What is Bonton?

For the last 200 years, racial injustice and systemic oppression prevented opportunities in Bonton that were a given elsewhere. The people here experienced higher rates of diabetes, stroke and cancer, and 48% of residents lived in poverty. Residents have been denied access to the seven human essentials that are necessary to survive and thrive - health and wellness, economic stability, safe and affordable housing, transportation, a sense of belonging, education and access to fair credit. Today, the community is transforming, and healing is coming from within.

Who We are

What started out as a garden in a small lot has grown to two fully functioning farms, a Farmer’s Market, a Café and Coffee House. We continue to grow organic food and hope for a better tomorrow right in the Bonton community, but we are addressing more of the barriers residents are up against so they can access all seven human essentials. Working alongside residents to transform the community, we support our neighbors in redefining the norm in their community so they may have a fighting chance at life.

Our Mission

We transform lives by disrupting systems of inequity, laying a foundation where change yields health, wholeness and opportunity as the norm.

Our Vision

The change in Bonton becomes the change in the world.

“Investing in the soil yields healthy plants; Investing in the soul yields healthy people.”

Daron Babcock
Founder and Board member
Director of Community Transformation, Stand Together Foundation

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    Bonton Farms Wellness Center

    Bonton Farms proudly opened the Wellness Center, a vibrant space dedicated to health, wellness, and community in the Bonton neighborhood of South Dallas. The center provides opportunities for fitness, nutrition, and healing, empowering our community to grow stronger together.

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    Bexar Street Campus and Farmers Market

    At the Bonton Farms Bexar Street Campus, our Farmers Market brings the freshest farm-to-market-to-table produce straight from our fields to your plate. Every visit supports the Bonton farms, nourishes the Bonton community, and celebrates the power of fresh, healthy food grown right here in South Dallas.

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    VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

    The Bonton Farms Volunteer Program welcomes individuals and groups to make a hands-on difference in the Bonton community. From planting and harvesting fresh produce to supporting our farmers market and wellness initiatives, volunteers help cultivate change and connection in South Dallas.

    Join us in growing hope, health, and opportunity—one seed at a time.