🎒 Back 2 School Giveaway — Equipping Kids for a Strong Start

We’re helping students head back to school with confidence! Join Black Sheep Gives for our annual Back 2 School Giveaway, where we’ll be providing free backpacks, school supplies, and fresh produce to families in need.

📍 Serving Avon Park, FL
🎒 Backpacks • Notebooks • Pencils • Healthy Snacks

Because every child deserves to start the year prepared, supported, and ready to succeed.
Stay tuned for dates and locations — or sign up to volunteer or donate today!

💡 Why Black Sheep?

Because standing out is our strength.
Founded by former MLB All-Star Dee Strange-Gordon, Black Sheep Farms is rewriting the playbook on youth empowerment. From the farm fields to the sports fields, we’re giving young leaders the tools to build confidence, discipline, purpose — and community.

🏆 Our Core Programs

⚾️ Black Sheep Baseball Elite

A high-impact athletic mentorship program rooted in fundamentals, discipline, and team-building. Youth receive coaching, life skills training, and access to showcase events.

🏀 Black Sheep Basketball Elite

Leadership through hoops. Our basketball program teaches athleticism, resilience, and real-life strategy through clinics, league play, and mentor-led development.

🌾 Black Sheep Farm Academy

A hands-on program where youth and families learn sustainable agriculture through hydroponics, environmental education, and clean food access — from seed to harvest.

All programs are built to prepare youth for success on the field, in the classroom, and in life.

📊 Impact at a Glance

✅ Over 100,000 pounds of nutrient-dense, pesticide-free produce distributed with our community partners to families across Florida
✅ 200+ youth trained through Black Sheep Baseball and Basketball Elite
✅ 1,500+ families served through holiday meal and backpack initiatives
✅ 25+ schools and colleges reached through speaker series and farm education
✅ Thousands of lives touched through events, giveaways, farm tours, and community clinics
✅ 100% of surveyed youth reported feeling more confident, focused, and empowered after participating

🌍 Clean, Sustainable Farming

At Black Sheep Farms, we grow with purpose. Our hydroponic systems allow us to grow produce up to 50% faster than traditional farming — without pesticides, insecticides, or weedicides. It's safer, cleaner, and better for our communities.

💪🏾 Led by Purpose, Fueled by Passion

Founder Dee Strange-Gordon — a proud Black farmer, MLB Players Alliance member, and Avon Park native — built Black Sheep Farms to give youth the opportunities he once had: access to mentors, space to grow, and a chance to thrive. He’s now planting purpose back in his hometown — one seed, one child, one program at a time.

🗓️ Join Us at an Upcoming Event

From community harvest festivals and farm tours to elite coaching clinics and youth giveaways, Black Sheep Gives hosts events that bring families, mentors, and future leaders together.

Programs include:

Farm Academy Workshops & Tours
Basketball + Baseball Clinics
Holiday Meal + Backpack Giveaways
School Visits & Speaker Series
Seasonal Planting Days

🤝 Community Partnerships That Make it Possible

We proudly collaborate with schools, youth centers, the Boys & Girls Club, the MLB Players Alliance, and dozens of local organizations to expand access to clean food, strong mentorship, and community resources.

🧭 Our Core Values

Stewardship: We care for the earth and the people who walk it.
Access: Clean food, mentorship, and opportunity should belong to everyone.
Education: Growth begins with knowledge.
Excellence: We train hard and lead by example.
Community: We rise by lifting others.

📬 Get in Touch

Want to get involved, schedule a tour, or learn more?

📍 Orlando Office – Baseball Contact
J. Logan – 📞 407-401-4423 | ✉️ JLogan225@yahoo.com

📍 Avon Park – Basketball Contact
Quentin Gunn – 📞 727-342-9909 | ✉️ Quentin.Gun13@gmail.com

🌿 Let’s grow something different — together.

Black Sheep Farms. Where different grows better.

Back 2 School Give-Away