About Us
Simple Promise Farms (SPF) is a mission-based non-profit that empowers individuals recovering from addiction through meaningful work, service, community and transformative relationships.
Realizing that long-term addiction recovery and personal transformation comes through dedication, community, and a commitment to serving others, Simple Promise Farms was founded in 2019 by a father whose son battled years of addiction.
SPF is a working farm located in Elgin, TX at the home of its partner organization, Ranch House Recovery. Through the hard work of growing and selling vegetables, Simple Promise Farms assists people in recovery in building life skills, finding purpose, and orienting themselves towards service to facilitate long term recovery and personal growth.
Mission
Simple Promise Farms cultivates hope, community, and meaningful work for those battling addiction, allowing them to transform their lives and build healthy relationships.
Vision
SPF was born of a desire to cultivate change in our community by providing an environment which promotes the idea that through meaningful work, dedication, faith, patience, education, and honesty, people who once suffered from the disease of addiction can learn to co-create a life of meaning and true purpose and thereby triumph over a disorder which sought to destroy them.
Values
Long-Term Recovery Begins with Healthy Relationships
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Farming builds the body, character, and connections between people.
Farming requires responsibility and structure to create products and sustain life. As we work together to promote life, we connect to a purpose greater than ourselves. Driven by purpose and life skills, we become healthy people capable of building healthy relationships and healthy communities.
Meet the Team
Brandon Guinn
Executive Director, Founder
Brandon is a former special education teacher and previously started and ran an after school fitness program for children. He is the owner of Ranch House Recovery, founder of Simple Promise Farms, partner at Rise Electrical Contracting, and family man to 5 children.
Alex Litke
Development Coordinator
Alex has been a board member for another nonprofit organization, RecoveryATX for 3 years. Prior to that, Alex held state-level service positions for Oxford House, Texas South Region. She has been fundraising with different organizations over the years.
*Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist
Taylor Murchinson
Farm Director
Taylor is a grower by trade and has helped to establish, nurture, and cultivate farms, gardens, and local food infrastructure across the southeastern United States. He resettled in central Texas in 2012 and continues to develop farms and gardens with a focus on rain water. reclamation and conservation, regenerative soil building, and community access to sustainable food production.
Tori Guinn
Community Relations Coordinator
Tori taught elementary school for 21 years in Austin and volunteered at Simple Promise Farms on her weekends. She was inspired by their mission so she moved closer to the community and joined the SPF team.
Kevin is an alumni member from Ranch House Recovery. He joined the farm in order to continue to have a connection with our community. He also finds peace and healing working on the farm.
Kevin Sease
Farmer's Market Manager
Dallis recently completed a program through Farm Share Austin and enjoys filling her life with time in the garden. She appreciates the opportunity to interact with people and play a small part in their journey of healing through cultivation.
Dallis Lofton
Farm Crew
Clarence McIntosh
Farm Crew
Clarence was born and raised in East Austin and has a love for gardening and farming. He loves learning and sharing his inherited knowledge of farming and gardening. Clarence believes that "each one" should "teach one"!
Farm Crew
Terekia McIntosh
Farm Crew
"T" is a former Travis County Mental Health Professional, who turned her focus and career to her love of farming and gardening. "T" loves being able to work alongside her husband and enjoys the fruits of her labor.
Board of Directors
Derek Rowan
President
Brandon Guinn
Secretary & Founder
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Brent Eastman
Treasurer
Michele Martin
Board Member
Charles Mitchell
Board Member
Chrissy Cruze
Board Member
Rachel Wulbert
Board Member
Kevin Sease
Board Member
Cole Shiflet
Board Member
Matt Miranda
Board Member
Bridgette Hager
Board Member
Les Romo
Board Member