At the Hillcrest Farmers’ Market yesterday, we saw a produce booth marked “Archi’s Acres”. A former Marine, Colin Archipley (cool first name by the way) and his wife have started a program that provides veterans job training in the agriculture industry. Their programs are targeted to disabled veterans and those who want to return to the agricultural industry after their military careers. Veterans are trained in farm management, hydroponic growing, grove management, and greenhouse maintenance. Their program is also on gaining life skills and transitioning to the demands of civilian life.
What they are doing is pretty inspirational. Check out their website here.
Meridith
2 comments:
Hi Food Geek... I am very interested in the idea of hydroponics for the backyard gardener. I am curious about how to grow those "upside down" tomato plants. Can you blog on that?
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