Women are Changing the Face of Farming
Green Panda Farms in Siler City, NC is not your typical farm. In fact, it is an urban farm housed in an 1800 square foot warehouse, owned and operated by Navy Veteran Tenita Solanto. Tenita branched into the farming world after attending the Minority Landowners Conference and hearing that the “art of farming is going away with the upcoming generations.” Inspired to keep the tradition alive, she went home and started teaching herself the ins and outs of gardening, until settling on microgreens. Today, she uses her background in Information Technology to incorporate breakthrough technologies into her farming endeavor. Farmer Tenita Solanto, of Green panda Farms Kim Harry and her husband Brian opened Minka Farm in Efland, NC in 2007. Originally from the suburbs of Chicago, Kim moved to NC and earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from NC State University. Her love for animals made livestock farming an easy decision. She raises cows, pigs, chickens, goats, and birds all