“We’re back!” says Dallas Sims, of G2G-Kwanz Opp. “This is our second time coming out to Texas with Jarid and Great Plains Restoration Council. We’re looking forward to working with the local youth to help revitalize Fort Worth’s native prairie ecosystem, making it easier for its biosphere to function happily. Watch us work!”
Last year, Gangstas to Growers worked with GPRC in West Texas to help improve the native grassland for buffalo and prairie dogs at Caprock Canyon State Park in Quitaque, Texas.
Gangstas to Growers is an Atlanta-based paid agriculture program for at-risk youth and young adults focusing on education, holistic growing, and valuable business techniques. From these areas, a co-operative organization “Kwanz-Opp” was established to focus on land restoration.
Great Plains Restoration Council is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Fort Worth that helps people take care of their own health through restoring and protecting native ecosystems, particularly damaged prairies, plains, and waters. GPRC teaches Ecological Health practices and principles around the country, as well as uses the literary arts and other media to broaden awareness and community engagement. www.GPRC.org
2024’s Restoration Not Incarceration™ team at the The Gangstas to Growers-Kwanz-Opp Team Fort Worth Prairie Park in the West Atlanta old growth forest: Dallas Sims, Charles Greenlea, Treyveon Blanchard, Ajohnta Johnson, Deontravious Jones Great Plains Restoration Council www.GPRC.org
Contact: Susie Reyes, Development Coordinator susie@gprc.org
Great Plains Restoration Council: 817-595-6505