Veteran's Employment Base Camp and Organic Garden
Community Services Non Profits
Why pick this one
Veteran's Employment Base Camp and Organic Garden provides transitional employment and ADA-accessible rehabilitation gardening for homeless and disabled veterans in New Bern.
Best for
- Homeless or disadvantaged veterans seeking transitional employment and job skills
- Disabled veterans seeking a self-paced outdoor rehabilitation environment
- Active-duty military members transitioning into agriculture
- Youth ages 12–17 seeking seasonal farming-market experience with a stipend
- Customers seeking seasonal organic produce, herbs, seedlings, trees, or flowers in New Bern
Look elsewhere if
- Emergency services or immediate crisis response
- Year-round produce availability outside the March–November growing season
- Traditional employment placement without an agricultural or rehabilitation component
Specialties
- Transitional employment for homeless and disadvantaged veterans
- Workforce training and life-skills assessments
- Self-paced rehabilitation through accessible organic gardening
- Organic produce, seedlings, trees, flowers, and herbs
- Veteran farmer training and agricultural workshops
Certifications
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
What makes them different
- Provides temporary employment and workforce training specifically for unemployed, underemployed, homeless, and disabled veterans
- Garden includes ADA-compliant walkways, raised beds, wheelchair access, and ergonomic garden tools
- Combines organic gardening with health and wellness, life-skills, and workforce training assessments
- Offers seasonal produce and plants through a garden located at 1235 Pollock Street in New Bern
- Partners with veteran-service and agricultural organizations including Farmer Veteran Coalition of NC and Craven County Cooperative Extension
- Years in business
- 10
- Serves
- New Bern
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 1235 Pollock St, New Bern, NC 28560
- Phone
- +12526172848
- Website
- https://vebcognc.org/
Services
- Veteran employment support
- Rehabilitation gardening
- Organic produce sales
- Youth farmers market
- Agricultural workshops
- Volunteer opportunities