Growing up in a third world country exposed me to a slew of agricultural problems my people in Honduras, Central America struggled with.  One major one is that the country had to rely on Lake Yojoa as its biggest source of water for irrigation of the land’s agriculture for corporations and small farmers.  My father, an engineer working for the country, was assigned to engineer water ways for sewage, but then he began helping rural areas receive water. This led to him experimenting growing vegetables and fruits at home.

We are a family of seven and my father had the entire family pitch in on his efforts to see what we can grow and the best methods without chemicals that can’t be bought by low-income farmers, thus he went organic.  We had a diverse garden that took up the front, the back and the inside of our home. Some of the things we grew were limes, mangos, radishes, strawberries, carrots, bananas and he even had us dive into beekeeping.  Some of my siblings were very young, but based on our love of plants and organically grown vegetables and fruits I’d say it is an impact for the rest of our lives.

Desert Buddha Farming has given me the opportunity to take my father’s legacy and share it with the Amargosa Valley Community.  Desert Buddha Farming is located right outside Las Vegas, NV as an oasis with an underground aquifer and it’s growing vegetables without chemicals or pesticides.  The farm has had the privilege to supply Nye County, Clark County and Las Vegas community organizations, farmers markets and several other charities. I couldn’t be prouder to represent such a wonderful place.