Flagler Enactus helps wounded soldiers through Veterans Farm of Jacksonville

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (05/09/2013)(readMedia)-- Flagler College of Enactus is helping Veterans Farm in Jacksonville, Fla., help wounded combat veterans through the use of horticulture therapy.

This week they are selling their famous sweet crisp blueberry bushes. The bushes are three years old and are available for $8. If you buy more than 10, they are $7.

Veterans Farm teaches disabled combat veterans skills to help them overcome their physical and mental barriers while also getting jobs. Through a 6-month fellowship program, veterans learn how to grow organic fruits and vegetables that will provide them with the resources to go out and start their own farms, or to work for larger farming organizations.

The farm is open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon and is located at 5571 Long Branch Road in Jacksonville. All proceeds from the sale will go to help wounded combat veterans.

For more info, call 904-322-0177.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 24 majors, 29 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review regularly feature Flagler as a college that offers quality education at a relatively low cost; tuition is $23,690, including room and board. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for the historic beauty of its campus. The main building is Ponce de Leon Hall, built in 1887 as a luxury resort by Henry Flagler, who co-founded the Standard Oil Company with John D. Rockefeller. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.