MEDIA INQUIRIES, CONTACT:

Emilie Ritter
Director of Communications & Development

emilier@ncat.org 

Robyn Metzger
Armed to Farm Coordinator

robynm@ncat.org 

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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…
Two veterans crouch near a fence holding up their phones to take photos of a large spotted sow.

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.