From a plot of land in rural Pennsylvania, an organic agriculture nonprofit is reaching out to improve soil across the world, and Veterans are a key part of doing that.
New inductee Doris Mold poses with Dr. Ed Frederick, Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Minnesota-Waseca. He also is a Hall of Fame member and a longtime volunteer for the Moo Booth that Mold founded at the Minnesota State Fair in 1991.
Farmer Veteran Coalition will be celebrating its 15th anniversary in February. The service to Farmer Veterans has grown a lot in the first 15 years with even more planned for the future.
Army Veteran Bryan Zesiger and his wife, Gina, are leading the charge with winemaking in the Sunflower State.
Farmer Veteran Coalition’s first Veteran member is remembered for his willingness to help others and share his knowledge.
Although California-born Lauren Simmons served in the Coast Guard, she is now working the land in Kentucky with her jet pilot husband.
Rachel Mims provides therapy to others as a professional counselor and experiences first-hand the therapeutic benefits of farming.
For FVC Director of Operations Nick Flanigan, the two more important groups of people in this nation are Veterans and agricultural producers.
Joseph Burdulinski hasn’t been able to use his “Old Glory” Batwing® cutter as much as he’d hoped due to the drought, but it has already been a huge boost to his burgeoning hay operation.
Farming can be daunting, but the response from their customers makes it worthwhile for Sean and Faye Autry of Thunder Valley Ranch in Oklahoma.
