Veteran Farm events, Federal surplus for vets, Biz planning coaching, more.

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Pennsylvania Veteran Farming Project
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"Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices." — Harry S. Truman

Veteran Farm Field Days:
Register now--seating is limited~

Garret & Natalie Love

Friday, June 4, Pyma Love Farm, Linesville PA (Crawford Co.) Angus beef operation; NRCS technical assistance and payment incentives (grants); tour of installed conservation projects (covered manure storage, animal heavy use area); Q&A with proprietor of soon-to-be-launched mobile meat processing operation in NW PA. Free to eligible vets/mil/spouses.
Garret & Natalie Love, Pyma Love Farm

Travis Shearer

Saturday, July 10, Jacobs Valley Farm, Hanover PA: Registered Katahdin sheep operation; 'Forestry 101' for managing your woods; USDA FSA funding for fencing, field walk of NRCS technical assistance & funding for on-farm projects, working with local government/DEP on compliance; Marketing: how to tell your farm's story and up your marketing game. Networking lunch. Free to eligible vets/mil/spouses.

Travis Shearer, Jacobs Valley Farm

Free EBT Equipment
Expand your market for fresh farm produce, dairy, meat, poultry, and eggs among your lower income neighbors. Get FREE EBT equipment, then get free promo items until the end of June, or while our funding lasts. Learn how.

Last Call for Trees
Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership is looking for landowners to plant riparian buffers and tree plantings to protect soil and water quality.
If you're a veteran landowner either in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed or another area of PA with resource concerns, submit your info to us by June 1st.
We'll connect you with your local partner, who will determine if you're eligible for free containerized trees or shrubs for a fall planting. Yes, fruit and nut trees are available. Currently we're told you will need to pick up your containerized seedlings at locations throughout central PA in August. Your local partner may be arranging pick-up for landowners not in central PA-please discuss that when they contact you.

Learning Opportunities

Summer Business Planning Bootcamp Webinar, Tuesday, June 8,9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Or same program
June 22, 5-8 pm. $25 General Admission. Veterans/AD attend free. Contact WOMENS-ENTREPRENEURSHIP@CHATHAM.EDU for promo code.
This 3-hour bootcamp introduces skills & specific steps to build a business plan through an interactive approach and live Q&A and using specialized software, LivePlan. Participants receive a 30-day license to the software.

Farming with Drones, Thursday, June 17, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM, online. Free, but pre-register.

Problems with Unproductive/ Overcrowded Woodlands?
NRCS offers technical assistance and may assist with management practices. On private land, consult a DCNR approved consulting forester.

Surplus Property

Pennsylvania's Federal Surplus Property Program
VA certified veteran owned small businesses are now eligible for PA's program to receive federal surplus personal property for nominal fees. Learn more, then check to see if you're eligible.
Register your veteran-owned small business with the VA at https://vetbiz.va.gov/vip/

USDA 2501 Grant program funds support our work. There's no charge for our services to eligible veterans/Guard/Reserve/military and their spouses. (Workshops may have a nominal fee.) Information in this newsletter and on our website is for informational purposes only. Please complete due diligence before entering into any legal or financial agreements.