Returning American Soldiers Prefer Seeds to Bullets

February 16th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger

Soldiers are finding solace in farming after their military service

Returning veterans unsure about their future may find themselves bunkered down in compost and soil. Programs like Combat Boots to Cowboy Boots, a new program for veterans at the University of Nebraska’s College of Technical Agriculture, offer soldiers—including wounded veterans—a six-week introductory farming training program.

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