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<p class="MsoNormal">See below for information on upcoming virtual sessions – they look great! Armed to Farm alum Sara Creech will speak during the July 27 session. If you can’t make the live sessions, I believe recordings will be available at
<a href="http://www.agrability.org/online-training/2021ntw-virtual/">http://www.agrability.org/online-training/2021ntw-virtual/</a>. A link to register is also below.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Have a great weekend –<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Robyn<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Robyn Metzger<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Program Specialist/Armed to Farm Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Center for Appropriate Technology<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#2E74B5;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">NCAT’s mission:
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#2E74B5;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">Helping</span></i><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#2E74B5;background:white"> people by championing small-scale, local</span></i><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#2E74B5">
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<h3><strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Veterans Harvest: A Virtual Conference for Veterans in Agriculture</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<h4><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">5 consecutive Tuesdays beginning July 27, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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<p class="style2">The National AgrAbility Project is pleased to present<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Veterans Harvest: A Virtual Conference for Veterans in Agriculture</span></strong>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="style2"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.ca1.qualtrics.com%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_1Yecd42GQtKvb6u&data=04%7C01%7Crobynm%40ncat.org%7Ca3e3289ed9ec454f0bd008d937debcf7%7C833912b329304964ab4dec38e988d2c4%7C0%7C0%7C637602252066581584%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=qaeYASl4Rto9h36P6qKsXZjAGFqR%2FBLe4UE9uWUSgr8%3D&reserved=0"><i><span style="color:#0066FF">Click
here for the registration form. </span></i></a></span></strong>All sessions are free.
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Those already registered for the 2021 AgrAbility National Training Workshop Virtual Sessions are automatically registered for the veterans’ conference.
</span></em>Register by Thursday, July 22. Instructions for accessing the session will be sent to registrants by Monday, July 26.
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<p class="style2">The current conference agenda includes the following sessions:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="style2"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">•July 27: "</span></strong><em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conference Introduction"</span></b></em> by Cindy Chastain, National AgrAbility Project, and Jeanette Lombardo,
Farmer Veteran Coalition, plus<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></strong><em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“One Veteran's Journey from PTSD to Farmer”</span></b></em> by Sarah Creech, Blue Yonder Organic Farm and Indiana Farmer Veteran Coalition<br>
•<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">August 3:</span></strong><em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> “Celebrating Veteran Total Farmer Health”</span></b></em> by Linda Emanuel and Shay Foulk, AgriSafe Network<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">•August 10:</span></strong><em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> “Programming for Veterans in Agriculture: How Maine Does It"</span></b></em> by Anne Devin, veteran outreach specialist with
Maine AgrAbility<br>
•<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">August 17: </span></strong><em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Update on USDA's support for Veterans”</span></b></em> by Bill Ashton, USDA Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison<br>
•<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">August 24:</span></strong><em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> “Panel Presentation on State/Regional Programs for Farmer Veterans”</span></b></em> moderated by Cindy Chastain, National AgrAbility
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<p class="style2">“Agriculture has become an important source of employment and healing for many veterans,” says Cindy Chastain, National AgrAbility’s veteran outreach coordinator. “A large percentage of veterans come from rural areas, even though not all of
them grew up on farms. After leaving the military, they discover that working in agriculture fulfills them in ways that other occupations can’t.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="style2">Groups involved with the conference include Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) and Indiana AgVets. FVC is a national organization with chapters in Indiana and 23 other states that helps veterans develop viable employment and meaningful careers
through the collaboration of the farming and military communities. Indiana AgVets is a USDA-sponsored agricultural career training program, led by Hoosier Uplands Economic Development Corporation in cooperation with Purdue’s Indiana AgrAbility Project, which
provides internships and other support for U.S. military veterans in Indiana or surrounding states.
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<p class="style2">Please pass on this invitation to others you believe may be interested. Contact AgrAbility at 800-825-4264 or email
<a href="mailto:agrability@agrability.org"><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">agrability@agrability.org</span></i></strong></a> if you have questions.
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<p class="style2">The National AgrAbility Project is supported by USDA/NIFA Special Project 2016-41590-25880.
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