From the Field

Stories, Heritage & the People Behind the Farm

Field notes from the founder, veteran stories, and reflections from northeast Mississippi.

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Farm Life

Spring is in full swing!

Spring has brought new energy and fresh life to Warrior Rendezvous Farm Stay. It is a season full of promise, care, and the steady work of nurturing life.

Jason H. Harris · 3 min
Veteran Stories

Staff Sergeant Jason Gibson's Unbreakable Spirit

Three combat deployments. Twenty-one surgeries. Both legs lost to an IED in Afghanistan. And yet — Jason Gibson refused to stop living. This is the story of how faith, nature, and an unbreakable spirit carried him through.

Jason H. Harris · 5 min
Veteran Stories

A Marine's Battle from Within — How a Farm Helped Save Him

Staged in Kuwait for Operation Iraqi Freedom, a young Marine won the battle overseas but came home to face a war within. PTSD, isolation, and darkness — and then, a farm that slowly changed everything.

Jason H. Harris · 6 min
Heritage

Where It All Started

In the 1930s, my great grandfather purchased a virgin forest in northeast Mississippi — land once cared for by the Chickasaw Nation, and in our family for five generations. This is the story of how it became Warrior Rendezvous Farm Stay.