#Bonton Farms

[ludinusdaleth]

what are some ways to get involved in NTX? what activist groups do you recommend?

these are some folk ive donated to, worked with, or at least heard stellar recommendations about from others. all of them have social media, i will link their instagrams:

dallas sandwich sundays (one of the best imo)

remembering black dallas (absolutely vital because dallas is gentrification station)

say it with your chest (one of the best imo)

janes due process

la frontera noz cruzó

trans texas

palestinian youth movement dfw / students for justice in palestine (one of my closest friends is very close to these, they really need help)

fort worth food not bombs

texas muslim womens foundation (one of the best imo)

turning point rape crisis prevention center (i did my first ever activist steps with them)

nelson-tobedo resource center (massive dfw hrt and prep provider, my own. please donate or volunteer theyre really gonna need it)

DHREAM

denton left

stop cop city dallas (i neeeeed folk to pay attention to cop city as an issue)

fund texas choice

oak cliff veggie project

bonton farms

southside community garden

united peoples coalition

please feel free to add more.

[dankusner]

Farm store landing at DFW

Bonton will open travel essentials shop at refurbished Terminal A in 2026

Bonton Farms is bringing a travel essentials store and market to Terminal A at DFW International Airport.

Non-profit sustainable urban farm Bonton Farms was founded in Southwest Dallas to help provide the local community with nutritious food.

Now, Bonton Farms will provide hyperlocal food to global travelers thanks to a collaboration between DFW Airport and Marshall Retail Group, a specialty retailer in the airport and casino-resort marketplace.

The new store will offer Bonton Farms products such as homemade jams, jellies, sauces and other fresh produce.

It will also have a selection of products from local small businesses.

Among the vendors at the new Bonton Farms outpost are three Fort Worth-based companies: Sons Coffee, a company that offers freshly brewed coffee;

Lettuce Cook, with gourmet grab-and-go salads and sandwiches; and Pearl Honey Spreads, a woman- and minority-owned business specializing in honey-based treats.

The store will be located at Gate A17 and will be open after the completion of the Terminal A expansion, which is scheduled for 2026.

“This opportunity is transformative not only for our organization but also for the Bonton community,” said Bonton Farms president Gabrielle Madison. “For many residents, this may be their first connection with the airport — whether through new employment opportunities or even, one day, becoming concession vendors themselves.”

[rip336]

@quepmusic214 and @salakomusic invited me and the wife out for a farm day... a lil hard work... a lil sun... got a nice lil tan... my wife said i was fine #ripdoeseverything #risingartist #dallasmusic #undergroundrap #unsignedhype #indierapper #newmusic #farm #bonton #goatsofinstagram #crop (at Bonton Farms Extension) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBPqv6kpjKC/?igshid=17u8issg4d0cw

[justlikemardigra]

Our #Birthday lunch was an adventure today and so much fun! #capricornseason our salads were amazing fresh and so beautiful. We got a tour and history lesson of the place and guess what I'm going back to volunteer because this is how you hydrate a food desert oh yessss! You're either part of the solution or part of the problem. This concept is saving lives by changing then you veggie at a time. Creating jobs, healthier lifestyles and safer neighborhoods us how we truly #makeAmericagreatagain 😍😍😍 (at Bonton Farms) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsbolCTAIQ9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=txv3f2unagb4

[propertyideas]

Bonton Farms Hopes to Open ‘Bonton Tiny House Village’ – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

[designresearchsophielewis]

Finding the digitals

Joey Guidone

Illustrator

Joey Guidone https://www.joeyguidone.com/shop/index.php?main_page=single_product&pId=93463&zenid=43tnh861tqmg6haq9j93qf52j1

https://www.behance.net/joeyguidone

Jon Krause

Illustrator

Retrieved from https://jonkrause.com/portfolio/

Dan Bejar 

Illustrator

Retrieved from https://www.bejarprints.com/#/the-nutcracker/

https://www.bejarprints.com/#/control/

Isabel Seliger 

Illustrator

Retrieved from https://www.isabelseliger.com/lonely-deaths/

Dan Page 

Illustrator

Retrieved from https://www.danpage.net/#/wilmington-trust/

David Gonzalez 

Illustrator

https://www.commarts.com/project/32824/hallow-19

Julia Kerschaumber 

Illustrator 

Retrieved from https://www.juliakerschbaumer.com/illustration/feeling-crappy-inside/

Marco Melgrati 

Illustration

Retrieved from https://www.theispot.com/stock/melgrati

Bennedetto Cristofani

Illustration

Retrieved from https://www.behance.net/gallery/56621511/Illustrations-for-Die-Zeit

Maren Caruso 

Product photography

Retrieved from https://marencaruso.com/overview/30/caption

Poppi Soda

Branding & Packaging

Retrieved from https://www.behance.net/shaunswainland/appreciated

https://thedieline.com/blog/2020/1/8/prebiotic-soda-mother-rebrands-as-poppi-tries-to-make-drinking-apple-cider-vinegar-cool?

Stranger & Stranger Design Firm

Alcohol Packaging, Branding 

Retrieved from https://www.strangerandstranger.com/

https://redwoodempirewhiskey.com/

Cat Person 

Product branding and packaging 

Retrieved from https://thedieline.com/community/3410?

Sap Sucker 

Product, Packaging 

Retrieved from https://sipsapsucker.com/

Rishi Tea & Botanicals 

Studio MPLs

Product, branding, packaging

Retrieved from https://studiompls.com/project/rishi-tea-botanicals

Retrieved from https://rishi-tea.com/

https://studiompls.com/

https://studiompls.com/project/rishi-sachets

Maria Gralheiro 

Retrieved from 

https://www.commarts.com/project/31522/herdade-da-malhadinha-nova

Rishi Sparkling teas 

Studio MPLS 

Branding, packaging, product photography 

Retrieved from https://studiompls.com/project/sparkling-botanicals

Bonton Farms 

The Matchbox Studio 

Global awareness, non profit organisation, addressing issues

Retrieved from https://www.commarts.com/project/31534/bonton-farms

Parlor 

Design Ranch Studio 

Branding, packaging 

Retrieved from https://www.commarts.com/project/31555/parlor

https://www.design-ranch.com/work/

River St. Joe 

Studio MPLS

Brent Scheopf

branding, product, packaging, conscious

Retrieved from https://studiompls.com/project/river-st-joe

https://dribbble.com/BrentSchoepf

Ashley Visvanathan

Retrieved from https://www.ashleyvisvanathan.com/#/hothounds/

Sunny Tianqing Li 

Student Designer 

Climate change 

Retrieved from http://www.sunnyli.design/two-minutes-to-midnight/

Protect Species in Taiwon 

Student work 

Retrieved from https://www.commarts.com/project/31637/kan-psit2020-protected-species-in-taiwan-2020

Ken Orvidas 

illustrator 

Retrieved from https://www.orvidas.com/gallery3.html

Alex Nabaum 

illustrator 

Retrieved from https://alexnabaum.com/2021-2020

https://alexnabaum.com/projects

[chefveenank]

Got to eat at the amazing @bontonfarms and cafe! Great tasting food, Coffee and staff and an amazing initiative. Hope to visit more often and to get involved more in their effort. #dallasfood 💕#coffee #poboy #collardgreens #friedgreentomatoes #avocadotoast #comebacksauce #farmtotable #empowerment #saturdaybrunch (at Bonton Farms) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFIaJVpB_-R/?igshid=rb7t303y2bp9

[eengwall]

All Your Fault (The Scapegoat) #goats #goatsofinstagram (at Bonton Farms) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8mDKwNnzLT/?igshid=12xcz9jo02i76

[just-fashion8]

This inner-city farm is altering lives in a rare method. Bonton, a neighborhood in south Dallas, Texas, might be the final place you'd suppose to start out a farm.

[csrgood]

Whole Cities Foundation Awards 60 Community First Grants to Help Grow Local Food Systems

Whole Cities Foundation, a nonprofit that works alongside community-based organizations to improve neighborhood health by broadening access to fresh food and nutrition education, announced today that 60 Community First Grants will be awarded this winter to nonprofit organizations in the U.S., and for the first time, in Canada. 

The Community First Grant Program is designed to support Whole Foods Market team members engaged with nonprofits in their areas. Throughout the duration of the grant year, these team members foster relationships with their grant partners through volunteer opportunities and additional support for the organizations’ goals.

Each grant partner will receive $5,000 to support projects that create long-term healthy food access solutions for a total investment of $315,000. Projects from this year’s grant partners include: 

16 community gardens

14 urban farms

9 agricultural skills development programs

5 mobile markets

5 healthy cooking programs

6 SNAP and WIC incentive programs

2 healthy, affordable restaurants

2 farmers markets

1 pop-up market

Nonprofits receiving grant funds are located across the U.S., with the first Canadian award going to support the Public Health Association of BC in Vancouver, B.C., which will use the funding for its Can You Dig It program that transforms communities by creating sustainable and inclusive neighborhoods through community gardens. Learn about the 60 nonprofit grantees here. 

“At the heart of the Community First Grant Program is a deep respect for the powerful work that already exists in local food systems and a desire to amplify these community-led efforts,” said Nona Evans, executive director of Whole Cities Foundation. “So our partnerships start with our Community First Principles — listening to neighborhood challenges, recognizing what already works well and expanding on the solutions set in place by the community.”

Since launching the Community First Grant Program in 2016, Whole Cities Foundation has awarded 186 grants in 100 cities investing $940,000. To date, more than 140 team members from 70 Whole Foods Market stores and 11 regional offices have participated. 

Steffany Villalobos, local forager with the Whole Foods Market Southwest Regional Office, helped secure a grant for Bonton Farms, an urban farm in southeast Dallas where she has been volunteering for more than a year. 

“For me, the most exciting part of the Community First Grant is being able to bring to life Whole Foods Market’s core value of caring for our communities and the environment,” said Villalobos. “The grant allows us to take our commitment outside the four walls of the store, connect with our local community, be part of the conversation and support solutions that improve access to fresh, heathy food.”

Whole Foods Market team members in the U.S. and Canada can nominate eligible nonprofit organizations in their cities for a $5,000 grant through the Community First Grant Program each spring. If a team member’s nomination is selected, the community partner will be asked to complete a grant application.

For more information on Whole Cities Foundation’s Community First Grant Program, including current and past grant partners, visit wholecitiesfoundation.org/grants/community-first-1.

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ABOUT WHOLE CITIES FOUNDATION

Whole Cities Foundation works alongside community-based organizations to improve neighborhood health through collaborative partnerships, nutrition education and broader access to fresh, healthy food. Founded by Whole Foods Market in 2014, the independent, nonprofit organization is based in Austin, Texas, and has partnered with more than 190 community organizations in 100 cities across the U.S. to build thriving local food systems and improve health. Through vibrant grant programs, Whole Cities Foundation supports community gardens, urban farms, pop-up produce stands, agriculture skills development, farmers markets, mobile markets, healthy cooking classes and other community-directed initiatives. The foundation’s signature medical nutrition program, Let’s Talk Food, is offered in Detroit, Newark, NJ, and Chicago’s Greater Englewood neighborhood. For more information on the foundation and its programs, visit wholecitiesfoundation.org. For ongoing news and updates, follow Whole Cities Foundation on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

Media Contact: Cathy Cochran-Lewis, Communications Director Whole Cities Foundation Cathy.Cochran-Lewis@wholefoods.com 512.627.5599

source: https://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/43621-Whole-Cities-Foundation-Awards-60-Community-First-Grants-to-Help-Grow-Local-Food-Systems?tracking_source=rss

[thearnoldtully]

Grocery Company, Kroger, makes large donation to urban farm in South Dallas

Bonton Farms receives $70,000 donation to help continue its food production mission.

Demond Fernandez WfAA Sept 19, 2919

Excerpt:

DALLAS — An urban farm that’s dedicated to addressing food access challenges and food insecurities is getting help with its mission from a new community partner.

Bonton Farms is receiving a donation from Kroger. The grocery company and its associates presented the team from Bonton Farms with a check for $70,000 during a special volunteer event at the farm’s South Dallas operation.

“This has been a day in the making,” said April Martin, Public Affairs Director of Kroger – Dallas Division.

Partnerships and people are powerful. A large group of Kroger associates spent time volunteering at the farm as part of the grocer’s ‘Zero Hunger – Zero Waste’ initiative.

Bonton Farms’ Founder and CEO Daron Babcock explained, “Food is a really important part of being a human being. Without it, we suffer. Our lives becomes something smaller.”

The donation from Kroger will allow Bonton Farms in its efforts to expand food production and services. Martin says the company has been intentional in expanding its reach in Southern Dallas.

Read the complete article here.

from Gardening http://cityfarmer.info/grocery-company-kroger-makes-large-donation-to-urban-farm-in-south-dallas/ via http://www.rssmix.com/

[adland]

PSA & Public Interest

Dallas’ Advertising Industry Comes Together To Support Local Community Organization: Bonton Farms Bonton Farms is redefining community in its neighborhood in South Dallas in unique ways.

-- via Adland

[joseaesquea]

#Repost @vitorbelfort with @instatoolsapp ・・・ “They opened the Market at Bonton Farms today as another way to bring hope, jobs & the Love of Jesus to the Bonton community. Please come visit us in Dallas at 6907 Bexar Street and experiences our first class food & meet some of our incredible staff!” Congrats to my friend @johnsonellis and the @bontonfarms (the restaurant is called the Market at Bonton Farms) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYTqIXAl4f/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3t54zjwoh41t

[gladysnmccary]

Bonton Farms Has Big Plans for 12-Acre Site in Lake Highlands

During the pandemic, I have routinely stopped by Bonton Farms in South Dallas to pick up my weekly groceries. And during those visits, I often run into the farm’s founder, Daron Babcock; his wife Theda, who runs the financial side of things; and Danny George, the farm’s manager. But I was long overdue for a […]

The post Bonton Farms Has Big Plans for 12-Acre Site in Lake Highlands appeared first on D Magazine.

source https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2020/06/bonton-farms-has-big-plans-for-12-acre-site-in-lake-highlands/

[lexingtonparkleader]

Poverty Listening Tour Visits Texas

Poverty Listening Tour Visits Texas

A congressional project known as the Pathways Out of Poverty Listening Tour visited Dallas, Texas, on June 1, 2018, to go to three sites that are developing innovative solutions to help reduce poverty and expand opportunities. The sites included Bonton Farms, Jubilee Community Center, and Promise House, and the listening tour includes Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer(Md.) and Democratic Whip Task…