Field Exercises: How Veterans Are Healing Themselves through Farming and Outdoor Activities

How connecting with nature is helping veterans reintegrate into civilian life and recover from PTSD.

There are nearly twenty-five million veterans and active-duty soldiers in North America. Some experts estimate that more than one quarter of these men and women suffer from post-traumatic distress, and many other military persons experience difficulty reintegrating into civilian life. While conventionally prescribed treatments primarily involve medication and therapy, many people are discov...