South Whidbey Record Newspaper
“An organization that uses farming as a way to end the stigma around mental health and suicide in the military community has a fundraiser at the Blue Fox Drive-In this Friday.
The group, Growing Veterans, has a farm outpost at the Greenbank Farm where veterans and their family members can find support and learn how to till the soil.
On the farm:
Whidbey Outpost Volunteer Erin, takes a hand cleaning fresh tomato clippings
Growing Veterans helps veterans transition to civilian life by connecting them with peers at the group’s Greenbank outpost and their main farm in Lynden. The organization, founded by a combat veteran and a former mental health counselor, also offers a peer support training program accredited by the Washington Mental Health Counselors Association…”
read the full story at https://www.southwhidbeyrecord.com/life/fundraiser-to-highlight-mental-health-local-talent/