FAITH IN THE FARM: Texas Small Farmers & Ranchers Cultivate Cohort of Churches to Introduce the “Seed to Profit” Project in the Inner City Across Texas.


FAITH IN THE FARM: Texas Small Farmers & Ranchers Cultivate Cohort of Churches to Introduce the “Seed to Profit” Project in the Inner City Across Texas. 






TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS — A transformational partnership is taking root across North Texas as the Texas Small Farmers and Ranchers Community-Based Organization (TSFR-CBO) teams up with inner-city churches to launch the Faith in the Farm – Seed to Profit Project, an initiative designed to improve health, wealth, and life expectancy in Black communities.



Mr. P. Wade Ross, president of TSFR-CBO, is leading the movement with a clear purpose:

“Our goal is to make Black Texans healthier and wealthier,” Ross said. “When churches use their land to grow food, they also grow opportunity, ownership, and dignity in their communities.”


At the Texas Landowners Association State Conference in Tyler, Ross connected with Pastor Kyev Tatum of New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Worth. Pastor Tatum had already envisioned the Faith in the Farm Collective—a church-based agricultural network dedicated to bringing more protein, dairy, and fresh vegetables into underserved communities.


“The inner city has the faith, the land, and the people,” Pastor Tatum said.

“All we needed was the agricultural partnership. Now that Seed to Profit and Faith in the Farm are united, we finally have a strategy to feed our communities and change our future.”


Together, the programs form a statewide blueprint for food sovereignty, community agriculture, and economic opportunity.



Tackling Texas’ Lowest Life Expectancy Zip Code


This initiative directly targets neighborhoods like Fort Worth’s Morningside 76104, where life expectancy averages just 67 years—64 for Black men—the lowest in Texas. The partnership aims to reverse decades of food insecurity and health disparities by teaching families how to grow, sell, and eat healthier foods.




Five Inner-City Churches Launching January Planting Cohort


Starting in January, five churches will launch the first Faith in the Farm “Planting With a Promise” cohort:

• New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church – Farm Fort Worth

• Greater TrueLight Holy Sanctified Church – Godly Gardens

• Christ Temple Holy Sanctified Church – Gardens of Greens

        •      Sunrise Early Learning and Child Development Center Sunrise Gardens 

• Heritage Heights Holy Sanctified Church

• Heavenly Vision Baptist Church – Heavenly Healthy Harvest




Dr. Bernard Tate of Heavenly Vision Baptist Church called the collaboration “a blessing with purpose.”


“We are turning church land into life-giving land,” Dr. Tate said.

“This is ministry, mission, and community healing all at the same time.”



Pastor John Holiman of Greater TrueLight Holy Sanctified Church added:


“Stop Six has always been a strong community. What we lacked was access to fresh food. Now our church grounds will become a garden of hope for our families and seniors.”



 


Their land becomes the classroom.


Their congregations become growers.

Their harvest becomes hope.**




A Countywide Partnership for Food Justice


Through this partnership, churches now join forces with:

• TSFR-CBO (lead coordinating agency)

• Mill City Teaching Farm

• 4MyCiTy

• School districts in Dallas and Fort Worth

• USDA Farm to School Program


Together, they will expand access to fresh, local foods while providing hands-on agricultural education for students and families.





Learning From Seed to Plate — and From Plate to Profit


Over the next several months, students and community members will learn:

• Soil preparation

• Seed planting and crop care

• Harvesting and food safety

• Culinary nutrition

• Sustainable farming and composting

• The business of agriculture


Church and school gardens will operate as living laboratories, linking faith, farming, and workforce development.


Mill City Teaching Farm will co-develop curriculum aligned with school schedules and Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways.


TSFR-CBO will prepare small farmers to meet school nutrition procurement standards—turning learning into real agricultural market access.


4MyCiTy will lead sustainability training through surplus-to-compost systems that reduce waste and restore healthy soil.




New Mount Rose Farm Fort Worth: A Model for North Texas


The New Mount Rose Farm Fort Worth, led by Pastor Tatum, will serve as a model site featuring:

• A fully functioning school garden

• Teacher training and agricultural curriculum

• Student showcases and community events

• Local food purchasing and farm-to-school pilots

• Workforce readiness and entrepreneurship training

• A full implementation toolkit for churches and schools



Expected outcomes include:

• More local foods in school meals

• Increased agriculture and nutrition knowledge

• Stronger career pathways in food and farming

• Expanded markets for small Texas farmers

• Healthier families and longer lives in inner-city communities




Join the Movement


The Faith in the Farm Collective is actively recruiting churches, community leaders, and partners who want to help transform food deserts into food oases.


For more information or to join the next cohort, contact:


Pastor Kyev Tatum

817-966-7625

kptatum1@gmail.com

www.newmountrose.com


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