August 8, 2022
On August 5th, four Oklahoma CARE military veteran Champions traveled to SAVE Farm in Riley, KS. Rich Auer (Nowata CCD), Steve Easom (Cleveland CCD), Kwame Mboya (Oklahoma CCD), & Phillip Mitchell (Seminole CCD) along with Program Manager Jean Lam, spent the day touring, learning, & experiencing the hospitality of the SAVE Farm & staff.
SAVE Farm: Servicemember Agricultural Vocation Education, is a “Pathway to Agriculture.” The SAVE Farm is a teaching and healing center for all with a desire in agriculture with an emphasis on transitioning service members and veterans.
OACD would like to express appreciation to the Kansas Association of Conservation Districts for their partnership and facilitating this meeting between Oklahoma military veterans and the SAVE team. KACD organized for the CARE visit to coincide with the Kansas Land Improvement Contractor Association’s field day, highlighting the terracing and tiling work recently completed on the property. This gathering emphasized the commitment all present organizations have to the partnerships that better the lives of military veterans and their families. The Nature Conservancy of Kansas
For additional information about the curriculum, enrollment, and the work being done by the SAVE farm please visit:
https://www.facebook.com/www.thesavefarm.org