Once outside, Hannah hands me a large package, wrapped in a yellowed plastic tarp and tied up with string, like a huge present. I balance it awkwardly. It takes me a minute to realize, “Oh, this is your irrigation pump.”

Kuyu, the marketing manager for Kickstart, whispers to me softly, “It’s funny that she wraps her irrigation pump up like this. It’s chip-resistant paint so it’s not going to rust or be damaged.” Hannah has had her pump for two years. It still looks brand new.

We tread carefully down a slope to her small garden, walking through trees until we reach a clearing where the sky opens up before us. Fruits and vegetables of every variety lay in neat little rows. Huge fuchsia flowers bloom wildly along her fence. It’s an unexpected Eden.

Carefully, Hannah unwraps her pump and goes to work. Her farming business has tripled since she purchased her irrigation pump, a fact she is keenly aware of.

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