PARADE Magazine recently featured two unique programs to help vets recover from PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) through agriculture and farm work; it might sound weird but it really works.
If you like to work outside and cultivate crops, animals, and plants, then this therapeutic outlet will let you explore your hobbies and interests and spend time outdoors with other veterans while simultaneously tending to your health:
Farmer-Veteran Coalition
http://www.farmvetco.org
Work Vessels for Veterans
http://www.wvfv.net
The article in PARADE Magazine was published October 16, 2011 if you wish to read the whole story.
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