Navy Veteran Ben Banks has been able to grow his herb and edible flower operation with the help of a Fellowship Fund to repair and restore a 100-year-old barn.
Veterans Produce teaches skills for doing hydroponics and aquaponics while also growing large quantities of organic food to feed homeless Veterans.
As the average age of farmers continues to get older, it is imperative that we continue agricultural education to train the next generation of agricultural professionals to feed our country and maintain U.S. leadership in production.
Since exiting the Coast Guard and reserves, Nick Lesourd is transforming a small piece of land of Hawai’i into a farm growing a variety of vegetables and doing agroforestry.
Army Veteran Bob Miller is expanding on his family’s dairy operation and establishing a market with a creamery on site. He also is a mentor with the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship, sharing his knowledge of raising dairy cattle with those eager to learn.
G&R Farms in Georgia recently completed its Growing America’s Farmers promotion with Military Produce Group and will make a donation of $1,084 to Farmer Veteran Coalition.
Though parts of the country are sweltering, many harvests are already in full gear across the country. Hopefully all our Farmer Veterans reap more than they have sown and have a break-even or profitable year. After you have provided for your families, and sold your products, please remember those in your local communities that are suffering this year with food insecurity.
Army Veteran Gus Leigh retired from the police force and moved to Nebraska, taking over his family’s farm and building it into a farm-to-table operation utilizing regenerative agriculture.
Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) celebrates a new milestone, officially reaching 50,000 members nationwide. Membership has steadily risen since starting 15 years ago. As the number of members continue
Army Veteran Lawrence Rhone first found a way to aid his fellow Veterans with Rhone’s Farm and Retreat in northeast Montana as a place for them to rediscover their purpose after service.
