In 1971, Hank and Maren Mitchell purchased farmland perched along the Crow Wing River in Verndale, Minnesota. Like many aspiring farmers before them, they envisioned raising a family, becoming self-sufficient and joining the local community. But unlike most of their predecessors, the Mitchells were an interracial couple forging a path into a traditionally white industry.
New paths carved on historic Black-owned family farm
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Hank Mitchell with his daughter Peace Mitchell pose together at Frog Tree Farm.
A family gathers at Frog Tree Farm.
A student group visits Frog Tree Farm.
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