[vetsinag] Farmer apprenticeship opportunity

[Robyn Metzger]

Sharing a great opportunity for veterans looking for a job in farming/agriculture and additional education and support for 12-18 months, located in North Carolina. Boots on the Ground: NC Veteran Farmer Apprenticeship is a registered apprenticeship program consisting of 2,000 hours of paid on the job training and 144 hours of paid related technical instruction that can be completed over 12-18 months.  Host farms are located all across the state, and some are able to offer housing as well. You can check out the host farm profiles here.<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcefs.ncsu.edu%2Facademics-and-education%2Fapprenticeships%2Fboots-on-the-ground%2Fapply%2Fhost-farms%2F2022-host-farms%2F&data=04%7C01%7Crobynm%40ncat.org%7C9331842d2612497a45a608da17141687%7C833912b329304964ab4dec38e988d2c4%7C0%7C0%7C637847672298654524%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=NUkfKhoH%2BMyaf3XMdU%2F6FObWLcf2Os2QlVV3%2FDUJP%2Fg%3D&reserved=0> If you are located in NC but don't see a local farm that interests you, we can work with you to locate a host farm nearby.  Please check out the website go.ncsu.edu/bootsontheground <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgo.ncsu.edu%2Fbootsontheground&data=04%7C01%7Crobynm%40ncat.org%7C9331842d2612497a45a608da17141687%7C833912b329304964ab4dec38e988d2c4%7C0%7C0%7C637847672298654524%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=FoXDCF%2Fy1j03lBsaiQME0AnJEm0g%2B0QTR38JXOZy%2Bh4%3D&reserved=0> for more information on the program and the application.

For more information, please contact: Sara Kidd at skkidd at ncsu.edu<mailto:skkidd at ncsu.edu> or Dr. Angel Cruz, CEFS Academic and Extension Initiatives Manager at 919-513-0954 or aecruz at ncsu.edu<mailto:aecruz at ncsu.edu>.


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Robyn Metzger
Program Specialist/Armed to Farm Coordinator
National Center for Appropriate Technology
NCAT.ORG
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