Jefferson Braga works 9-to-5 as a Microsoft customer success manager, but the rest of his day is dedicated to the massive urban farm in his Irving, Texas, backyard.
The 35-year-old bought his home and one next door just to raise peppers, lettuce, tomatoes and more with his family. His 7-year-old son Faris helps tend the crops planted in 90 beds in his two backyards.
It’s a side hustle that cuts costs for the Braga family and reduces produce runs to Whole Foods. His weekly harvests provide $500 to $1,500 of profit per bed in a year when the family sells its crops at the Dallas Farmers Market.
