Nick Hanhart found us, but on his own he also found Jim Dunlop, a livestock rancher (and Gulf War Marine veteran) who raises hogs and chickens (both broilers and layers) just south of Gilroy, California, at the TLC Ranch.
Along with two documentary film makers, I taped interviews with Nick and with Jim Dunlop and his wife, Rebecca Thistlethwaite. Nick served with the Marines in the Mideast in the capacity of Hospital Corpsman. His candid description of his transition and his growing faith that he can make a good career in agriculture demonstrates the kind of determination that a stint as a combat Corpsman must have required.
The opening and closing music (Impromptu in A) is the creation of the artist DoKashiteru, and is shared with us through the Creative Commons Attribution, Noncommercial (3.0) license.
Note to Nick,
As a former Corpsman, I applaud your choice of careers as a Corpsman and as a farmer both sustain life. Bravo! When you have a moment please contact me, i would like talk about how your input would be ferry valuable to our Veterans Green Jobs Hard Corps Disaster Relief projects.
I have just be bless with a farm in PA. Love help from you all to get this organic farm started. Thank you Tony Sferlazza. field director Plenty International.
It’s great to see veterans connect with other veterans in sustainable farming. It hasn’t been easy for ranchers like Jim Dunlop to find quality help. Nick’s been a great help to the ranch and I look forward to seeing his dedication progress in to a fabulous farming career. Keep it up Nick.