📍6911 Bexar St, Dallas, TX, United States, 75215 

🌐bontonfarms.org 

📲+1 214-777-7703

📨 info@bontonfarms.org

For two centuries, the Bonton neighborhood in South Dallas was shaped by long-standing systemic oppression and racial injustice, which systemically restricted paths to opportunity that were common elsewhere. This history led to severe disparities, with 48% of its population living in poverty and residents experiencing disproportionately high rates of life-altering health conditions, including cancer, stroke, and diabetes.

Historically, Bonton was marginalized and denied access to what are considered the seven foundational pillars of a thriving community: consistent health and wellness, a stable economy, secure and affordable housing, reliable transportation, a supportive sense of belonging, quality education, and equitable access to fair credit. Today, Bonton is a community in active transition, driving its own process of internal healing and transformation.

Bonton Farms began with a modest mission: a small garden planted in a single vacant lot. That initial effort has since blossomed into a comprehensive agricultural and social enterprise, now comprising two fully operational urban farms, a dedicated Farmer's Market, and a local Café and Coffee House.

While continuing to cultivate organic food within the neighborhood to foster immediate health and hope, Bonton Farms now works directly with residents to dismantle the systemic barriers preventing access to all seven human essentials. By collaborating closely with neighbors, the organization supports them in redefining the community’s standards, ensuring every individual has an equitable chance to achieve a fulfilling life.