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.
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.
Farmer Veteran Coalition’s Homegrown By Heroes label now has blended labels in 18 states, enabling Homegrown By Heroes-certified producers to promote their products as Veteran-owned and produced and with their state.
Robert “Jake” Kelly may be ending his 20-year career in the Air Force, but he is starting another chapter for his family with his New Heritage Farm in Texas.
Farmer Veteran Coalition has received a donation of $100,000 split between Tractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, and its Tractor Supply Company
Marine Veterans operate a diversified no-till farm with a focus on ecological land management in Michigan thanks to a grant from the Fellowship Fund.
