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From serving our country in uniform to caring for our land, veterans continue to make a difference. Programs like #ArmedToFarm help connect veterans with the opportunities, resources and community to grow their future in agriculture. Today and every day, we honor their service. #VeteransDay
We’re grateful for the service and sacrifice of our veterans and proud to support their next mission.
Through programs like #ArmedToFarm, veterans are finding purpose and peace in agriculture.
This #VeteransDay, we honor those who serve our country and our land. 🇺🇸🌾
Our Outreach Coordinator Melody John is at #ArmedtoFarm today speaking to #veteran farmers about some of the #conservation programs available from #NRCS
Learned a lot on my #UrbanFarming tour in #Baltimore. One more farm to go then back to VA. #agriculture #veteran #NCAT #ATTRA #ArmedToFarm
Checking out the awesome #solarpanels my #Veteran buddy Jonlo from #ArmedToFarm with @NCAT_ORG created to go #offgrid + save energy.
Excited about how he's hacked @RYOBItoolsusa
to power over 50% of Barbara's home.
Excited to learn these #survivalskills.
1/3 of the revenue comes from restaurants.
The Farm Stand is open for 3 hrs/week with crops freshly harvested that morning.
Feeding 200 families with $15-25 weekly CSA, 3 diff pick up options/locations, listening to what they have to say and what crops they want.
#ArmedToFarm
Using #UrbanAg to educate the next gen to not only learn to grow + eat fresh foods, but to also operate + grow their own biz in the food industry, from selling fresh produce + fish to food distributors to full-fledged processing + packaging of fresh food products. #ArmedToFarm
How do you reuse land, create something green, and employ people who think they'll never get a job?
🍇 Start growing grapes.
🍷 Wine makes good money.
Vineyards at Château Hough Founder
Mansfield Frazier
https://t.co/aygxLhpVIT
#ArmedToFarm #greenjobs #restorativejustice
🌱 Soil Modifications: Amendments
Minerals + Organic Matter + Fertilizers
Which ones do you use to improve your #soilhealth? #soilfoodweb #soilfertility #soilnotoil #soils
#ArmedToFarm
🌱 Soil Characteristics Continued:
Soil Structure
1. Air + Water Movement
2. Biological Impact
3. Drainage
Forces: Ionic charges, worm excretions, fungal hyphae, water, bacterial sugars...
#ArmedToFarm
Soils are Alive! (or at least they should be)
🌱Fungi
🌱Bacteria
🌱Earthworm
🌱Insects
🌱Mycorrhizal Fungi
🌱Protozoa
🌱Lil Varmints
More Organic Matter! (OM)
🍃Leaf Humus
🍃Coffee Grounds
🍃Spent Beer Grains
🍃Woodchips
🍃Manures
🍃Compost
🍃Cover Crops
🍃Straw
#ArmedToFarm
Advantages of #UrbanFarming include:
🌱🍅 Small-Scale Intensive Plantings (hand-scale, micro-manage soil health + water)
🌱🍅 Climate
🌱🍅 Pest + Disease Pressure Reduced
🌱🍅 Access to Markets (reduced #foodmiles, increase in #farmersmarkets)
#ArmedToFarm @NCAT_ORG
Benefits of #UrbanFarming include:
🍅🌱 Enhanced #FoodSecurity
🐝🌱 Reduced #UrbanBlight
🍅🌱 More #GreenSpaces
🐝🌱 Reduction in #FoodWaste
🍅🌱 Increased #PropertyValues
🐝🌱 Develop Local + Regional #FoodSystems
#urbanag #urbanagriculture
#ArmedToFarm @NCAT_ORG
Stacked with copious resources from Armed to Urban Farm with @NCAT_ORG at @cbgarden! ❤️ 🌱 #goodreads #urbanag #armedtofarm
We are delighted to share the exciting news of the ground-breaking at Madison House, a farm owned by @madisonhouseautism which will be the site of the Veteran Micro-Farm project.
#veterans #veteranentrepreneur #farming #armedtofarm #veteransinagriculture
.@USDA’s Agricultural Research Service & partners train #veterans in #ag farming practices by offering workshops, online courses, internships and “Armed to Farm” boot camps w/ @UArkResearch, @NCAT_ORG, @AppState @CalPoly. Read: https://t.co/w1QCYJZUdz #ArmedtoFarm #VeteransDay
Kicking off my annual Ag Tour this morning. First stop is underway in Fayetteville where we are discussing efforts to help veterans involved in farming #ARisAG #ArmedtoFarm
DPR likes this: A program trains vets how to be farmers! #ArmedToFarm https://t.co/s3nSwiemLH via @AgNetWest
Military Veterans welcome to apply for NCAT’s FREE "Armed to Farm" training program. Applications are due April 27th. The program runs June 11 – 15th at East Hill Farm in Troy, NH. Apply here: https://t.co/XAVeD3Q014 @NCAT_ORG #armedtofarm #veterans #farmers #freetraining #apply
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