Q&A With Friendly Vang-Johnson: Farming Advocate

"We are protectors of our community. We’re stronger together. We are trying to assert there is a different way of being. We can be a collective."

By: Olivia Worcester

Outlets: Minnesota Women's Press

Published: April 28, 2026

Words: 1,060

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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Farming advocate Friendly Vang-Johnson describes herself as “farmer-adjacent.” With a background in public policy, she is the government affairs director of the Minnesota Farmers’ Market Association and a Minnesota Farm Advocate specializing in assisting emerging farmers with their needs — including assessing land damages, coordinating supply chain values, and helping farmers apply for grants.

She began Friendly Hmong Farms after the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on aiding Black and brown farmers in …

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