Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund
The Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund is a small grant program that provides direct assistance to veterans who are in their beginning years of farming or ranching. The Fellowship Fund does not give money directly to the veteran, but rather to third-party vendors for items the veteran has identified will make a crucial difference in the launch of their farm business. Awards range from $1,000 to $5,000, and $3.5 million has been awarded to veterans since 2011.
Apply or get more information on the FVC National site - https://farmvetco.org/fvfellowship/
Tennessee Fellowship Fund Awardees
2025 Tractor Supply $1000 Gift card winners:
Brice Myers | Foggy Meadow Farms, LLC| ArmyDane Rafn | Pecan Hill Farms, LLC| Army
2023 - FVC Fellowship Fund Winners
Vanessa and Dave Jakubiec | Farm 627| Army
Matthew Nicholls | The Honey Bee Mine | Army
Tractor Supply $1000 Gift card:
Marcus Quint | Jersey Woods Farm | Air Force
Tamara Monaghen | Wishful Thinking Farm LLC | Air Force
Eugene Okamoto | Six Crows Farm | Navy
Thank you to National FVC and all sponsors, including individual donors:
Ayna Lisa Brown | Oak Grove Lavender, Tennessee | Navy
2022 - FVC Fellowship Fund Winners
Tamlyn Burnham | Houston County Farm | Army
Johanna Kirkegaard-Blue | Do the Needful Farms | Air Force
Tractor Supply $1000 Gift Cards:
Amber Saldana | Cold Creek Flower Farm | Air Force
Anthony Elms | Golden Valley Farm | Air Force
Chad Shields | Six Stone Jars Farm, LLC | Army
Ayna Lisa Brown | Oak Grove Lavender | Navy
James Blair | Double JB Farm | Navy
2021 - FVC Fellowship Fund Winners
Laura Samples | Jewelstar Farms | Army
Tractor Supply
Lee Salzman | Zephyr Farms | Air Force
2020 - FVC Fellowship Fund Winners
Kevin Benderman | Benderman Farms | Marines
Keith Bridges | Knox Goats | Army, Marines
Richard Hanson | Hanson Farms | Army
Joseph Gangi | Timbervale | Air Force
Jason Pohly | Pohly Family Farm | Marines
Tractor Supply
James Artman | Applalachian Grit | Army
Anna Ashton | Tennessee Honey Bee | Army
2019 - FVC Fellowship Fund Winners
David Hochreiter | H&H Farms of Tennessee | Army
Michael Trost | Pokeadot Hops and garden | Army
Ron Bridges | BeeRidges Farm | Army
Tractor Supply
Jeremy Gardner | Kith and Kin Acres | Army
Larry Leone | Hhorme Farm | Army
Larry Orames | Cal-Tenn Farms | Marines
Marissa Buchanan | Buchanan's Barnyard | Army
Raymond Eade | Farm AmerAsia | Army
2018 - FVC Fellowship Fund Winners
Todd Bentley | Army
Brian Gottschall | Marines
George Harlan | Navy
Dameon Berry | Army
Jamie Dove | Army
Tractor Supply
Daniel Hogue | Navy
Arnulfo Patino | Marines
Crystal Perry | Navy
Barry Scales | Marines
Brian York | Army
