New York Times best-selling author and former host of MSNBC's The Dylan Ratigan Show Dylan Ratigan discusses the success of Archi’s Acres and the Veteran’s Sustainable Agriculture Training (VSAT) program with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Apr. 3, 2013. Archi’s Acres offered the experience and knowledge they have with their farm and the Veteran’s Sustainable Agriculture Training (VSAT) program and discussed economic options available through USDA for active-duty military, veterans and anyone interested in sustainable agriculture as a career. (L to R Archie’s Acres Veteran’s Sustainable Agriculture Training (VSAT) Dylan Ratigan, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Chief of Staff Anne MacMillan, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Archi’s Acres and Veteran’s Sustainable Agriculture Training (VSAT) Colin Archipley, Archi’s Acres and Veteran’s Sustainable Agriculture Training (VSAT) Karen Archipley, and Veteran’s Valor Fund representative Filomena Spiese). USDA Photo by Bob Nichols.
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