NYTimes: Veteran Farmers

Excellent article on the trend of military personnel taking up farming.

“In the military, grunts are the guys who get dirty, do the work and are generally underappreciated,” said Colin Archipley, a decorated Marine Corps infantry sergeant turned organic farmer. “I think farmers are the same.”

Farming offers veterans a chance to decompress, Mr. Archipley said, but, more important, provides a sense of purpose.  “It allows them to be physically active, be part of a unit,” he said. “It gives them a mission statement — a responsibility to the consumer eating their food.”

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