Female veterans find unique paths into agriculture
Many female veterans have found agriculture to be a fit, but entering — and embracing — this industry is not without its obstacles.
Many female veterans have found agriculture to be a fit, but entering — and embracing — this industry is not without its obstacles.
As a double-diverse employee, Dr. Anna Alicea has learned to be tactical in bringing her unique skills and personality to the table in agriculture.
The cleverly named Off Beet Farm — tagged ‘the gayest little farm in Boulder’ — was founded by friends Kyle Stewart and Emmy Bender, both of whom identify as LGBTQ.
For one Baltimore community, Black Yield Institute’s Cherry Hill Marketplace is the best bet to obtain healthy, affordable, and culturally appropriate foods.
The Little Fork Volunteer Technical Large Animal Rescue Team travels extensively in Virginia to help large animals and their owners out of stressful situations.
Bidii Baby Foods in the Navajo Nation is an approximately three-acre farm that grows squash, melons, and white corn all sourced from heritage seeds.
After Hurricane Maria destroyed his business in Puerto Rico, Pedro Casas Cordero became the lead greenhouse technician and a faculty member in New Mexico.
In Adams, Tennessee, less than an hour drive from Nashville, lies the supposedly haunted Bell Witch Cave farm, dating back two centuries.
The breadth of skills taught within Santa Fe Community College’s Controlled Environmental Agriculture program can drive its diverse student body to be leaders and innovators in the agricultural sector.
Daily, agriculture life can be a lot to handle, and when you add mental health challenges to the mix, the result can be devastating to farm families.