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

By Stephanie Westlund

• There are 22 million veterans and 1.5 million active-duty soldiers in the US and 1 million veterans and active duty soldiers in Canada.
• It is estimated that more than a quarter of these soldiers suffer from post-traumatic distress
• A growing number of veterans are turning to farming, gardening and outdoor recreation as as a means to reintegrate into civilian life
• This is the first book to bring the topics of post-combat struggles and the human/nature connection together
• Aims to do for veterans what Richard Louv's "Last Child in the Woods" does for children
• Offers stories of hope and possibility from 8 military veterans from different generations
• Concludes with a description of resources and support groups
• Author has a phD in Peace and Conflict and has been working with veterans since 2009
• Author is accomplished writer who has won several awards for articles and essays and blogs at Our Common Nature ourcommonnature.blogspot.com
• Book will also appeal to other groups subject to post-traumatic distress: law enforcement personnel, firefighters and paramedics

• Language: English
• Publisher: New Society Publishers
• Release date: Jun 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781550925562