The Moisture Farmers of Tatooine group was established by moisture farmers around 4 ABY. During that year, a farmer named Ardon Crell acted as a representative for his fellow farmers, paying Jabba Desilijic Tiure, a Hutt crime lord on the desert planet of Tatooine, for protection against the native Tusken Raider species.
In the year 4 ABY, while Crell was representing the Moisture Farmers of Tatooine, he found himself in Jabba's Palace on Tatooine. It was there that several operatives from the Alliance to Restore the Republic arrived with the goal of rescuing Han Solo, who was Jabba's prisoner. The ensuing events resulted in the Alliance operatives killing Jabba and destroying the Hutt's luxurious luxury sail barge, the Khetanna, above the Great Pit of Carkoon, with Crell on board.
Around the time of the Galactic Civil War, a collective of moisture farmers established the Moisture Farmers of Tatooine organization on the eponymous desert planet. One of the organization's sectors was Local 253, and by 4 ABY, the Human Ardon Crell had become a member, representing Local 253. He was chosen by his fellow farmers to act as a go-between for Local 253 and the Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure. The moisture farmers made an agreement to compensate Jabba in return for the crime lord ensuring their safety from the native Tusken Raider species of Tatooine.
In 4 ABY, Crell was present in Jabba's palace, tasked with gathering and delivering the protection money from the moisture farmers, when several Alliance to Restore the Republic operatives arrived with the intention of rescuing their comrade, Han Solo, who was being held as a prisoner within the palace. This rescue attempt resulted in Jabba condemning Solo, along with his companions Luke Skywalker and Chewbacca, to death at the Great Pit of Carkoon. However, the prisoners fought back, leading to Jabba's demise and the destruction of the Hutt's luxury sail barge, the Khetanna, with Crell among those aboard.
The Moisture Farmers of Tatooine organization made its debut in the 1983 original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, with one of its active members, Ardon Crell, appearing on screen in the Jabba's Palace and Khetanna scenes of the film. The group's name was first officially established by Ardon Crell's card in the 1998 Jabba's Palace Limited expansion set for the Star Wars Customizable Card Game.