Behind the bouquet: Hmong Flower Farmers of Pike Place Market

Farmers of Hmong descent make up the largest percentage of flower vendors of Pike Place Market in Seattle.
Hmong refugees started coming to the United States in the 1980s from Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. In 1982 the Indochinese Farm Project was started to help support these refugees. Funded by King County and the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority (PDA), the project provided land to grow crops and stalls at the market to sell them.
"It taught Hmong farmers how to grow in a different climate while also preserving their culture, their traditions, their heritage," said Madison Bristol, marketing and public relations manager at Pike Place Market PDA.
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Congratulations for our Hmong farmers mostly the hard working women.

[@bareflowerfarm]

Why doesn’t this have more views?!?! This was amazing!

[@megan.murnane]

Thank you! I did this story for Seattle Refined, and the published article and video can also be found here: seattlerefined.com/lifestyle/behind-the-bouquet-hmong-flower-farmers-of-pike-place-market-seattle-downtown

[@bareflowerfarm]

Ah! Thanks for sharing that! I shared this to a flower farming Facebook group 😁

[@megan.murnane]

@@bareflowerfarm how lovely! Thanks for sharing 😊

[@pang-ngiavang1956]

Thank you for featuring the amazing Hmong flower farmers in this video!! Awesome content💜💜💜

[@maryoath]

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[@KXV237]

This made me emotional. Sad because of the war, grateful, happy and proud for the opportunities and our achievements so far! Beautiful segment! Thank you!

[@farmliou6064]

Great story

[@WhereTimeBegan]

Thank you for sharing! I had no idea this was the history of the market! I see the Pike Place Market flowers in a new light.

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Awww it my aunty see and grandma...miss them

[@miabhlub63]

Beautiful flowers. I wanna to visit this flea market someday.

[@GardeningandMyDailyLife]

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Beautiful farm.

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Subscribing! Hope to see more videos like this from you!

[@megan.murnane]

Thanks for subscribing! My videos are positive stories and features about people and places in the Pacific Northwest

[@mayseeyang5953]

Nicest hmong people!!!

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That was a lovely segment. ❤

[@Baochia]

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[@lifelivinginthedreams9104]

Laos is an agriculture country so 90% of the people are growing their own crops and stocks. So working in the farm is a hard work but it is a normal since they are getting used to it and good at it. I went thru it myself when I was in Laos.

[@hedykarim3614]

They came as refugees, so they got help from the US government which in turn helped their children to have a better life . And their hard work has made them successful.

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[@Warasin-il6ut]

How can I contact them?

[@megan.murnane]

Both farms have a stand at Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington, and they have a few ways to get in touch. Yang Farm's info is here: www.pikeplacemarket.org/vendor/yang-farm/ And See Lee Garden's is here: www.pikeplacemarket.org/vendor/see-lee-garden/

[@Warasin-il6ut]

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