“It was just an idea that my wife and I had— to give back and build anti-poverty models in a place called Immokalee, FL,” Nogaj said. The pair took the idea and ran with it. “What we saw was a lack of decent home ownership opportunities for local limited-income families. We wanted to build a new farming model based on diversified niche crops that would provide year-round employment and affordable living,” he said.
And so they did. The organization grew to provide workers with technical training from the University of Florida and opportunities for affordable homeownership with attainable mortgages. “[Our success] is indicative of the pent-up demand in communities like these,” Nogaj said.
While Harvest for Humanity remains a privately owned and funded organization, Nogaj is hopeful for more collaboration with the public sector. “We are continuing our involvement in the Fair Food Campaign to get government assistance to farmers to exercise tax credits in order to pay higher wages,” he said, “and to promote labeling of Fair Food grown safely by workers paid a living wage in the United States.”
For more information, readers are encouraged to contact Nogaj at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
www.aboutharvest.org
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