Food, faith, and farming — the Good Tree Farm

Dr. Hisham Moharram founded The Good Tree Farm and Good Tree Farm, Inc. as an expression of his Muslim faith, bringing together scientific training and religion. He explains how to keep a farm profitable, regenerate the land, feed communities that don’t have good access to healthy food, and provide entrepreneurship opportunities for young people. Dr. Moharram has put together a community of farmer-entrepreneurs that serve their local area and provide a model for community agriculture in other parts of the country.

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