Daron Babcock on Redesigning Our Future for Social Equity REDUX
Daron Babcock, CEO of Bonton Farms located in a low-income neighborhood in South Dallas. Bonton Farms is one of the...
About This Episode
Daron Babcock, CEO of Bonton Farms located in a low-income neighborhood in South Dallas. Bonton Farms is one of the largest urban farms in the United States and its programs are addressing a variety of barriers residents face including housing, education, nutrition, and economic self-sufficiency.
“[Systemic inequity] is built on the faulty idea that there's this American dream that everybody can access and if you don't, then there's something wrong with you,” says Babcock. “My new neighbors just happened to be born into a place that had very little to offer them, and their human potential got squashed in the process… The bad news is yes, we designed that and we have to own up to it. But the good news is, we can redesign our future - it doesn't have to stay that way.”
Resources and Mentions:
Daron Babcock
Founder
Daron Babcock is a social entrepreneur who started multiple successful social ventures including Bonton Farms. Bonton Farms is one of the largest urban farms in the United States nestled in a once-forgotten neighborhood in South Dallas.
Lillian D. Singh
Senior Vice President of Family Economic Opportunity
Lillian D. Singh serves as Senior Vice President of Family Economic Opportunity for Share Our Strength. In this role, Lillian leads the organization’s initiative to address structural inequities that create, sustain, and perpetuate food insecurity and persistent poverty for families.
Bonton Farms
Bonton Farms is more than an urban farm. Its market and community-building efforts are helping residents prosper in every aspect of their lives and serving as a source of hope and nourishment to this former food desert
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