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Torry

Artists as promoters for Homegrown

There's a flurry of activity on Homegrown when Ms. Palmer tours. I learned about this site at one of her shows last year, and am very gla...

Started by Torry

2 Apr 1
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Len Tower Jr.

Ft. Lauderdale, FL Sat 28 March, Culture Room

i just sent food@ap.net, an offer from me, my dad, and his lady to bring potluck to the culture room he's a great cook now to wait for ...

Started by Len Tower Jr.

2 Mar 31
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Kurtis Marsh

St Petersburg March 26th,

Is there anyone else up for cooking, Let me know.

Started by Kurtis Marsh

7 Mar 30
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Jess

Carrboro, NC March 29th

Anyone interested in cooking in Carrboro on the 29th? I just saw this on Amanda's twitter and jumped at the chance. I'm also having a har...

Started by Jess

11 Mar 27
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Jason

Birmingham, AL - March 24th

Is anybody gonna be heading down to the Birmingham show on March 24th? I stumbled upon the Potluck page today, and now I'm trying to bra...

Started by Jason

10 Mar 24
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Brandon

New Orleans, March 22

Ok i took this off earlier today b/c i got an email saying i wouldn't be needed, then soon after got another saying disregard the first. ...

Started by Brandon

6 Mar 24
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peacecorn

Gainesville, FL - March 25

Let's get this party started! Anyone heading to Common Grounds? We can coordinate dinner here.

Started by peacecorn

6 Mar 18
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bludrose

Houston

Anyone gone for Houston Yet?

Started by bludrose

2 Mar 17
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Sassy

How Things Went in Minneapolis!

Sorry I didn't get back sooner! It's been a long week :) I made vegetarian and non-vegetarian chili, homemade bread, cranberry apple bre...

Started by Sassy

2 Dec. 14, 2008
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zevan

Portland, this Friday!

Let's coordinate foods for this Friday in Portland! I'm super excited - but as I'm sure neither Steven nor Kat has time to reply to the e...

Started by zevan

1 Dec. 10, 2008
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Farmer Veterans

JoelToday is Veterans Day and Farm Aid thanks all the veterans who have served our country. In honor of their service, I want to introduce you to a group of veterans who are beginning new careers as farmers and growers of the Good Food Movement.
Not long after the Farm Aid concert in early October, we received an email from Michael O'Gorman, project director of the Farmer-Veteran Coalition (FVC). The FVC brought a group of veterans to St. Louis and mounted an excellent exhibit in our HOMEGROWN Village at the show. Reflecting on the experience, Michael wrote,

"Our group...included twenty two veterans—twenty of them post-9/11, fifteen who served in Iraq or Afghanistan or both, and fifteen of whom are pursuing careers in farming or the good food movement. It was a very powerful experience for these men and women to meet each other—some for the first time—and to feel part of a very unique group that shares such profound experience in common. Farm Aid was a wonderful experience for them to see young farmers treated as heroes—something they are both searching for and deserving of. And of course they all went absolutely berserk when Willie came on stage with our hat!!"

Willie and Farm Aid are proud to have hosted the Farmer-Veteran Coalition in St. Louis and honored to include the FVC as a member of our Farmer Resource Network. The FVC is a California-based non-profit organization whose long-term goal is creating 10,000 new farmers from the ranks of some two million returning post-9/11 veterans. This goal is not merely a pipe dream: rural Americans disproportionately over-populate the ranks of the military, representing roughly 65% of all service members. Fully committed to growing the good food movement and to the notion that nourishing the land helps nourish the soul, the FVC's mission is "to mobilize our food and farming community to create healthy and viable futures for America's veterans by enlisting their help in 1) building our green economy, 2) rebuilding our rural communities, and 3) securing a safe and healthy food supply".

The FVC, which is explicitly non-political, welcomes all returning vets and connects them with help in employment, training, and replenishing their lives on America's farms. In addition to working with veterans groups all over the country, the FVC is currently expanding its connections to new farmer training programs, building its mentoring program among established farmers and food industry professionals, and gathering resources to help veterans find financing for land or further education.

Click here to read more about the Farmer Veterans Coalition's visit to Farm Aid.

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