MEDIA INQUIRIES, CONTACT:
Emilie Ritter
Director of Communications & Development
emilier@ncat.org
Robyn Metzger
Armed to Farm Coordinator
robynm@ncat.org

NCAT’s Free Farmer-Veteran Training Headed to Massachusetts
The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is partnering with New Entry Sustainable Farming Project (NESFP) to bring NCAT’s free Armed to Farm training to the Bay State for the first time. Armed to Farm will take place…

Armed to Farm Alum Sees Growing Vegetables As a Link to the Past, Key to the Future
Randal Kelly and his dad started growing corn and squash on their family agriculture plot on the Navajo Nation back in 2019. Now in his fourth growing season, Kelly has added in more root vegetables, flowers, and herbs. At most, they’re growing…

Missouri Army Veteran Finds New Mission in Sustainable Agriculture
Dustin Cook left the U.S. Army in 2014 after a decade as an active-duty serviceman and later officer. He’s one of more than 350,000 veteran or active-duty service members involved in farming in the United States. He’s also among an elite…

Armed to Urban Farm Featured on Scripps National News
A story about the Armed to Urban Farm program’s recent training has been featured on more than 40 television news stations around the country. The free training included two virtual sessions and three days of in-person sessions in Memphis,…

Local Farms are Highlights of High Country Armed to Farm
NCAT’s Armed to Farm program recently celebrated its thirtieth week-long training with an event at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. We spent July 25-29 in the beautiful High Country of North Carolina and got to visit operations that reflect the distinctive agriculture of the region.

Apply Now for NCAT’s Free Farmer-Veteran Training in Colorado
The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is teaming up with the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union to bring NCAT’s free Armed to Farm training to Colorado for the first time. Armed to Farm will take place August 29-September 2, 2022,…

From the Air Force to Growing Clothes
Alvina Maynard likes to say she didn’t seek out alpaca ranching, rather it found her. Maynard is a military veteran in Richmond, Kentucky. It was during a hotel stay while she was still with the Air Force that she saw a commercial about alpacas…

Growing Organic in Indiana with Support from Armed to Farm
Sara Creech, an Air Force veteran, has been farming in Indiana since 2012, and says she knew from the beginning that she wanted her farm to be certified organic. She’s one of more than 350,000 veteran or active-duty service members involved…

Armed to Farm, NCAT’s Free Farmer-Veteran Training is Headed to North Carolina
The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is partnering with Appalachian State University’s Frontline to Farm program to bring the free Armed to Farm training to North Carolina for the first time. Armed to Farm will take place…