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[[ | [[image:Swords2ploughshares.jpg| link=http://warriorsthatfarm.com|150px|right|thumb|Warriors That Farm]] | ||
'''Karl and Nancy Falster''' at [http://warriorsthatfarm.com/ WarriorsThatFarm.com]are undergoing a radical shift in their farming focus. | |||
Karl and Nancy Falster | |||
As a Vietnam vet, Karl is reinventing the farm to be a foundation for retraining and rehabilitating disenfranchised, recently-returned veterans. There seems to be an outpouring of people excited to support it.[[Image:KarlNancyFalsterCobOven.jpg|link=http://warriorsthatfarm.com/|thumb|500px|none|Karl and Nancy Falster with their cob oven]] | |||
'''See what they have to offer:''' | |||
===[http://warriorsthatfarm.com/ WarriorsThatFarm.com]=== | |||
Warriors that Farm is a value added working farm where returning American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts are provided, education and fulfillment with a permanent source of sustainable income: the family farm. Through a developing network of Farmers and Ranchers, help is given to transition into the community. If you're a returning veteran looking for a fresh start; a first-class opportunity to learn how to farm sustainably; welcome, you are at the right place. | |||
'''They hope to replicate the program in local communities everywhere.''' | '''They hope to replicate the program in local communities everywhere.''' | ||
The Warriors That Farm ministry is integrating two pre-existing outreaches... | The Warriors That Farm ministry is integrating two pre-existing outreaches... | ||
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Also watch this [http://wreg.com/2013/07/29/roots-memphis/ local news report on Roots Memphis] - 4.5 min | Also watch this [http://wreg.com/2013/07/29/roots-memphis/ local news report on Roots Memphis] - 4.5 min | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:02, 9 December 2023
Karl and Nancy Falster at WarriorsThatFarm.comare undergoing a radical shift in their farming focus.
As a Vietnam vet, Karl is reinventing the farm to be a foundation for retraining and rehabilitating disenfranchised, recently-returned veterans. There seems to be an outpouring of people excited to support it.
See what they have to offer:
WarriorsThatFarm.com
Warriors that Farm is a value added working farm where returning American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts are provided, education and fulfillment with a permanent source of sustainable income: the family farm. Through a developing network of Farmers and Ranchers, help is given to transition into the community. If you're a returning veteran looking for a fresh start; a first-class opportunity to learn how to farm sustainably; welcome, you are at the right place.
They hope to replicate the program in local communities everywhere.
The Warriors That Farm ministry is integrating two pre-existing outreaches...
- Grounding Operations is teaching veterans to farm.
- Roots Memphis is helping low income people convert abandoned property into productive farming businesses.
Also watch this local news report on Roots Memphis - 4.5 min