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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Sheila Foley, of Poland, Maine, was among 50 military veteran farmers nationwide honored this this month by Tractor Supply Co. in partnership with Farmer Veteran Coalition, in celebration of the Fourth of July.
Each farmer was awarded a $1,000 gift card to support their agriculture projects and businesses.
Foley received the award for her work with Attwood Farm & Kitchen LLC. Foley’s business is a diverse farm with horses, chicken, ducks, as well as beef and sheep used for meat and wool production. Additionally, the farm provides a range of vegetables, fruit and food products from its gardens and apple orchard. Foley served in the Army for 23 years, deployed one of those years.
“We are honored to support these veteran farmers as they serve our local communities through their wide-ranging agricultural businesses,” said Roc Hodges, who retired as a master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force and leads the Tractor Supply Veterans Employee Resource Group. “These military heroes have supported our country through their service and it’s a privilege to assist with these gift cards while letting them know how much we support them as they pursue their work in agriculture post-military service.”
The FVC is a national nonprofit organization that assists active duty and veterans of the armed forces embarking on careers in agriculture by providing them with education, resources and small grants to launch their own farming operation or find employment in farming. The group serves more than 20,000 members nationwide.
The 50 farmer veterans were selected based on essay applications describing their farm training and experience, personal investment in their farm business and clear need for assistance to further their vision and goal for the business. Now in the third year of the partnership, Tractor Supply has donated $150,000 in gift cards to veteran farmers.
PHOTO: Sheila Foley (Attwoodfarmofmaine.com photo)
