From the start of my military career I have spent a lot of time overseas in countries like Iraq and Afghanistan. One thing that I observed, is that people in areas with strong local food systems flourished and those who lacked these systems really struggled.

Having grown up in a farming community, I have also seen our fragile food system. We have an aging farmer population and our food is outsourced from thousands of miles away. However, we can strengthen our communities by advocating for our local farmers.

Growing good healthy food and helping to fix our food system is why we started our farm.