Ferrera, Sara interview
Description
Oral history interview of Sara Ferrera. Interview conducted by Brandon Kirk via Zoom on July 21, 2021. Interview topics include early pre-military life; training; role in the military and daily responsibilities; how Ms. Ferrera supported Operation Enduring Freedom; trend analytics work; service-related injury; feelings of purpose and involvement with the war in Afghanistan; work as a contractor; receiving the Army Achievement Medal; supporting the war in Afghanistan from station in Kansas; transition from military service to agriculture with the Florida Department of Agriculture; lessons learned working in agriculture; rural versus urban farming; continued contact with other service members; applying military training to civilian life; self-taught and institutional learning in agriculture; building and running an urban greenhouse; impact of Ferrera's local urban farming on the community; different crops on her farm(s); and techniques used and learned in Ferrera's farming work.