting the microbial diversity of our soil with used mushroom substrate, we preserve and build on the soil quality of the land we use each year.
Our Team
Say Hi.
Have questions or want to learn more about our farm and produce? Reach out to us! We’re here to help with any inquiries, provide more information about our offerings, or assist you with your orders.