Bonton Farms has certainly garnered a lot of welcome attention and press coverage of our work to disrupt the long-standing cycle of poverty in Bonton. We're boldly challenging the short-sighted solutions and complacency that plagued the area for years. Instead, we’re working hand-in-hand with the people there, sharing optimism, Hope, and opportunities for self-improvement.
APR
27
2021
This Texas Farmer is Pushing to Wipe Out Longstanding Court Debts for Ex-Convicts
The CEO of Bonton Farms is calling for a bill that would wipe out lingering court debts for people who have been incarcerated...
MAR
10
2021
Founder of South Dallas farm working to get Bonton Bill passed to help formerly incarcerated people
FEB
16
2021
Neighbors helping neighbors: Record cold is the latest challenge that has forced North Texans to pull together
hrough pandemic, political turmoil and economic strife, communities have found strength when they rely on one another for support
JAN
11
2021
Bonton Farms Puts Goats To Work Getting Rid Of Old Christmas Trees
Bonton Farm's goats are once again in the spotlight...
JUL
25
2019
With Its Farm-to-Fork Dinner, Bonton Farms Turns South Dallas Into Sonoma
This past Saturday night, I rounded up some friends, packed a cooler full of sparkling Crémant d’Alsace and pink pét-nats from Bar & Garden, and headed down to Bonton Farms in South Dallas.
JUL
24
2019
Frito-Lay supports Bonton Farms in its mission to combat effects of poverty in Southern Dallas
The pervasive challenges faced by residents of Southern Dallas are felt most acutely in the small neighborhood of Bonton, where half of the population lives below the poverty line.
JUL
31
2019
With good eggs and great ambitions, a serious restaurant takes shape at Bonton Farms in South Dallas
It's called the Green Mater Sandwich, the "maters" being thick slices of green tomato, fried to a jellied sweetness with a crunchy, pebbled cornmeal crust clinging just so.
JUL
29
2019
How this all-natural honey butter pecan ice cream is made at Bonton Farms.
Originally, Bonton founder and executive director Daron Babcock envisioned a fresh market in the sleek, modern space at the dead-end of Bexar Street.
JUL
31
2019
How to Spend the Perfect 72-Hour Foodie Weekend in Dallas
My sister came into town from Denver for a long weekend visit, sans husband and kids. I decided we should eat our way around town. Here’s what we did.
MAY
26
2019
Bonton Farms
Within the small South Dallas neighborhood of Bonton, there exists an agricultural intervention designed "to restore lives, create jobs, and ignite hope in the most forgotten and neglected neighborhoods for the most marginalized and vulnerable people."
APR
29
2019
Many Seeds Of Change Bring Awareness To Bonton Farms
Bonton Farms is redefining community in its neighborhood in South Dallas in unique ways.
JUN
02
2018
Eddie Bernice Johnson, Marc Veasey tour South Dallas to see how a community tackles poverty
On the back side of Bonton Farms, one of the country's largest urban gardens here in South Dallas, lies a row of fencing painted with inspiring messages, just past the goats and tomato vines.
APR
19
2018
FC Dallas Visits Bonton Farms
For the past eight years, I have witnessed the good work that members of our FC Dallas family have been involved with in their communities locally and globally.
MAY
01
2018
Matthew "Trog" Trogdon: Crops and Community at Bonton Farms
Trog Trogdon grew up in a small town in Missouri with big dreams for his future.
FEB
09
2018
Bonton Farms Update: Good Things Are Happening
I’ve got some good news to report. The construction of the market is well underway, as you can see from the photo above.
Feb
01
2018
The Rogue Shepherd
After his first wife’s death, Daron Babcock started picking bar fights and snorting rails of coke. Then he did something even crazier. He started a farm in South Dallas.
MAY
01
2017
Dallas looks to grow hope in a food desert by attaching a market to Bonton Farms
Last year, to cover its rear after cutting poor ol' Costco a $3 million check to open a North Dallas location, the city dangled the same amount in front of big-name grocers in the hopes they'd plant a store or two in a southern Dallas food desert.
mar
17
2017
Bees help bring fresh food to South Dallas
"We didn't grow up with none of this stuff around," said Clifton Resse, a lifelong Dallas resident and the head bee keeper at Bonton Farms.
DEC
20
2016
Texas Connects Us: Bonton Farms Plants Hope in the Middle of Dallas Food Desert
Surrounded by traffic, concrete, and corner stores is a 1.1 acre farm located in the middle of south Dallas.
SEP
01
2016
Bonton Farms quickly grows into a 40-acre enterprise
The dusty black pickup rocked back and forth along the dirt path as it charged forward into new territory.
jul
18
2016
Bonton Farms provides oasis in south Dallas food desert
Just two short years ago, the south Dallas lot where Bonton Farms sits today was abandoned – overflowing with trash and overgrown trees.
may
17
2016
Bonton Farms’ Sweat Equity Chipping Away At South Dallas Food Desert
So when Daron Babcock planted a garden next to his South Dallas home three years ago, he called it an ‘act of defiance’.
APR
27
2021
This Texas Farmer is Pushing to Wipe Out Longstanding Court Debts for Ex-Convicts
The CEO of Bonton Farms is calling for a bill that would wipe out lingering court debts for people who have been incarcerated...
MAR
10
2021
Founder of South Dallas farm working to get Bonton Bill passed to help formerly incarcerated people
FEB
16
2021
Neighbors helping neighbors: Record cold is the latest challenge that has forced North Texans to pull together
hrough pandemic, political turmoil and economic strife, communities have found strength when they rely on one another for support
JAN
11
2021
Bonton Farms Puts Goats To Work Getting Rid Of Old Christmas Trees
Bonton Farm's goats are once again in the spotlight...
JUL
25
2019
With Its Farm-to-Fork Dinner, Bonton Farms Turns South Dallas Into Sonoma
This past Saturday night, I rounded up some friends, packed a cooler full of sparkling Crémant d’Alsace and pink pét-nats from Bar & Garden, and headed down to Bonton Farms in South Dallas.
JUL
24
2019
Frito-Lay supports Bonton Farms in its mission to combat effects of poverty in Southern Dallas
The pervasive challenges faced by residents of Southern Dallas are felt most acutely in the small neighborhood of Bonton, where half of the population lives below the poverty line.
JUL
31
2019
With good eggs and great ambitions, a serious restaurant takes shape at Bonton Farms in South Dallas
It's called the Green Mater Sandwich, the "maters" being thick slices of green tomato, fried to a jellied sweetness with a crunchy, pebbled cornmeal crust clinging just so.
JUL
29
2019
How this all-natural honey butter pecan ice cream is made at Bonton Farms.
Originally, Bonton founder and executive director Daron Babcock envisioned a fresh market in the sleek, modern space at the dead-end of Bexar Street.
JUL
31
2019
How to Spend the Perfect 72-Hour Foodie Weekend in Dallas
My sister came into town from Denver for a long weekend visit, sans husband and kids. I decided we should eat our way around town. Here’s what we did.
MAY
26
2019
Bonton Farms
Within the small South Dallas neighborhood of Bonton, there exists an agricultural intervention designed "to restore lives, create jobs, and ignite hope in the most forgotten and neglected neighborhoods for the most marginalized and vulnerable people."
APR
29
2019
Many Seeds Of Change Bring Awareness To Bonton Farms
Bonton Farms is redefining community in its neighborhood in South Dallas in unique ways.
JUN
02
2018
Eddie Bernice Johnson, Marc Veasey tour South Dallas to see how a community tackles poverty
On the back side of Bonton Farms, one of the country's largest urban gardens here in South Dallas, lies a row of fencing painted with inspiring messages, just past the goats and tomato vines.
APR
19
2018
FC Dallas Visits Bonton Farms
For the past eight years, I have witnessed the good work that members of our FC Dallas family have been involved with in their communities locally and globally.
MAY
01
2018
Matthew "Trog" Trogdon: Crops and Community at Bonton Farms
Trog Trogdon grew up in a small town in Missouri with big dreams for his future.
FEB
09
2018
Bonton Farms Update: Good Things Are Happening
I’ve got some good news to report. The construction of the market is well underway, as you can see from the photo above.
Feb
01
2018
The Rogue Shepherd
After his first wife’s death, Daron Babcock started picking bar fights and snorting rails of coke. Then he did something even crazier. He started a farm in South Dallas.
MAY
01
2017
Dallas looks to grow hope in a food desert by attaching a market to Bonton Farms
Last year, to cover its rear after cutting poor ol' Costco a $3 million check to open a North Dallas location, the city dangled the same amount in front of big-name grocers in the hopes they'd plant a store or two in a southern Dallas food desert.
mar
17
2017
Bees help bring fresh food to South Dallas
"We didn't grow up with none of this stuff around," said Clifton Resse, a lifelong Dallas resident and the head bee keeper at Bonton Farms.
DEC
20
2016
Texas Connects Us: Bonton Farms Plants Hope in the Middle of Dallas Food Desert
Surrounded by traffic, concrete, and corner stores is a 1.1 acre farm located in the middle of south Dallas.
SEP
01
2016
Bonton Farms quickly grows into a 40-acre enterprise
The dusty black pickup rocked back and forth along the dirt path as it charged forward into new territory.
jul
18
2016
Bonton Farms provides oasis in south Dallas food desert
Just two short years ago, the south Dallas lot where Bonton Farms sits today was abandoned – overflowing with trash and overgrown trees.
may
17
2016
Bonton Farms’ Sweat Equity Chipping Away At South Dallas Food Desert
So when Daron Babcock planted a garden next to his South Dallas home three years ago, he called it an ‘act of defiance’.
