He and his family lived on their farm before they got established in Fergus Falls.įor an Afghan father, escape was his gift to his daughters Sami Massoodi, who has a degree in livestock management, also worked for Clarin’s team in Afghanistan and arrived in 2017. The only other Afghan family in town is his cousin’s. Surrounded by farmland stretching to the North Dakota border, the town has a skyline dominated by grain elevators and the spires of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, a reflection of the region’s Scandinavian roots. In fact, he’s decided to live in nearby Fergus Falls, a town of 14,000, instead of moving to a larger city with an Afghan transplant community. His three sons and daughter call them their “aunties.” Patan considers Clarin and her wife family. It would become the basis of her program: seeds, trees and the skills to plant gardens and orchards. A confident, young university graduate, Patan spelled out what was needed in the region. He was the first member to join Clarin’s team after she was sent to Paktika province. He also gave Clarin and her wife, Sheril Raymond, seeds of Afghanistan’s tender leeks for their garden.
Patan arrived in Minnesota with saffron, Afghan almonds and 11 pounds of Afghan green tea to share. “It was like my son came home,” she said. When Clarin picked them up at the airport in Minneapolis at midnight for the three-hour drive back to Fergus Falls, she was overwhelmed with joy.
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