The Founding Director of Faith Farm, the late Reverend Ed Torres, was a recovering addict who, through the grace of God, was freed from his addictions to drugs. 

Rev. Torres had a great vision that he fully implemented.  Brother Eddie, as he was known, opened a facility to help men facing the same struggles he once faced.  Brother Eddie’s vision led him and his wife to South Jersey where in an old farmhouse, set on one acre of ground, Faith Farm was established. It opened its doors to help men in need in April 1972. 

Faith Farm was funded by donations, both financial and material, from local churches, businesses and individuals who believed in Brother Eddie’s vision. 

Brother Eddie and his family shared a two-story farmhouse with eight men living lives dictated by their addictions.  The Torres family and the residents of the Faith Farm program shared living quarters, worked and ate together.  Brother Eddie provided one-on-one counseling to the men, scheduled chores and planned outside activities to raise the awareness of Faith Farm’s vision and mission. 

Over the years, Faith Farm has added to the facility.  Programs and services were provided by incorporating the services of pastors, teachers and others concerned.  They provided the men of Faith Farm with the skills and tools needed to return to society as whole individuals -- mentally, spiritually and physically.

Today, Faith Farm has grown from a two-story farm house located on one acre of ground to a complex of seven buildings on 48 acres of land.  The buildings include: two dormitories named Creation and Damascus, with the capability of housing a total of 41 residents, Ark, an administration building which includes office space, interview area, library, nurse’s office and three full staff apartments on the second floor. 

The Edermiro Torres Center (ETC), houses the Faith Farm chapel, chapel office, ABE/GED classrooms, teacher office and tutor classroom. This facility also houses a half-court basketball court and recreation pool room. Its second floor is dedicated to counseling services. 

The Dining Hall/Kitchen is multi-functional with the capability of being used as an area for presentations, fund-raisers, center for receiving and distributing donations, clothing, food, etc.  The woodshop building, where the woodworking classes are conducted, allows the men the opportunity to learn basic woodworking skills; it enables them to have a sense of  accomplishment when finishing a project they started. 

Genesis House, where the program originally started, has been used for residents transferring from Faith Home, the ABE/GED school area and for weekend fund-raisers.  Future renovations are planned for the original Genesis farmhouse.