After 12 years of service as a United States Army counterintelligence agent assigned to Special Forces, Peter Scott he’d seen enough. He realized it was time to leave the fight in Afghanistan, only to return home to battle his symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Like many veterans, Peter struggled to reenter society after he left the service. Forced to choose between losing his family or seeking treatment, he found an in-patient program for combat PTSD, reminding him of the value of being surrounded by the veteran community. During this time, he tried his hand at home gardening. What started as a hobby soon became a full-time occupation as he realized many local veterans were food insecure.
After successfully growing his first haul of vegetables and giving them to fellow veterans at the local VA hospital, Peter knew he was again being called to serve. Uniting his renewed sense of community with his familiar desire to serve, Peter launched Fields 4 Valor Farms (F4V) in June 2016 with a mission to eliminate veteran food insecurity. Run by Peter, fellow veterans, and family members, F4V has grown from a single garden bed to a 7-acre farm that supplies fresh produce, eggs, and raw honey to veteran families in need in the Washington, D.C., area. More than just a farm, F4V is a community that cultivates a healing and enriching environment for veterans and their families.