Rooftop Farms – Veteran Job Opportunities

2013-08-27T20:54:18+00:00

From Grist.org:  "....Five years ago, there were no rooftop farms in North America, says Steven Peck, president of the Toronto-based nonprofit Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. (Gardens, sure, but nothing producing food on a commercial scale.) Today, he estimates there are 20. Five years from now, there will be more than 100, he says, and numbers will continue to soar. “This is just the tip of the iceberg,” Peck says. “Rooftop farming is under consideration in every major city in America.” "Mandel says rooftop farms now supply food for restaurants and grocery stores, and serve as CSAs, selling shares to the local [...]

Rooftop Farms – Veteran Job Opportunities2013-08-27T20:54:18+00:00

Ground Operations Film Clip: Brother & Sister Inherit Civil War farm

2013-05-11T05:39:30+00:00

Matthew Gilliard saw the Berlin Wall come down in the Army. Althea Gilliard was a Navy M.P. at Guantanamo before finishing two degrees in Forensic Psychology.  Now they are returning to the family farm, organic since the days of the Civil War, and now one of only two African-American farms listed in the Georgia Centennial Family Farm register.

Ground Operations Film Clip: Brother & Sister Inherit Civil War farm2013-05-11T05:39:30+00:00

Ground Operations Film Clip: Marine Corps to Horse Rancher

2013-05-11T05:40:25+00:00

Meet Phil Northcutt, formerly a Marine with two tours in Iraq.  First tour he was in the worst position possible -- riding in full view as a Turret Gunner in armored vehicles; his second tour was spent as House Arresting Officer in the sweeps of insurgent homes.  So you can imagine how welcoming the bleet of goats and nicker of horses are at Northcutt Ranch, after the tumultuous sounds of war. Help us get this message to other veterans by contributing to our campaign!

Ground Operations Film Clip: Marine Corps to Horse Rancher2013-05-11T05:40:25+00:00

Ground Operations Film Clip: The Veteran’s Farm

2013-05-11T04:54:42+00:00

The Veteran's Farm from Dulanie Ellis on Vimeo. Meet Adam Burke and Pat Sanders from the Veterans Farm in Florida. The irony about Adam is that as a third generation blueberry farmer, he joined the Army to get away from the farm! After being severely wounded in Iraq, he returned to the family farm to recover and found that the very work of farming actually accelerated his cognitive and physical repair! That got him thinking, "if this is working for me, why not for other guys." Two years later, the Veterans Farm was born. Adam just recently received the Presidential Civilian [...]

Ground Operations Film Clip: The Veteran’s Farm2013-05-11T04:54:42+00:00

Support Farmer Veterans! Donate Today

2013-05-11T21:24:31+00:00

Ground Operations: Battlefields to Farmfields' goal is to strengthen the growing network of combat veterans who are transitioning to civilian life with new careers in sustainable agriculture. We are connecting people with resources, so that veterans can create healthy new lives for themselves and food security for communities across America. We have  begun our national campaign in California. Ground Operations creates engaging events with scrumptuous seasonal food, a local farmer-veteran telling their story, the film screening and a conversation with the audience. The energy in the room is electric! Grown men cry, rousing standing ovations ensue, and ideas are flying round the room.  It's [...]

Support Farmer Veterans! Donate Today2013-05-11T21:24:31+00:00

Vertical Urban Farm in Chicago

2013-05-15T05:30:21+00:00

Archi's Acres (featured in "Ground Operations") has been teaching organic hydroponic gardening for several years already, training veterans in sustainable agriculture. But now it's finally taking off in the mainstream as well, as evidenced by this article about a large vertical farm in Chicago.  We need these in cities all over the country. Let's train vets to do the job! Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/22/farmedhere-nations-largest-vertical-farm_n_2933739.html

Vertical Urban Farm in Chicago2013-05-15T05:30:21+00:00

G.I. Bill – Dead or Alive?

2013-05-08T22:34:33+00:00

College tuition assistance for the military was dead in the water earlier this week as part of the sequestration process.  You can imagine the hew and cry -- this is yet another broken promise from our government to the troops. Help with college tuition is a prime motivator for many people who enlist.  Fortunately, the Senate passed a measure by a voice vote yesterday (Wednesday) to fund this federal program through the end of the year. Now it's up to the House -- which, given the dysfunction in the House to do ANYTHING, means this could go either way.  Time to [...]

G.I. Bill – Dead or Alive?2013-05-08T22:34:33+00:00

Screening with Veterans First

2013-04-30T20:40:34+00:00

As we honor the veterans who have served, let us also recognize that now it's OUR turn to serve... them. We need to help them with housing, jobs, support and compassion. This next week we'll be partnering with Veterans First for a screening of the film in Costa Mesa, CA. Veterans First provides transitional housing, counseling and job readiness.

Screening with Veterans First2013-04-30T20:40:34+00:00

Marine Veteran turned Entrepeneur!

2013-04-30T20:36:08+00:00

Featured in our film is veteran, Mike Hanes.  Once a Delta Force Marine, later a homeless vet, then a student in the Veterans Sustainable Agriculture Training, and now a budding entrepreneur, Mike is manufacturing the best “DANG!!” hot sauce! Mike's new mission is serving humanity through both food and social justice for future sustainability.  Mike is a graduate of the Veterans Sustainable Agriculture Training (VSAT) program, which has been an instrumental asset in the success for transitioning Veterans from the military to civilian life and the business world. Be sure to ask your local store to carry Forager Mike’s “DANG!!” hot sauce!

Marine Veteran turned Entrepeneur!2013-04-30T20:36:08+00:00
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