The National Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) announced today over $460,000 in awards and equipment to Veterans across the country through the Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund.
Angie’s story begins in Montana, growing up in a small agricultural town that both sets of her great-grandparents on her mom’s side homesteaded in. She vividly remembers a
After retiring from the Coast Guard in 2022, Ben Walton began farming with his wife on their 50-acre property in Mississippi. With help from a veteran mentor, he now raises grass-fed beef, poultry, and eggs, finding purpose in working the land and sharing it with others.
Combining forces with Fields 4 Valor will allow their mark to become the name of Farmer Veteran Coalition’s newest program for food insecurity, which will be expanded throughout the country.
Stacy Sporre is expanding on the apple and peach trees currently planted on their Tennessee homestead as her retirement from military service approaches.
A mini-documentary shares Farmer Veteran stories in Connecticut and is an outlet to reach customers.
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.
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.
