Phenias Ndiho and Scolastica Nilingymana

Phenias Ndiho and Scolastica Nilingymana

Ubumwe (Unity) Farm | Des Moines, Iowa

2020 Scolastica havest african eggplant 3Why do you want to farm?

We would like to make farming our professional career because we love farming. All of our life, we have been farming.

What are you farming right now?   

Vegetables including eggplants, peas, beans, lenga lenga, spinach, lettuce, cucumbers and squash.

What’s your vision for your farm?

We would like to satisfy our customers with our vegetables and eventually add animals to our farming. We may still be renting the next five years, and we would like to own around 2-acres after that.

Why do you want to participate in this program?

We would like to do anything we can to get us closer to our dream of owning our own farm, and this is one of those steps we can take to get us closer.