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Applications Open for Armed to Farm Oregon
NCAT, Central Oregon Veterans Ranch, and Soil Sense Consulting are offering a veterans’ sustainable agriculture training in Redmond, Oregon, April 13-17, 2026.
Armed to Farm gives military veterans an opportunity to see sustainable, profitable farming and ranching enterprises and learn about farming as a career. The Armed to Farm in Redmond will include a week of engaging classroom sessions, farm tours, and hands-on activities around central Oregon.
Armed to Farm participants will learn about whole-farm planning, farm financial planning, crop production, soil and water resource management and mapping, marketing, and more. Participants will gain a strong foundation in the basic principles of operating a sustainable farming enterprise. In addition, attendees will join a nationwide network of supportive farmer-veterans and agricultural advisors.
Instructors will include NCAT sustainable agriculture specialists, Armed to Farm alum West Lambert from Soil Sense Consulting, Central Oregon Veterans Ranch farmers, and U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies. Attendees will also learn from producers experienced in marketing and production in central Oregon.
The program is available to military veterans who are interested in starting a farm or who are beginning farmers (less than 10 years). All veterans are welcome to apply, but those from Oregon and the Pacific Northwest region will receive priority. Spouses and adult farming partners are welcome as well but must submit separate applications.
The application deadline is March 18, 2026. Selected participants will be notified by March 23, 2026. Selected participants will be required to submit a $50 refundable deposit to secure their placement. The full deposit will be refunded upon completion of the training week.
Lodging at SCP Redmond hotel, transportation to area farms, and most meals will be provided. Participants must pay their own travel costs to and from the event. However, there are travel cost reimbursements available for veteran participants through a partnership with Ranchin’ Vets. Information on travel cost reimbursements will be provided upon acceptance to the training.
Questions?
Please contact Tammy Howard, tammyh@ncat.org.
Applications Open for Armed to Urban Farm – Sacramento
The NCAT and the United States Botanic Garden (USBG) are offering their popular veterans’ urban agriculture training in Sacramento, California, March 2-6, 2026.
Armed to Urban Farm gives military veterans an opportunity to see sustainable, profitable small-scale farming enterprises and learn about urban farming as a career. Armed to Urban Farm will include a week of engaging classroom sessions, farm tours, and hands-on activities in Sacramento.
Armed to Urban Farm participants will learn about whole-farm planning, farm financial planning, urban crop production, urban soils, marketing, and more. Participants will gain a strong foundation in the basic principles of operating a sustainable urban farming enterprise. In addition, attendees will join a nationwide network of supportive farmer-veterans and agricultural advisors.
Instructors will include NCAT sustainable agriculture specialists, United States Botanic Garden specialists, and U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies. Attendees will also learn from producers experienced in an urban setting.
The program is available to military veterans who are interested in starting an urban farm or who are beginning urban farmers (less than 10 years). All veterans are welcome to apply, but those from the Western region will receive priority. Spouses and adult farming partners are welcome as well, but must submit separate applications.
The application deadline is January 26, 2026. Selected participants will be notified by February 2, 2026.
Dates, Location, and Cost
The training will take place March 2-6, 2026, in Sacramento, California. Selected participants will be required to submit a $50 refundable deposit to secure their placement. The full deposit will be refunded upon completion of the training week.
Lodging, transportation to local urban farms, and most meals will be provided. Participants must pay their own travel costs to and from the event. However, there are travel cost reimbursements available for veteran participant’s through a partnership with Ranchin’ Vets. Information on travel cost reimbursements will be provided upon acceptance to the training.
Hosts
NCAT and the United States Botanic Garden, partners in this program, will organize and host the Armed to Urban Farm event in Sacramento.
Questions?
Please contact Andy Pressman, andyp@ncat.org, or (479) 587-3475.
The application period for this training is now closed.
