MEDIA INQUIRIES, CONTACT:
Emilie Ritter Saunders
Communications Director
emilies@ncat.org
Robyn Metzger
Armed to Farm Coordinator
robynm@ncat.org

Military Veterans: Applications Now Open for Urban Farm Training in Baltimore
Applications are now open for Armed to Urban Farm, an intensive training program for military veterans interested in sustainable urban farming. Developed by the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) in collaboration with the U.S. Botanic Garden, Armed to Urban Farm allows attendees to get an in-depth look at sustainable, profitable, small-scale urban farming enterprises and to learn about urban farming as a career.

Armed to Farm Alum Featured in Hometown Paper
Mark Stewart, a Navy veteran and 2019 Armed to Farm alum, launched a micro-farm business last year on Whidbey Island, Washington. Now, Stewart and his wife Melissa are featured in the Whidbey News-Times.
They saw a need for local chicken…

NCAT’s Armed to Farm Returns to In-Person Training
After a year of waiting and hoping and Zooming, we were thrilled to finally host the 25th week-long Armed to Farm in May 2021 at Mount Sequoyah Retreat Center in Fayetteville. We were so happy to be back with a group of military veterans eager and ready to learn about sustainable farming.