Victoria Gardens- KCK

Urban Farm Name: Victoria Gardens
Proprietors: Joseph Thang and Far Pin Char
Farmer’s Market Location: Historic Downtown Liberty Farmer’s Market (Saturdays)
Farmstead Products: Heirloom vegetables/flowers at market, CSA shares, and food service wholesale


The Journey:
Far Chin Par and Joseph Thang are originally from Chin State in Burma (Myanmar). They came to the United States in 2009 as refuge

es and participated in the New Roots agricultural apprenticeship program from 2012-2015. In 2014, they were able to buy a house in Kansas City, KS and began growing Burmese-varietal crops in their backyard, while continuing to grow other vegetables at Juniper Gardens with the New Roots program. In 2015, Far and Joseph graduated the New Roots program and expanded their garden at their house. They were able to plant fruit trees, flowers and a variety of heirloom vegetables. Joseph and Far are very creative and are always looking for ways to innovate and grow their business. For more information on the New Roots program:
http://newrootsforrefugees.blogspot.com/p/graduates.html

Liberty Farmers Market:
http://www.historicdowntownliberty.org/farmers-market/