Hi there! I am in search of land to start up a small-scale, diversified vegetable and herb operation, predominantly growing culturally significant Pan-Asian produce. An endeavor rooted in food sovereignty, cultural connection, and responsible land stewardship, I am striving to serve local Asian-American communities in the Greater Portland region using low- and no-till regenerative growing practices. I plan to launch in Spring 2026 with a quarter-acre in production. I also raise fiber sheep and if the location also included grazable pasture, this would also be ideal! I am currently located in Portland, but am open to commuting and/or relocating.
Water rights and some irrigation structures are ideal. Infrastructure such as prop houses and a barn for animals to shelter, along with fencing are also desirable, but not necessary.
While my background is in architecture and design, my hands-on farming experience began in 2024 through Rogue Farm Corps’ apprenticeship program. I completed my first season at Portland Community College’s Rock Creek educational farm and learning garden, where I worked with 3.5 acres of row crops and orchards, and raised livestock on 30 acres of pasture. Growing food in a deeply exploratory and experimental environment affirmed my passion for increasing access to fresh, culturally significant produce at the community level. Following this season, I joined a market garden operation as a crew member, where I currently work growing specialty South Asian crops. I also work time training and caring for horses.
I am preparing my farm operation for its first production season in Spring 2026, with a focus on growing culturally significant Pan-Asian vegetables and herbs using regenerative, low- and no-till practices. In the first year, my goal is to cultivate 1/4-1/2 acre of land, pilot a flexible and accessible sliding-scale spring/summer CSA program, and establish a strong presence at a local Farmers Market. In addition, I want to focus on building a strong customer base through in-person events and a community-facing online platform that reflects my values and invites deeper engagement with my work. These early operational goals are essential to my vision to build out a diverse business with multiple market channels and a farm project that is grounded in accessibility, cultural visibility and responsible land stewardship.
While row crops will be my main focus for my first four seasons, I eventually would like to expand to include perennials and a fruit orchard. A dream of mine is to run my operation as a collaborative farming project where other growers could share the land and grow other products (I imagine cut flowers, a small livestock operations, perennials etc). A hand-scale operation is my long-term goal so I personally would probably only cultivate up to about 2 acres of land, but additional pasture for my personal livestock would be ideal, as well as the space to build out a small gathering space or studio to host community events.
Depending on the location, I am open to commuting from my current home, so housing is not necessary.
At its core, the intent is for my farm to be a project rooted in healing—specifically, healing the layers of broken relationships many marginalized communities carry: with land, with food, and with culture. My vision is to create a farm that offers nourishment not just through food production, but through reconnection, visibility, and placemaking.
For many immigrant and refugee communities, cultural foodways are slowly lost to assimilation, disconnection, and inaccessibility. The foods that hold our traditions and memories can become difficult to find—particularly fresh, locally and responsibly grown varieties. Loss of community with others who share these cultural practices deepens this disconnect.
I will address this challenge by prioritizing the sustainable production of culturally important Pan-Asian crops. I believe that access to fresh, nourishing food that speaks to our heritage is a human right, and will offer a sliding-scale CSA model to mitigate cost as a barrier to access. I envision a community-centered food system rooted in trust, and accessibility.
Beyond food access, my farm project is meant to be a space of cultural celebration and community building. Food is identity. I envision hosting food-centered community events as spaces for cross-generational and cross-cultural sharing where community members can see their foodways centered and celebrated. Through the cultivation of visibility and pride, we can begin to better preserve our cultural foodways and practices and underscore their importance in our local communities.
Furthermore, amongst BIPOC communities in the U.S., all of us share some history of displacement and rupture from ancestral land. For Indigenous communities, the trauma of genocide and land theft is both deeply embedded historically, and presently ongoing. Rebuilding our relationship to land is crucial—not only for personal healing and community building, but for stewarding water, soil, and ecosystems responsibly. My goal is for my farm to also serve as a site of land-based reconnection. I want to prioritize community placemaking, with projects such as constructing community garden beds, hosting hands-on workshops, and creating a safe space to commune with the land.
I acknowledge that learning how to be an ethical land steward will be an ongoing process, and I am committed to growing my understanding by centering and amplifying Indigenous voices and growing practices, as well as giving back monetarily to local tribes and land protectors. I recognize that farming on stolen land comes with responsibility—and I envision this farm to be part of a new model of care, awareness, and cultural resilience.
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