The dream began when a mother taught her young son, Anthony Nealy, how to plant, nurture, harvest and eat his own vegetables.  It grew when Anthony and Staroyce married and Anthony found out his wife loved heirloom tomatoes, so they planted a 30’ x 40’ vegetable garden in the backyard of their urban home. A non-profit, 501 c 3, charitable organization, Global One Urban Farming was created in 2016.  This allowed the continuation of production and distribution of vegetables free to those in need in our USDA defined food desert and food insecure communities. Quickly the garden spread to our elderly neighbors yard where we enjoyed talks and I harvested for her kitchen, a c

local church and into Kansas City, Missouri Public Schools.  

As we grew, we were able to use 1/2 an acre at Bishop Saundra McFadden Weavers church to continue growing our vegetables and giving them away free. We began germinating under the teachings of Fred and Helen Mercer from St. Joseph Mo.  We took control of the Washington Carver Greenhouse inside of African Centered College Preparatory Academy, which is where we first begin to teach the greenhouse process from seed to harvest teaching grades pre-k through 6th.  We were with ACCPA from 2013-2018.  We then started a garden club at Ewing Marion Kauffman School for 6th through 8th graders in which that program lasted from 2017-2019. In 2018, we purchased 1 acre of land at 4409 Cypress Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64130 where we produce and distribute free food and we now teach the process of growing vegetables and the greenhouse process from seed to harvest to children and adults.  In December 2023, we purchased .5 acres adjoining Global One Urban Farming, had it cleared of debris and trees and had the land leveled to get ready for the growing season of spring 2024. Our new storage and refrigeration garage is currently being built and to be completed January 2024. In 2025-2026, we continue with projects with Conservation Services, other organizations and local nonprofits.