 For some, farming is a way of life. For the farmers at Veteran Victory Farm, farming is a way of saving lives — theirs. This farm is the brainchild of Ohio native Leslie Lightfoot, who was given her dad’s World War II Purple Heart when she was a little girl. She didn’t understand the significance of that award until later. Growing up during the Vietnam era, she decided to enlist as a medic and remained in that position from 1967-70. “We supply what the guys need. If they like to take care of animals, we give them animals. If they need to garden, we give them seeds. Our current group is not a flower group,’ “ Lightfoot says with a giggle, justifying the weedy flower bed. Most plants are in the ground, after being started in the wind-powered greenhouse this spring. (Read more here) |