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Veterans Resource Fair. The largest Veteran-centric event in Western North Carolina set a record with over 700 Veteran and community members in attendance. Tours, live music, great food and comradery! Thank you to all who participated, and to all who attended. More to come!

Crowd Breeding - Create your own tomato variety; the story of the Dwarf Tomato Breeding Project



Come to the Veterans Healing Farm so that Craig LeHoullier can tell you the story of how he and over 1000 volunteers from the world over created well over 100 new

varieties of tomatoes. As a bonus, he will take the group to the greenhouse to demonstrate how you can create your very own tomato variety by carrying out a cross pollination. While there, we can take a tour of the various types of tomatoes that are growing (pictured above, 115 varieties) and look at the diversity of leaves, heights, and tomato shapes and sizes, as well as do some possible diagnosis of any issues that show themselves.

When: Saturday, June 10

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 1pm - 3pm

Equine Therapy with Heart of Horse Sense

(First Responders are also eligible to participate)

Equine Therapy / Animal-assisted Therapy is effective in treating people, including combat veterans and first responders, with PTSD, depression, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and other issues.

Horses are highly reactive and respond to human emotions - inviting calm and non-reactive communications which promotes emotional awareness, emotion regulation, self-control, and impulse modulation. Working with horses in a therapeutic setting offers instant and constant feedback to participants and is highly motivational – combining to make an exceptionally effective rehabilitation environment.

The Veterans Healing Farm will be closed to all other activities during these sessions.

When: Saturday, June 17

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 10am – 4pm

PLANT MEDICINE SERIES

with Rebecca Vann

Making Medicinal Plant Tinctures

Tinctures offer an easy-to-use and highly bioavailable method to preserve the herbal medicines growing on the farm and in your gardens. In this class, we will harvest plants on the farm and craft our own tinctures. Participants will learn different methods of tincturing and take-home formulas to add to their apothecary.

When: Friday, June 30

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 1pm – 5pm

Making Oils and Salves

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

Learn to Make Your Own Kombucha!

Learn how easy it is to make kombucha at home for a fraction of the cost of buying it at the store! In this class you will:

• Understand what kombucha is and it’s benefits
• Learn to make your own SCOBY
• Understand the two phases of fermentation
• Receive troubleshooting tips and tricks
• Taste test several different kombucha recipes

Each participant will receive:

• Full written instructions on how to brew your own kombucha from start to finish
• A kit with everything you will need to start your first batch of kombucha which includes a gallon glass brewing jar, tea samples, an active SCOBY with starter kombucha and more!
• Sample recipes to start your kombucha journey
• A bottling jar to fill with your favorite kombucha variety

When: Saturday, July 1

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 10am – 12pm

Wellness Retreat at the VHF

(please bring a Yoga mat)



Find tranquility at the Veterans Healing Farm and leave feeling relaxed, rejuvenated, and reconnected with your body, mind, and spirit. Yoga, Tai Chi, Sound/vibration, Stretch and Balance, and Meditation. A truly delicious and healthy lunch prepared by our own gourmet chef.

Massages? You'll have to attend to find out!

When: Saturday, July 8

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 9am – 4pm

Mushroom 101 with Chris DeVault

(growing mushrooms at home)

Learn the fascinating world of fungi and learn how you can grow mushrooms at home or on your farm.



Participants will learn about the role fungi plays, not only with our individual health, but also the health of ecosystems. They will learn about the various methods of growing mushrooms, at home, for food or medicine, and basic mycology practices including propagation. Everyone will create a take home grow kit where they can grow mushrooms at home.

When: Saturday, July 15

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 930am – 1230pm

Transcendental Meditation for Veterans

“When I came back from Afghanistan, I was angry, depressed, and suicidal. Transcendental Meditation® has lifted my depression, eased my pain and given

me my life back.” – Luke Jensen, Operation Enduring Freedom Veteran

The Veterans Healing Farm, in partnership with The Asheville TM Center invites military veterans and their families to receive training in a simple, natural, self-regulation practice, proven through clinical research to bring relief from post-traumatic stress (PTS), depression, and anxiety. Full scholarships are available.

When: Ongoing

Where: TM Center of Asheville, 165 East Chestnut Street, Asheville, NC

Time: Scheduled

Guided Kayaking Trips

The WNC Duckie Brigade is inviting Veterans for guided kayaking adventures at no charge. Everything will be provided from wet suits (cold water kayaking) to the inflatable kayaks (called duckies). Co-founders of the Brigade, Craig and Jake, "are grateful for the sacrifices our veterans have made for our freedoms and want to help Veterans and fellow humans with their healing."

Veterans wishing to sign-up will need to be in good general physical health with the ability to swim and also hike out carrying 30lbs of gear. The exact schedule will be worked out with participants.

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: August 4, 11, 18, 25, September 1 and 15

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 4pm - 530pm

Recovering with Nature: Ecotherapy

Connecting with nature facilitates an automatic reharmonization of body, mind, and emotions. Informed by a rich background of both modern and ancient indigenous ways of connecting with nature for healing and well-being. This program offers experiential strategies and exercises for connecting with nature, the soul of place, and the self as nature in order to release overwhelming emotions, find peace, and, ultimately, feel more healthily connected with both life and the world. This program is ongoing yet will cycle in 6-week increments.

When: When: August 4, 11, 18, 25, September 1 and 15

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Time: 1:30pm - 3pm

Dream Tending for Trauma

Based on the explorations of Depth Psychology, Dream Tending is a practice which acknowledges the underlying dreaming nature of being and the healing qualities inherent within imagination. Within this program, dreams and dream images will be safely explored from a living animated perspective in order to release and reintegrate fragmented parts of the self for healing, harmony, and reconnection. Individual participants are invited to bring forth dreams and dream images that will be safely shared in group. Through the 6 weeks of this program, dream images and practices will be developed in order to equip participants with strategies to carry the work forward. The program will conclude with an ancient mask making experience that helps to assimilate darker and powerful parts of the warrior self within an accepted and expressive container.

When: August 4, 11, 18, 25, September 1 and 15

Where: Veterans Healing Farm

Times: 10am - 1130am

Veteran X Survey

Veteran X is a voluntary peer-led Recovery Model program started at the VA Medical Center. It focuses on empowering Veterans to take an active role in choosing their recovery goals and finding solutions to their mental, physical, and social problems. The Veterans Healing Farm will begin offering this program in the near future and are in the final planning stage. This is the first Veteran X program offered outside of a VA Medical Center. If you live in the WNC area, and would like to be part of this life-changing program, please take this very short survey on the days/times that would work best for you.

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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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