U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) veteran Mike Hanes describes the education and assistance he received from Archi’s Acres and Veteran’s Sustainable Agriculture Training (VSAT) to start his business producing Forager Mike’s Superfoods Dang Hot Sauce while visiting Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Apr. 3, 2013. Archie’s Acres in association with a local university offers the Veteran’s Sustainable Agriculture Training (VSAT) program to active-duty military, veterans and anyone interested in sustainable agriculture as a career. (From right Archie’s Acres and Veteran’s Sustainable Agriculture Training (VSAT) Eric Boyd, Archie’s Acres and Veteran’s Sustainable Agriculture Training (VSAT) graduate Forager Mike’s Superfoods Dang Hot Sauce Mike Hanes, Archie’s Acres Veteran’s Sustainable Agriculture Training (VSAT) Dylan Ratigan, USDA Deputy Chief of Staff Anne MacMillan, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack). USDA Photo by Bob Nichols.
USDA Photo by Bob Nichols
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