This nonprofit is teaching vets to farm

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Chris Brown has literally beat swords into plowshares. The former Marine corporal who saw fierce fighting in Iraq's Anbar and Afghanistan's Helmand provinces is the man behind an innovative program that teaches veterans to farm. "As part of my healing process, I started growing food as a way to reconnect with my surroundings," recalls Brown. He was wounded and suffered a traumatic brain injury during three combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. "I could see it was helping me and I...

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