Farming Helps Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Heal

Nature has an immense power to heal, and an interesting trend is building among veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: some are turning to the land to heal the emotional damage wrought by war.

The concept of farming as therapy for vets was featured at the Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans conference earlier this summer. Adam Burke spoke about the healing nature of developing a blueberry farm in Webster, Florida called Veterans Farm. An Iraq vet, Burke worked with his wife to develop a two-and-a-half-acre plot, which now employs five vets, and he's opening a second eight-acre location in Jacksonville, Florida.

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