BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Military veterans in the Boise area will have a new, free pathway into small-scale farming through a revived Harvest Heroes program led by University of Idaho Extension in partnership with the Farmer Veteran Coalition of Idaho and the city of Boise.
UI Extension is establishing a farm incubator for military veterans at Spaulding Ranch Park, a 20-acre historic homestead owned and maintained by Boise Parks and Recreation. Veterans in the program will work with Extension to grow a market garden and receive regular hands-on instruction from Extension experts, guest presenters and veteran farmer mentors. The program will also include flexible online training and monthly intensive workshops.
Enrollment is free for participating veterans and their families and is continuous. Participants will have season-long access to an orchard, a beekeeping apiary, a weekly onsite farmers market and accessible gardens featuring adaptive gardening technology for those with disabilities…