"Grow a Better Dallas" is a short documentary film showcasing South Dallas' Restorative Farms, a registered non-profit o | dG1fNHUtUUhmMi1WZVk
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00:00None of this was here
00:02Tyrone and I cleared basically everything by that fish line with our bare hands and a pair of hedge clippers
00:09We chopped down trees and we did everything man, but there was a club here as well as a crack house
00:17When I'd come to work in the morning
00:20Minute I'd open that gate people heard that
00:24Everybody was cattle
00:26Facing 99 years to life if convicted he took a plea deal of 40 with the promise
00:31He might be out in just four he stayed locked up
00:35For 26 the numbers for Tyrone day kept adding up
00:3926 years in prison after a 40-year sentence for a crime
00:43He didn't commit having spent over 26 years in prison wrongfully incarcerated
00:49He learned to farm in prison and became an horticulturist
00:53It was essential to have someone who knew what they were doing and somebody who really cared for the community
00:59If we can convince the community that this is a good path to take it will save their lives
01:05So, how can we grow food and grow lives better? Everyone has a purpose in life
01:11Mine is right here. I'm wanting to make a difference before I move on to another
01:15Dimension I could say that I'm doing it here. I'm at home now