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

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

Ranchers Regenerate Texas Hill Country with Soil for Water

LaTrael and Chisa Brigham’s Urban Farming Journey

Kay Bell

Cetta Barnhart

Michael Stevens

Donetta Boykin

Regenerative Grazing with Travis Krause

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

Andrea Townsend

Ayanna Hill

Brandi Wallace

Brennan and Gwendolyn Washington

Deydra King

Diann Woods

Dolores Miller

Ed Hunt

Eric Depradine

Faith and William Ellis, Sr.

Grace Brown

Jason Puryear

Kigwana Cherry

Natasha “Jonelle” Roberson

Precious Williams

Ruiz Family

Shakera Raygoza

Willard Tillman

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

From the Air Force to Growing Clothes

Virtual Farm Tour: Risk Management at Windset Ranch

From the Blog

Farming the Soil, Not Just the Crop

Farmers Helping Farmers

Good Intentions Aren’t Enough in Farm Succession Planning