{"title":"Southeast Minnesota Saga Farm","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e I grew up in Kenya immigrating to the US as an adult. This means that my taste buds were well accustomed to our local foods especially vegetables and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/trueloveseeds.sbs\/products\/chinsaga-cleome-leaf?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=58145bb86\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003echinsaga\u003c\/a\u003e to be specific. This made me crave them especially during my child bearing years. I could ask my relatives in Kenya to send me the vegetables, which came dry (not actually hitting the spot for my cravings).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis all changed when my mother came to visit us and lived with us for four years. While here, one of her cousins invited her to a farm where they grew vegetables (managu, chinsaga, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/trueloveseeds.sbs\/products\/bo-black-eyed-pea-leaves?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=f49602854\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003ekunde\u003c\/a\u003e etc.) When my mom left, I continued to grow the vegetables in our backyard and sometimes even in the city lot gardens which we are able to rent during the summer. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThrough the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rochvillage.org\/\"\u003eThe Village Agricultural Cooperative\u003c\/a\u003e organization in Rochester, MN, which strives to provide farm land to minorities to garden in the summer, I heard of the Truelove Seeds company. I felt like it’s such a powerful way to honor my now late Mother Priscillah by sharing her love for farming by sharing her seeds with others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Norah Makori\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2406\/3467\/collections\/image_50671105.jpg?v=1705431647","url":"https:\/\/trueloveseeds.sbs\/collections\/southeast-minnesota-saga-farm.oembed","provider":"Truelove Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}