#163 Daron Babcock, Founder and CEO, Bonton Farms

Daron Babcock - Founder & CEO, Bonton Farms Disrupter. Social Justice Advocate. Sower of Seeds.  

Moved by his personal beliefs, Daron Babcock, couldn’t sit idly by as he encountered his brothers and sisters in  South Dallas ravaged by institutional inequities. He left a  successful corporate career and moved from his home in North Dallas to serve inner-city residents of Bonton with his wife, Theda, for the past nine years. Known for crime, violence, and extreme poverty, Daron knew an intervention at the macro-level was not only necessary but possible in Bonton. 

Daron is referred to as a “social entrepreneur,” having started multiple successful social ventures; Bonton Honey Company, The Market at Bonton Farms, a Coffee House, a Farmers  Market, CityBuild Housing, and most notably, Bonton Farms, one of the largest urban farms in the United States.

Daron is not only the Founder and CEO, he is the perpetual visionary and re-inventor of what’s possible. Bonton Farms is so much more than a farm, it is the catalyst that is helping to level the playing field; creating the systematic change necessary so the residents of Bonton and as a  model to other marginalized neighborhoods across Dallas and the country can achieve the  “American Dream” that was promised 200 years ago. 

“Our goal is not to simply grow food because we’re in a food desert, but to address WHY  Bonton is a food desert. We’re not here to fix broken people, but to be the hands and feet to fix broken systems.

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