FARMA

Justin L. Tolbert, ESQ.

Co-Founder & Board President

The son of two lifelong public servants, Justin Leigh Tolbert, Esq. was raised in Yonkers with a quiet understanding that service is less about recognition and more about responsibility. That spirit was nurtured through his education at Fordham Prep, Morehouse College, and Howard University School of Law—institutions that helped shape his identity and instilled in him a lifelong commitment to community, justice, and care.

His legal and volunteer work have long reflected a steady belief in fairness and healing, but it was in the wake of the pandemic that his focus sharpened. Justin co-founded Farma Cares to help reimagine what wellness could look like in communities too often left behind. The organization exists to demystify plant-based living and health education—making it approachable, cultural, and grounded in real-life needs.

At its heart, Farma Cares stands on the belief that wellness shouldn’t be dictated by where you live. It serves communities often called food deserts with the understanding that health is not reserved for a few—it’s a shared right, shaped by culture, dignity, and the daily act of care.