American VetFarm Network
A national program helping veterans find agricultural resources, farmer-led guidance, education, and connection as they build a life in farming, ranching, homesteading, or agricultural business.
American VetFarm Network supports veteran beginning farmers through practical education, resource navigation, one-on-one intake support, peer learning, and connections to agricultural partners.
Whether you are just beginning to explore agriculture, working through an early farm idea, or trying to find the right resource for your next step, the network is designed to help you navigate the landscape.
What the Network Offers
American VetFarm Network is built to make agricultural education, USDA resource navigation, and peer connection more accessible for veteran beginning farmers.
Start Where You Are
You do not need a finished business plan, land, equipment, or a fully formed farm operation to get connected.
Some veterans are looking for basic information. Some need help thinking through a realistic first step. Others are ready for education, events, peer connection, or referrals to outside partners. This program is built to help identify the right pathway.
How the Network Supports You
American VetFarm Network is organized around three practical pathways: resources, guidance, and connection.
Field Guide
Find agricultural resources, program information, and learning materials in one place.
The Field Guide brings together national resources for veterans exploring farming, ranching, homesteading, and agricultural business. Topics include USDA programs, grants, farm planning, livestock, land stewardship, adaptive resources, business support, and partner referrals.
Explore the Field Guide →Farm Coaching
Start with a short intake call to think through your farm goals and next steps.
Farm Coaching helps veterans identify where they are in their farm journey, what kind of support they may need, and which At Ease Orchard program or outside resource pathway may be the best fit.
Visit Farm Coaching →Learning Network
Learn through Summits, live gatherings, on-demand education, and peer connection.
The Learning Network includes regional Summits, monthly virtual gatherings, participant access to webinar curriculum, and podcast-style learning designed for veteran beginning farmers.
Visit Learning Network →Four Simple Ways to Engage
Choose the path that fits where you are right now.
Explore Resources
Use the Field Guide to find national agricultural resources, training opportunities, and partner organizations.
Request Intake
Email us if you would like help identifying the right program pathway, resource, or next step.
Join a Gathering
Attend VetFarm Network Live or a future Summit to learn, ask questions, and connect with others.
Keep Learning
Program participants may access learning resources, webinars, and on-demand materials as the network grows.
This work is supported by the 2501 Program, project award no. GRANT14203436, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.
Get Connected
Interested in American VetFarm Network? Email us to share what you are working on, request resources, or learn about upcoming virtual gatherings and in-person Summits.
