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Equine Therapy. The Veterans Healing Farm, Horse Sense of the Carolinas, and Man With A Horse Project, held our first of three equine therapy workshops at the Farm. This was made possible by a grant from the Community Foundation of Henderson County. Next session is Saturday, August 26, 10am - 4pm at the Veterans Healing Farm. First Responders are also eligible to sign-up. Registration is now open - click here.

Flower Pounding—Natural Printmaking with Flowers

Learn how to make beautiful natural prints using only flowers and a hammer. Participants will take home their own shirt and art piece to wear and enjoy. Please bring your own hammer and let us know your t-shirt size on the registration page.

When: Wednesday, July 19

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 10am – 12pm

Making Oils and Salves with Rebecca Vann

Making herbal-infused oils is the process of transferring a plant’s medicinal qualities into a carrier oil. Herbal oils can be used as moisturizers, massage oil, and first aid for cuts, bruises, burns, bug bites, and more. Herbal oils also have culinary applications as well. In this class, we will create oil infusions from plants grown on the farm and craft salves. Participants will take home an herbal oil infusion and a salve to add to the home apothecary.

When: Friday, July 21

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 1pm – 5pm

Click below for the message from Jock -

Exploring The Grief Journey For Veterans and Their Families

with Jock Brocas

World-renowned spiritual teacher and best-selling author, Jock Brocas, is set to appear at the Veterans Healing Farm to deliver a transformative and enlightening series of workshops.

Recognized for his deep understanding and extensive work on grief management, Jock will educate veterans and their families on identifying, understanding, and dealing with grief, and the differing kinds of grief. The aim of these workshops is not only to equip attendees with essential coping mechanisms but also to instill a profound comprehension of what it means to truly support a grieving individual. In this crucial endeavor, Jock seeks to empower veterans and their loved ones to navigate through the challenging journey of loss, healing, and acceptance.

Join Jock on July 22 at the Veterans Healing Farm for an introduction to the series.

When: Saturday, July 22

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 10am – 12pm

Food Preservation Workshop (Canning and Pickling) with Dale Billings

Learn how to safely preserve and use all of that great produce from your garden year-round! This hands-on workshop will teach the basics of water bath canning and pickling. Participants will use vegetables they hand-picked from the Veterans Healing Farm gardens. You will go home with your pickled creations as well as the knowledge of how to do it yourself.

This course is geared to beginners who haven’t tried canning in the past. 

During the workshops, participants will learn the basics of water bath canning, pickling, and basic canning safety. NOTE: This is water bath canning only - no pressure cooking will take place.

When: Saturday, July 29

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 10am – 3pm

Making Flower Essences for Emotional Support 

Flower essences are specialized botanical preparations, made from the flowers of various plants, that offer significant healing on the emotional, mental, and spiritual levels. The vitality of the flowers in bloom are a subtle, yet powerful preparation to help support your nervous system, which impacts every other system of your body. In this class we will craft flower essences from the flowers in bloom on the farm. Each participant will learn how to use flower essences and leave with several flower essences to begin their own collection at home.

When: Friday, August 4

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 1230pm – 430pm

Music Therapy for PTSD & Trauma

Music has been shown extensively to be a force for bringing peace, balance, and integration. In this program, the group of participants will engage with interactive musical activities which specifically target consequences of trauma and PTSD in order to establish emotional equilibrium and a sense of peace. Throughout the various sessions, participants will be equipped with tools which can be transitioned into life in order to help deal with difficult emotions, feelings of estrangement, depression, and anger. No prior musical experience is necessary. This program is ongoing yet will cycle in 6-week increments.



When: Fridays starting August 4 - September 15

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 4pm - 530pm

Herbs for Pain + Inflammation with Rebecca Vann

In this class, we will deep dive into understanding pain and how to get to the root cause vs just treating symptoms. You will learn about 15+ herbs for pain and their specific uses in addressing inflammation, injury, muscle pain, joint pain, nerve pain, and dental pain, and why they are so effective. We’ll cover diet and lifestyle considerations for those living with chronic pain and discuss which herbs work best in which forms and when to use them. You’ll meet some of these plants in our medicinal herb gardens and take home useful remedies for your home medicine chest.

When: Saturday, August 5

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 1230pm –430pm

Flour and Flower

Learn about edible flowers and how to use them in a myriad of different ways. Each participant will then decorate their own gluten-free mini-bundt cake (provided) to take home. Participants will also collectively decorate a sheet cake to enjoy at the end of class.



When: Tuesday, August 8

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 10am – 12pm

Food Preservation Workshop (Jamming Jam) with Dale Billings

Learn how to safely preserve and use all of that great produce from your garden year-round! This hands-on workshop will teach the basics of water bath canning and jam making. Participants will use fruits and produce they hand-picked from the Veterans Healing Farm gardens. You will go home with your sweet creations as well as the knowledge of how to do it yourself.

This course is geared to beginners who haven’t tried canning in the past. 

During the workshops, participants will learn the basics of water bath canning, jam making, and basic canning safety. NOTE: This is water bath canning only - no pressure cooking will take place.

When: Saturday, August 12

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 10am – 3pm

Plant ID with Rachael Merriweather



Would you like to know what plants around you are edible? Or medicinal? Do you want to know how to spot poison ivy? Then this class is for you! Come learn about all the plants that surround you every day! We will discuss both common and Latin names, and why each is important. Key features that help with identifying any plant will be outlined and set you up to be able to find the names and uses of new plants you encounter as well. There’s a whole world right there in every yard and park if we just know how to see it!

When: Saturday, August 19

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 930am - 12pm

QPR Suicide Prevention Training (Question. Persuade. Refer.) Three steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide.

Just like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone in crisis anTRAINING WILL COVER

•  How to Question, Persuade, and Refer someone who may be suicidal

•  How to get help for yourself or learn more about preventing suicide

•  The common causes of suicidal behavior

•  The warning signs of suicide

•  How to get help for someone in crisisd can save lives. QPR is the most widely taught Gatekeeper training in the world.

When: Saturday, September 2

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 10am - 12pm

Foto Flora: An Eclectic Flower Crown Workshop + Empowering Floral Photo Shoot

Learn how to design a unique and eclectic flower crown, and then you'll walk through how to design + set up a styled photo shoot using a variety of flowers/natural elements from the Farm. Each participant has the option to model their creation however they see fit in an empowering, editorial photo shoot with Sam as the photographer.

Each participant will be contacted prior to class to discuss what they’d like their photos to look like/represent. Each participant will take home their own crown, and be emailed a link to access + download their gallery of photos. 

NOTE: Participants should bring any extra clothes, props, or accessories they’d like to change into for the photos.

When: Tuesday, September 5

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 10am - 12pm

Mental Health First Aid

Identify. Understand. Respond. — Let’s make Mental Health First Aid as common as CPR.

Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.

This class is provided free of charge. Books and lunch will also be provided.

Participants will receive a certificate of completion at the end of this course.

*All class participants will be sent a brief pre-class survey to the email that they register with. Pre and post test surveys are required for certification.

When: Friday, September 8

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 830am - 430pm

Organic Pest Control for Farms and Yards with Rachel Merriweather

In this class we will be learning about not only the forms of organic chemical control but also how to utilize the pest controls nature has already provided! We will be identifying beneficial insects and how to encourage them to inhabit your garden areas so that they can take care of those insects that can be pests for you. We will also cover resistant varieties and why those are important for disease control in our area, both for food crops as well as ornamentals. This class will be helpful for farmers and gardeners with any size yard or field!

When: Saturday, September 9

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 930am - 12pm

Herbs for Stress + Balance

This class is designed to support and empower you in your ability to manage stress with herbs and self-care. We will cover 10+ herbs to alleviate anxiety, improve mood, and manage stress. We will discuss lifestyle choices that steer your ship towards more balance and the best alternative remedies for dealing with life’s stressors. We have many of these plant allies in our medicinal herb gardens are participants will get to know these plants and take home herbal preparations to add to your home apothecary.

When: Saturday, September 9

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 1230pm - 430pm

Bring the family and join us at the Farm for some great music on the JAM Center Stage this summer!

All our concerts are BYOLC (Bring Your Own Lawn Chair).

Tuxedo Junction

Tuxedo Junction has been entertaining a long list of grateful fans for decades; showcasing soaring vocal harmonies, danceable tunes, and a wide variety of musical styles. Come and listen to pop music styles from the 1930s into the '90s!

Please bring your own lawn chairs, blankets, and coolers.

When: Thursday, July 13

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 6pm - 8pm

Trevor Darden

(of the Buffalo Kings)

Trevor has been playing and composing music since the age of 9, winning state awards as part of his high school vocal quartet and an as a solo vocalist. After high school he ventured to New York City playing open mics and gigging in the East Village and being exposed to Big Band, Jazz and other influences. His unique sound was further honed traveling Turkey and Europe playing Motown music and continuing to compose his own original songs. As a solo artist or with his band Buffalo Kings, he is able to capture a full and resonant tone in his music that is both familiar and comfortable, while being carried along on a very personal style and distinctive sound.

When: July 20

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 530pm - 730pm

FREE NOTARY SERVICES

We are happy to announce 'free' Notary Services to our Veteran community. Forms we will have on-hand include: Health Care Power Of Attorney, Advanced Directive/Living Will, and

Advance Instruction for Mental Health Treatment. These forms are important to have in place for all of us, regardless of age. “It always seems too soon, until it’s too late.” Also, the notary services are not limited to advanced health care directives (i.e. transfer of titles, wills, etc.). This is by appointment only. 

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The Star-Spangled Banner

O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light,

What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming,

Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight

O’er the ramparts we watch’d were so gallantly streaming?

And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air,

Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there,

O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave

O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Wishing you and yours a happy and safe 4th of July!