Authorize Agreements with: 1) Balcony Box, LLC; 2) Dallas Half Acre Farm; 3) Restorative Farm; 4) Joppy Momma’s Farm;...

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2025-0739 Authorize Agreements with: 1) Balcony Box, LLC; 2) Dallas Half Acre Farm; 3) Restorative Farm; 4) Joppy Momma’s Farm; and 5) Mars Hill Farm, LLC for Growers Education & Workforce Development (GEWD) Program for educational purposes only; providing essential skills and training, thereby enhancing access to nutritious food in underserved communities with high rates of chronic conditions; funded via the grant funding obtained from the City of Dallas On a motion made by Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and seconded by Commissioner Andrew Sommerman, the following order was passed and adopted by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, State of Texas: BRIEFING DATE: June 17, 2025 FUNDING SOURCE: Fund 20200; function 20000 Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby authorize the Agreements with: 1) Balcony Box, LLC; 2) Dallas Half Acre Farm; 3) Restorative Farm; 4) Joppy Momma’s Farm; and 5) Mars Hill Farm, LLC for Growers Education & Workforce Development (GEWD) Program for educational purposes only; providing essential skills and training, thereby enhancing access to nutritious food in underserved communities with high rates of chronic conditions; funded via the grant funding obtained from the City of Dallas. Done in open Court June 17, 2025 by the following vote: IN FAVOR: County Judge Clay Jenkins, Commissioner Dr. Theresa Daniel, Commissioner John Wiley Price, Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and Commissioner Andrew Sommerman OPPOSED: None