[Thanks so much to Pat Wiley Keeney, from Texas, for her report about the Farmer Veteran Coalition. Pat is one of my friends, and Farm Aid supporters, who, year after year, help me tell the story of what happens at Farm Aid. She interviewed Randy Ryan, of the Farmer Veteran Coalition, at FarmAid in Bristow, Virginia, last month.]
by: Pat Wiley Keeney.
While at Farm Aid I had the privilege of talking with Randy Ryan of the FARMER VETERAN COALITION. I was interested in knowing what led Randy to get into farming & how the military might have prepared him for a life as a farmer. I apologize for the sound quality of the video. It was very loud with a lot people in the Homegrown Village and that was a good thing.
The Farmer Veteran Coalition works with veterans in the food and farming community in all 50 states and U. S. Territories, to provide farming education, and veteran assistance to those in need. The Farmer Veterans produce a wide range of food and fiber products, all of which are an integral part of America’s food system.
For more information on the work of the coalition visit www.farmvetco.org.