Veterans Employment Base Camp And Organic Garden

VEBCOG 2501 TASK FORCE

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** VETERANS EMPLOYMENT BASE CAMP AND ORGANIC GARDEN HAS ACHIEVED THE ABILITY TO INCREASE EDUCATIONAL AND MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCHERS BY PARTNERING WITH FARMER VETERANS COALITION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND COLLABORATING WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT OLIVE IN MOUNT OLIVE NC, IN ADDITION TO REQUESTING THE SERVICES OF NC AGRITOURISM AND NC COOPERATIVE EXTENSION.THE STRENGTH OF OUR VEBCOG BFRDP TASK FORCE PROPOSAL IS BUOYED BY THE CURRENT PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN VEBCOG AND THE FARMER VETERAN COALITION OF NC WHICH ALLOWS OUR REPRESENTATIVE WHO IS A BOARD MEMBER, A MONTHLY FORUM. WE HAVE TAKEN THE RESPONSES FROM THE SURVEYS FROM THE PREVIOUS AGVET PROGRAM, FVC-NC CONFERENCE QUESTIONNAIRES, AND NRCS SURVEYS WHICH DEVELOPED INTO THIS PROPOSAL THAT WEAVES THEIR DESIRES WITH THE EDUCATION AND THEY WILL NEED TO THRIVE AS FARMERS AND RANCHERS.VEBCOG BFRDP TASK FORCE PROGRAM IS KEYING IN ON THE USDA 2024 GOAL OF CLIMATE SMART IMPROVEMENTS IN AGRICULTURE. OUR TRAINING PROGRAMS INCORPORATE CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY AS AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO ENABLES FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND FOREST LANDOWNERS TO RESPOND TO CLIMATE CHANGE BY REDUCING OR REMOVING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS (MITIGATION) AND ADAPTING AND BUILDING RESILIENCE (ADAPTATION), ALONG WITH SUSTAINABLY INCREASING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY.

ONSLOW AND CRAVEN COUNTY VETERANS OUTREACH PROJECT TO DEVELOP BEGINNING FARMERS

VEBCOG AG CONSERVATION AND FARMERS MARKET COOP

VETERANS ORGANIC GARDEN FARMER READINESS PROGRAM TRAINING VETERANS WITH EMPHASIS ON FARM CONCEPTS,

THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE COSTS INCURRED TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO RESPOND TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19), WHICH MAY INCLUDE WORKPLACE SAFETY, MARKET PIVOTS, RETROFITTING FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WORKER HOUSING, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. IT PROVIDES NEEDED RELIEF TO THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS FOR THEIR COSTS INCURRED BETWEEN JANUARY 27, 2020, THE DATE UPON WHICH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS) UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, AND DECEMBER 31, 2021. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS.

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