For Georgia native Tim Anderson, a disabled veteran who served in both the United States Army and Air Force, digging the earth and planting seeds started out as nothing but a hobby three years ago.

As something to unwind doing. As a pastime.

“Gardening is fun. It is exercise for me so I won’t just sit in the house,” said Anderson to a reporter with the local Macon.com & The Telegraph.

Recently, however, the fun has turned into something so much more: dollar signs, and a livelihood. Through a local program called Farm Again, Anderson — who has a prosthetic leg after a motorcycle accident in 2005 — is on track with a farming business plan. He’s aiming to make a profit on the produce that he grows, which is primarily kale, collards and cauliflower.

Also “rainbow carrots”, which grow organic in a vibrant orange, white and purple pattern. Of late, the veteran has been making waves with the vegetable at the International City Farmer’s Market.

It’s thanks, in part, to the nonprofit, which last week constructed six “raised beds” in Anderson’s garden — the combined effort of generous donations, local farmers, volunteers and even high school students studying agriculture.

The teacher and lead of Perry High School’s department, Phil Gentry, said he jumped at the chance to be a part of the project.

“You don’t get a lot of these opportunities,” he said.

“It just gives you a good feeling to help this vet who did six tours of duty. They will be more excited about this story than anything else they’ve done.”

Farm Again, founded in 2006, has helped over a thousand farming families. For more information, contact their engagement director, Jimmy Hill, at (404) 372-8680 or via email at jimmyh@uga.edu.

Anderson also has an outreach platform. It’s called “Green Planet Vets”, and its website can be reached by clicking here.