March 2021 Veteran of the Month: Sara Ferrera

Commissioner Fried presents Sara Ferrera with the Veteran of the Month Award for March 2021.

Military Service

Former Intelligence Analyst in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves. Left the Army in 2018 as a Specialist (E-4) after almost eight years of service.

Agriculture Service

Agriculture assistant at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Wimauma. She is also the founder of Floaty’s Farm in Brandon.

Biography

Sara Ferrera is a former U.S. Army Intelligence Analyst and urban farmer from Brandon, Florida. She served for almost eight years on active duty and in the Army Reserves. She medically retired from the Army in December 2018.

In the Army, Sara conducted research on the Middle East, provided security checks within her brigade, handled security clearances, and wrote reports to assist in her unit’s preparation for deployment. She was stationed with the Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Riley, Kansas, while on active duty. In the Reserves she was assigned to separate bases in Lawrence, Kansas, Orlando, Florida, and Tampa, Florida. Sara was awarded the Army Achievement Medal for her exemplary performance during a training exercise.

Sara began her agriculture career in 2020 through the Veterans Florida agriculture internship at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC) in Wimauma. After she completed her internship, GCREC hired her as a full-time agriculture assistant. Sara is also the founder of Floaty’s Farm, an urban farm where she grows microgreens and raises hens for eggs.