VETERANS HEALING FARM
About Veterans Healing Farm
Veterans Healing Farm fosters a thriving micro-community of local veterans and civilians who build deep friendships, implement innovative gardening techniques, and help cultivate emotional, physical, and spiritual health. The goal is to personally empower vets through the realization that their own efforts and contributions are important to our community. Offering medicinal plant workshops in the summer of 2022 every other Saturday. Free for veterans and caregivers, donations for community members.
CONTACT
Location Contact
Alan Yeck
Executive Director
Cell: (607) 742-8643
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PRODUCTS OFFERED
Flowers
fresh flowers
Fruits & Berries
blackberries, raspberries
Herbs
fresh herbs
Vegetables
asparagus, beets, broccoli, brussels sprout, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cucumber, eggplant, garlic, green beans, green onions, hot peppers, kale, lettuce, mustard greens, onions, peas, pole beans, potatoes, pumpkins, radish, salad greens, salad mix, spinach, summer squash, sweet corn, sweet peppers, sweet potato, swiss chard, tomatoes, winter squash
VISITING
Our Farm Offers:
Our farm uses unique sustainable methods to make gardening nearly maintenance free. We use wood chips for weed suppression, raised rows for proper drainage, drip irrigation for watering, and practice intensive planting. Our farm includes a quarter acre hops yard and five large hugelkultur mounds for strawberry beds. We also emphasizes beauty with thoughtful design and incorporating many flowers to attract pollinators and to add color. Please call or e-mail to schedule a farm tour. A small fee will apply to support our non-profit.
Visitor Activies:
classes/workshops, guided farm tours
PRACTICES FOLLOWED
Organic (not Certified), Low Spray, GMO-Free, Permaculture
