Founded by a veteran as a 0.3-acre backyard garden in 2016, F4V is now operated entirely by veterans, who harvest over 1,200 pounds of food on its seven-acre farm. Nationally, one in nine veterans are food insecure, and many live with combat-related disabilities. F4V invites them onto the farm as volunteers to care for chickens, beekeep, tend seedlings in the field, and pick and package fresh produce. During the year, more than 300 brothers and sisters-in-arms grow and deliver free vegetables, eggs, honey, and herbs to their peers – enough to cover the weekly produce budget for a family of four. This practice of volunteering together simultaneously nurtures relationships, imparts valuable skills, and provides a sense of purpose. As F4V practices sustainable farming, it sustains the physical, mental, social, and emotional health of its community.

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