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Army Veteran’s Nonprofit Aids Former Vets Facing Food Insecurity
ABC News | November 11, 2024
On 7 acres in Brandywine, Maryland, Peter Scott, a former United States Army counterintelligence agent assigned to Special Forces, is farming to help food-insecure veterans in the D.C. metropolitan region.
Dog Tag Bakery Marks 10 Years of Veteran Entrepreneurship Program
CBS Mornings | August 27, 2024
Peter Scott, a former Army counterintelligence agent who served in Afghanistan, is one of the many veterans whose life was changed by Dog Tag. In 2016, he founded Fields 4 Valor Farms, a nonprofit that grows produce for low-income veterans. The Brandywine, Maryland, plot of land is an idyllic setting but one that’s far from the battlefields for which Scott was trained. Scott said it was Dog Tag’s program with helped him turn his passion into a successful non-profit. “Fields 4 Valor Farms was born out of the program,” said Scott…
Free Farming and Beekeeping Opportunities for Veterans
VA News | April 30, 2024
Many veterans find farming and beekeeping therapeutic and meaningful, and this work often comes with a community that veterans can rely on. Fields 4 Valor Farms provides hands-on farming experience and education to post-9/11 veterans interested in starting their own small-scale farm focusing on fruit and vegetable crops, beekeeping, and raising small animals…
Wounded Warrior Project Partner Fights Veteran Hunger with Homegrown Solutions
Wounded Warrior Project | February 5, 2024
Veterans are often accustomed to fighting battles, but one battle they shouldn’t have to fight is the battle against hunger. However, many veterans are dealing with this issue on a daily basis. Helping veterans win that battle is Fields 4 Valor Farms, a community partner and friend of Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP)…
Wounded Warrior Project Announces Second Round of 2022 Grants to Veterans Service Organization Partners
PR Newswire | October 17, 2022
Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) announced investments in 21 veterans and military service organizations as part of its effort to build a network of support for America’s wounded veterans and their families…
Fields 4 Valor Farms Teaches Veterans to Grow Food While Feeding Veterans in Need
Military.com | January 24, 2022
Peter Scott used to man the gun on a Humvee. A former U.S. Army counterintelligence agent, he left the military in search of his place in the civilian world. He found he needed room to grow…
Mini-Grants Will Help Delmarva Farms ‘Feed the Need’ during COVID-19 Pandemic
Salisbury Daily Times | July 30, 2020
Five small-scale Delmarva farms are among a group receiving grant money to help address food security needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants program has collectively awarded $40,000 to 22 farmers in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C…