Empowering Farmers. Transforming Lives.
Kilimo Minnesota is an organic incubator farm dedicated to empowering emerging farmers of African descent through mentorship, farmland access navigation, education, and cooperative and community building. Founded in 2020 by Moses Momanyi and Lonah Onyancha, owners of Dawn2Dusk Farm, Kilimo Minnesota offers a 3-to-5-year hands-on training program. Farmers gain organic vegetable farming experience, participate in group classes, build networks, and receive one-on-one business mentorship. Designed by and for farmers of African descent, the program equips participants to navigate a new climate, culture, and farming practices in a supportive peer setting.
Our Vision: Land, Culture, and Resilience
At Kilimo Minnesota, we see acres of land being cultivated by people from all backgrounds, working together to build a resilient food culture. These emerging farmers bring with them the rich knowledge of their own cultures, blending it with local traditions and sustainable practices to create a thriving, regenerative food system that honors the land and its heritage.
