Michael O’Gorman began farming in 1970. In 1990 he got asked to manage the first certified organic farm in Salinas, California. Over the next 20 years he helped build three of the country’s largest organic vegetable operations, converting 6,000 acres of prime farmland into organic production throughout California, Arizona and Mexico. In 2009 he founded Farmer Veteran Coalition, the nation’s leading organization helping military veterans find healing and viable careers on America’s farms. Michael now divides his time between helping his brother on Trinity River Farm, twenty acres of fruit and vegetables on the land he was born on, and advising new farmers.