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Archive: March 2021 (2 Posts)

Sarah Dachos sitting at the back of her car.

Full Circle: From Military Service to Agriculture

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

The following is a guest blog post by Sarah Dachos, a Navy veteran, farmer and beekeeper, who works in ecological food waste diversion and environmental justice. She is one of the participants on the Veterans History Project’s (VHP) virtual discussion panel, “Veteran Grown: Urban Farming.” I joined the Navy in 1989 for many of the …

Margo Hale smiling

Military Veterans Cultivate Agriculture Careers

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

The following is a guest blog post by Margo Hale, Southeast Regional Director of the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT), and moderator of the Veterans History Project’s (VHP) virtual discussion panel, “Veteran Grown: Urban Farming.”  My maternal grandfather left the timber stands of South Arkansas to serve in World War I. When he returned, …