ABOUT MELVIN PARSON:
Melvin Parson (AKA Farmer Parson) has spent approximately 13 years of his life incarcerated.
As such, he has experienced many of the challenges that come along with either being on parole or probation. In 2016, Melvin earned a BSW from Eastern Michigan University. In 2015, he co-founded a mentor program for men and women returning home from incarceration called, A Brighter Way.
In that same year, Melvin founded We the People Growers Association (WTPGA) and in 2018, he started a nonprofit organization called, We the People Opportunity Farm (WTPOF). WTPOF’s vision centers around providing “soil changing” opportunities for both men and women returning home from incarceration. Melvin believes that a main factor that causes people to return back to prison, is a result of not being able to find meaningful employment…