... Black farmer Ray Warthen of Minneola --- have been sidelined. "As Black farmers, we don't have the funding," Warthen recently told the...

Ray Warthen, fifth-generation Black farmer, has his eye on Florida's burgeoningin $1 billion medical marijuana cash crop.

That means people like Ray Warthen are still shut out. "That's a big hill for us to climb as Black farmers acquiring the medical marijuana...

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Ray Warthen in Orlando has three different farms, each located in food deserts. Spectrum Bay News 9 took a trip to his newest farm located...

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Raymond “Ray” Warthen, 42, is the owner and creator of Infinite Zion Farms near downtown Orlando. He and his wife, Cherette, 38, started farming four years ago. Their mission is to make healthy eating accessible. Infinite Zion Farms is located in a food desert.

Ray Warthen founder of Infinite Zion Farms runs the South Street Farm. He says along with the education component, these community gardens are needed to feed residents. Warthen says during the pandemic, they distributed some 2,000 pounds of food to 100 residents.

Orlando Couple Ray and Cherette Warthen open non-profit Zion Farms and Market on a 20-acre property in March trying to bring locals...