Restorative Farms
Our Mission
Restorative Farms is committed to developing a sustainable, community-driven urban farming network in Dallas, Texas. We aim to combat food insecurity in underserved areas by providing affordable, fresh produce while creating economic opportunities through training and employment in agriculture. Our goal is to empower individuals with the skills they need to break the cycle of poverty and contribute to a healthier, more resilient community.
Through our unique programs like the Seedling Farm, Future Urban Farmers (FUF) vocational training, and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), we not only grow food but grow hope, economic self-sufficiency, and a stronger sense of community.
What are we up to every day? Check out this great video about how we’re Growing A Better Dallas with the help of organizations like the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
Please consider a tax-deductible DONATION. Your donation will go to support paid hands-on vocational training and the production & distribution of healthy fresh food for our community. Please take a moment to become part of our community and help us expand our work to Grow A Better Dallas. Thank you!
Praise for Our Work
“Restorative Farms is creating a network of small farms and food producers so they can better compete in the complex market dominated by very large players, through improving their access to inputs, information and markets at the most favorable terms possible.”
— Dr. Eva Chasky, Director of the SMU Hunt Institute for Engineering & Humanity
“What Restorative Farms is doing is radically unique. It is a ground up, economical and sustainable approach that could, if successful, be scaled and applied all over the country.”
— Dr. Anne Palmer, Food Communities and Public Health Program Director at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
“Restorative Farms has given me the opportunity to hone my growing knowledge, help my education and get my own business model for which I’m very thankful.”
— Frank Caceres, Restorative Farms Apprentice
Growing New Farmers & Entrepreneurs.
A main tenet of our work is training new farmers and those who want to be involved in running a farm business. Our first urban farm, Hatcher Station, located in South Dallas, is not only the first produce-growing farm in our agrisystem, but it’s also our key training center. It’s where we’re figuring out how to not only maximize land use but also educate entrepreneurial community members through a certified training program so they can go out and become extended members of the Restorative family.
Rooted in Community, Growing Together.
The success of Restorative Farms relies on members of the local community actively taking up leadership roles, spreading our message, and being the catalysts for change. We are a nonprofit entity with every dollar going directly into farm infrastructure, hiring and training community members, our GroBox enterprise, maintaining a seedling farm, and outreach.
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Join Us. Grow Dallas. Inspire the World.
We welcome anyone — farmers, gardeners, fellow citizens — to become part of our growing team. If you want to volunteer on our many projects, outreach, and/or training, get in touch. If you have ideas, knowledge, or connections you think would help us even further, bring them. We are a collective that only gets stronger through awesome people power.
Our Impact
Since our inception in 2017 through 2024, Restorative Farms has made significant strides in improving food access and economic opportunities in South Dallas. Here are just a few highlights of our impact:
- Seedlings Distributed: Over 160,000 seedlings, saving the community more than $480,000.
- Jobs Created: 12 Future Urban Farmers (FUFs) have completed over 36,500 hours of paid vocational training provided through our Future Urban Farmers (FUF) program.
- Economic Uplift: More than $730,000 in payroll has been generated through our job training programs.
- Community Supported Agriculture: Over 10,814 CSA boxes distributed, providing more than 810,000 servings of fresh, healthy food to underserved households.