The Field Guide

A record-breaking month Despite a challenging spring filled with heavy rains, delayed harvests, and difficult planting conditions, May became a record-breaking month for Simple Promise Farms. New partnerships, growing community support, and strong market sales helped us achieve our highest…

On American farms, addicts are to learn to live without drugs. The US Secretary of Health plans to fund hundreds of these projects. A visit to the model farm in Texas.

Simple Promise Farms offers those who live with addiction a second chance by providing a program that lasts longer than 30 days. Farm staff members harvesting radish.

The positions of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines and drug companies are well known. His approach to addiction has been far less scrutinized.  

The middle-aged man kneels before a row of crops, his body leaning into a bed of weeds. AUSTIN (KXAN) — His hands are calloused and covered in a thin layer of dirt and soil, and the thick fabric of worn…

ELGIN, Texas — On a Sunday morning, a farmers market can connect you with the people who grow your food. "We have shallots, they're spring onion-style shallots," said Kevin Sease. Simple things like shallots become a connection to people who…

Four years ago Brandon Guinn and his son Dylon had the idea for a different kind of drug treatment center. Brandon told WFAA that people needed to rethink the drug treatment models that were too costly and not effective. What…

Last summer, Pablo Quintero hit rock bottom. The 29-year-old Puerto Rico native was living in California and trying to hold down a job in the hospitality industry. “I lived in Austin for eight years and was having a hard time…

Simple Promise Farms welcomed staff, board members, and community members to the farm for a collaborative visioning session. Together, we reflected on our shared experiences, discussed the farm's impact, and set meaningful goals for the farm’s future. Check out the…

As we reflect on the past year, we are thrilled to showcase the incredible progress we've made. This journey highlights the determination of our community and the unwavering support from our partners and patrons. Welcome to our 2024 Annual Report,…

The first time Simple Promise Farms entered my life was not at the farm or at a farmers market, but instead an AA meeting in Austin. I was newly sober for the first time and a scraggly looking hippie was…

Out here, the noise fades. Hands in the soil, mind in the moment — finding peace, purpose, and grounding through the work There is something that happens when a person puts their hands in the dirt. Not churchy. Not performative.…