The Flats Mentor Farm visit - Part 2

Aley Kent (right) listens to Song Vang Yang (left) talk about her commercial farm.



Song Vang Yang shows her basil grown under protective cloth.



Maria Moreira leads the tour of The Flats

Heifer International funds helped build this green house. The earlier planting and increased growing season may lead to more profitability.

The test garden with plastic to reduce weeds and drip irrigation - conserving water and reducing time spent weeding thanks to Heifer International funding.

Passing on the gift is an important part of any Heifer project. Farmers' market supplies are passed by the participating farmers. Tents, tables, display totes, signs and scales of equal value to the original are passed on within 2 years.

The Flats Mentor Farm promotes economically viable agricultural production that protects the environment through the practice of sustainable farming methods. This program offers infrastructure, resources, hands-on experiential training and technical assistance on soil fertility, irrigation (Heifer supplied well), pest and weed management and marketing.