Impact

Impact Stories

Meet the people at the heart of NCAT’s work–farmers, veterans, and community leaders who are building more resilient lives through regenerative agriculture and clean energy. Their journeys show what’s possible when the right support meets the right moment.

Planting a New Purpose

Armed to Farm Stories

Sara Creech

Sara Creech

Farmer Portrait: Paul Wilson, Warfield, VA

Farmer Portrait: Kirsten Marra, Wallingford, CT

Kirsten's Story

Farmer Portrait: Chris Wellington, Wallingford, CT

Farmer Portrait: Andal Sundaramurthy, Wilmot, NH

Farmer Portrait: Natasha Crawford, Chesterfield, Virginia

Natasha's Story

Farmer Portrait: Wayne Riley, London, Kentucky

Education, Research, and Community at Chelenzo Farms

Read Their Story

WATCH: How NCAT’s Armed to Farm Helped One Veteran Find Her Purpose

Connecting a Tempeh Producer and Northeast Health Care Groups to Get Local Protein in Hospitals

Sarah Spear holding boxes of her product, Tooties Tempeh

Montana Military Veteran Champions the Power of ‘Armed to Farm’ Alumni Network

Lawrence's Story

Ranchers Regenerate Texas Hill Country with Soil for Water

Read Their Story

LaTrael and Chisa Brigham’s Urban Farming Journey

Read Their Story

Farmer Portrait: Kay Bell, Waco, TX

Farmer Portrait: Cetta Barnhart, Monticello, FL

Farmer Portrait: Michael Stevens, Waynesboro, GA

Michael's Story

Farmer Portrait: Donetta Boykin, Trotter, OH

Donetta's Story

Regenerative Grazing with Travis Krause

NCAT’s Soil for Water Member, Armed to Farm Alum Sees Healthy Soil as the Key to Healthy Food

Farmer Portrait: Andrea Townsend, Hephzibah, GA

Farmer Portrait: Ayanna Hill, Richmond, TX

Farmer Portrait: Brandi Wallace, Hephzibah, GA

Farmer Portrait: Brennan and Gwendolyn Washington, Lawrenceville, GA

Read Their Story

Farmer Portrait: Deydra Steans, Luling, TX

Farmer Portrait: Diann Woods, Wharton County, TX

Farmer Portrait: Dolores Miller, Bandon, OR

Farmer Portrait: Ed Hunt, Robeson County, NC

Farmer Portrait: Eric Depradine, Kansas City, KS

Farmer Portrait: Faith and William Ellis, Sr., New Boston, TX

Read Their Story

Farmer Portrait: Grace Brown, Tyler, TX

Farmer Portrait: Jason Puryear, Meadville, PA

Farmer Portrait: Kigwana Cherry, Augusta, GA

Kigwana's Story

section of map of Georgia and surrounding states

Farmer Portrait: Natasha “Jonelle” Roberson, Blythe, GA

Jonelle's Story

Farmer Portrait: Precious Williams, Ashdown, AR

Precious' Story

Farmer Portrait: The Ruiz Family, Turlock, CA

Read Their Story

Farmer Portrait: Shakera Raygoza, Edinburg, TX

Shakera's Story

Farmer Portrait: Willard Tillman, Oklahoma City, OK

Willard's Story

Value-Added Products, Agritourism are the Keys to Success for Maine’s SeaLyon Farm

Read the SeaLyon Story

Farmer Portrait: Alvina Maynard, From the Air Force to Growing Clothes

Virtual Farm Tour: Risk Management at Windset Ranch

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