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Farm Tour Brings Veteran Families to Wind Swept Meadows
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For veterans and military families interested in learning about a variety of farming techniques and farm business management, tours of working farms can offer important insight and inspiration. On September 19, 2018, a farm tour was held at Wind Swept Meadows Farm in Watertown, NY. The tour was hosted by the Small Farms Program (SFP)…
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Operation Mountain Grown: Veterans Growing Food, Jobs and Futures in Coal Country
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For a remote, mountainous area in West Virginia, McDowell County has gotten a lot of attention lately. The late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain filmed a segment of his television show there, and West Virginia native Elaine McMillion Sheldon, filmed her Peabody Award winning documentary “Hollow” there (her recent documentary short “Heroin(e),” also based in West…
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Logan Yarbrough | Farmer Veteran
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Logan Yarbrough enlisted in the United States Army after high school, eventually serving multiple deployments overseas. After transitioning out of the military, he became interested in farming as a way to contribute to a stronger food system. His agricultural journey began with beginning veteran farmer program in Denver, CO. Later, he moved to New York…
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Tricia Park | Farmer Veteran
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Tricia Park enlisted in the United States Air Force after high school, serving two tours at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey as an Aerospace Ground Equipment Mechanic. Looking back, she calls joining the Air Force “one of the best decisions I ever made,” as she shares in a video tour of her farm. Farming wasn’t…
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Kevin Miller | Farmer Veteran
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Kevin Miller dedicated 15 years to serving in the U.S. Army before being medically retired in 2013 following injuries sustained in Afghanistan, which led to the amputation of his leg. Since then, he has found a new mission working at Sheffer’s Grassland Dairy in Hoosick Falls, NY. Growing up in a suburban area, Kevin’s only…
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CCE Helps Farmer Veterans Grow Their Dream
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Peter and John Lehning grew up farming as young boys, but it wasn’t until after retiring from the military that they decided to return to their agricultural roots. With guidance from Nancy Glazier, a Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Specialist and member of the NWNY Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Team, the brothers embarked on a…
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Elly’s Acres Farmer Veteran Tour
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After serving 27 years in the United States Military, John Lamondes made a deliberate choice to pursue farming, a lifelong dream sparked by his childhood experiences working on a farm. Today, he owns and operates Elly’s Acres, a sheep and maple farm specializing in pasture-raised, grass-fed, hormone- and antibiotic-free lamb, as well as fine wool.…
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2017 NY Veterans in Agriculture Conference
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Farmer veterans from across New York gathered in Syracuse on Nov. 29 for the 2017 New York State Veterans in Agriculture Conference, an event focused on networking, technical training, and celebrating veterans in the agricultural sector. Hosted by the Cornell Small Farms Program and the New York Farmer Veteran Coalition, Inc., the…
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Farm Ops Veterans are Armed to Farm
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Walking into classroom 167 at SUNY Adirondack on July 31, 2017, it would not have been immediately apparent that two unifying features connected the individuals gathered there. Twenty-five veterans from across New York filled the room, each with a stack of books in front of them and a cup of coffee in hand. At first…
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Veteran Trainings in Agroforestry in 2017
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The Cornell Small Farms Program, with support from New York State and the USDA, announced three trainings in agroforestry in the winter and spring of 2017 to support veterans looking to get into agricultural production. Agroforestry includes farming practices that combine trees and forests with crop production. The three trainings focused on three of the…
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