Scouting around for a farm-related post that would honor our country’s veterans, I stumbled across this organization: Farmer-Veteran Coalition.
I love the mission:
…to mobilize our food and farming community to create healthy and viable futures for America’s veterans by enlisting their help in building our green economy, rebuilding our rural communities, and securing a safe and healthy food supply for all.
That’s definitely a mission I can support.
The site is actually jammed with resources and links to really good rural life sites. And, of course, there are a bunch of links and resources aimed at veterans looking to re-enter the workforce.
Much of the information isn’t geospecific, though the organization’s training and direct job links appear to be mostly in California.
I did learn from the site, however, about a very cool project underway in New Hampshire: Veteran Victory Farm. It’s a program for homeless vets that is centered around an 80-acre vegetable farm.
Wow. It’s amazing what can be achieved with open arms and warm hearts.
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