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FVC Hosts Third Empowering Women Veterans Conference

With the goal of equipping women veterans with business and farming tools, Farmer Veteran Coalition hosted its third Empowering Women Veterans: Business, Agriculture and Well-Being Conference March 4-5, 2016, for more than 80 people at the prestigious Stone Barns Center in Pocantico Hills, New York. The free conference was open to all active duty and […]

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FVC Member Program: Veteran Organic Training Program

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, organic food sales in the United States have shown double-digit growth during most years since 1990, with sales approaching $37 billion last year alone. To meet this growing demand, Farmer Veteran Coalition created the Veteran Organic Training Program. Established in September 2015, the Veteran Organic Training Program is

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FVC Hosts Workshop at California Small Farm Conference

Farmer Veteran Coalition member Kelly Carlisle (center) of Acta Non Verba: Youth Urban Farm Project shares her story of transitioning from military to agriculture while FVC members James Brady (left) of Con10u2farm, L3C, and Vonita Murray (right) of Mariposa Valley Farm listen. As part of the 29th California Small Farm Conference held March 5-8 in

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State of Indiana, Homegrown By Heroes Launch Partnership

Farmer Veteran Coalition, in conjunction with the Indiana State Department of Agriculture’s Indiana Grown, are pleased to announce a new Homegrown By Heroes partnership with the state of Indiana. The partnership was announced Monday at the Indiana War Memorial with Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, Indiana Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann, and Indiana State Department of Agriculture

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FVC Member Benefit: CCOF Waives $325 New Application Fee

Interested in becoming USDA Organic Certified? California Certified Organic Farmers can help. As an exclusive benefit for Farmer Veteran Coalition members, CCOF will waive the $325 new application fee that is collected upon submitting an organic certification application. Organic certification verifies that your farm or handling facility complies with the USDA organic regulations and allows

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Farmer Veteran Coalition Staff, Membership Benefits Grow

While you’ve been busy working hard, we here at Farmer Veteran Coalition have been thinking of ways to better serve you, which is why we are excited to announce a number of upcoming changes and additions. With our membership approaching 7,000 farmer veterans—and growing daily—we thought it was the perfect time to revamp and re-energize

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Farmer Veteran Coalition Announces Kiva Zip Trusteeship

To further enhance its mission of mobilizing veterans to feed America, Farmer Veteran Coalition is pleased to announce a partnership with Kiva as a trustee in their new pilot program, Kiva Zip. Kiva, a nonprofit crowdfunding organization that connects lenders with borrowers, allows individuals to lend as little as $25 in the form of microloans.

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FarmTek Extends Heroic Harvesters Program for Second Year

FarmTek, the industry leader in agricultural equipment and supplies, announced the Heroic Harvesters program has been extended for a second year. FarmTek will continue to offer Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) members an exclusive 10 percent discount on all FarmTek, Growers Supply and ClearSpan products. To be eligible for the Heroic Harvesters program’s special 10 percent

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Heroic Food Sustainable Farmer Training Full-Year Immersion Program – Apply Now For 2016

Apply now for Heroic Food’s 2016 Full-Year Immersion (FYI) program, a comprehensive sustainable beginning farmer training program located in Columbia County, New York. This training is suitable for post-9/11 veterans; other Heroic Food trainings are suitable for all veterans. Extensive hands-on training and supplemental instruction. Peer housing on the Heroic Food Farm. Spouses are welcome.

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