Veterans and Agriculture
A Match Made in Farm Country
Terra Firma: A Film About Women, War and Healing
A Documentary Film by Christine Anthony and Owen Masterson
WHO GOES TO WAR… WHO COMES HOME Since 2001 over 280,000 women have been sent to the Middle East to serve in the War on Terror. Often traumatized by their experiences, many return home with PTSD, unable to cope with the daily rigors of life. Terra Firma weaves together the stories of three women veterans who were among the first to deploy, serving in Afghanistan, Kuwait and Iraq.
After years of struggling, each has found ways to heal the hidden wounds of war through farming. The film follows the women as they go about their daily lives, reflecting on their time spent in the military, the impact of war on their lives and their newfound peace of mind, finding that farming gives them purpose and a new way to serve their country by growing food for their communities.
SUCK IT UP AND FARM!
After years of struggling, each has found ways to heal the hidden wounds of war through farming. The film follows the women as they go about their daily lives, reflecting on their time spent in the military, the impact of war on their lives and their newfound peace of mind, finding that farming gives them purpose and a new way to serve their country by growing food for their communities.
SUCK IT UP AND FARM!
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#FridaysOnTheFarm: Veterans Growing Jobs, Food and Futures in West Virginia
From the kitchen table to the boardroom table, the USDA brings people together across the nation for: healthier food, natural resources and people; a stronger agricultural industry; and economic growth, jobs and innovation. Each Friday, meet those farmers, producers and landowners through our #FridaysOnTheFarm stories. Visit local farms, ranches, forests and resource areas where USDA customers and partners do right and feed everyone.
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Michael O'Gorman on the
Farmer-Veteran Coalition
Farmer Veteran Coalition
of Iowa
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Veteran Organic Farming Program - Student Perspective
DelVal College
Published on Mar 12, 2013
The one-year, 36-credit program incorporates classroom courses on animal science, marketing, plant disease diagnosis, and entomology during the spring and fall semesters on the DelVal campus. During the summer semester, students will take classes and get hands-on experience at Rodale.
For more information, visit http://www.delval.edu/continuing-and-professional-studies/credit-certificate-programs/organic-farming-program