Spotlights

FishAbility for Maine Fishermen – March 2021

By Brie Weisman, Occupational Therapist Also published by Commercial Fisheries News, March 2021 Fishermen’s work has been acknowledged by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) as one of the most dangerous jobs in America. Combining physical labor with working outdoors in the cold and wet, often on slick surfaces, all increase the likelihood of injuries. […]

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Small Bites: The true cost of getting distracted and ways to avoid it! 

Authored by Coach Abby Sadauckas Small Bites are short, informational articles with practical ideas about stress reduction, improved communication, and farm and family well-being. They are written by coaches from UMaine Extension’s Farm Coaching team. Farm Coaches are available at no cost to work remotely with farmers and farm teams. Getting distracted This morning I […]

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AgrAbility News for February 2021

Maine AgrAbility News University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine AgrAbility were recently awarded an Extension Risk Management Education Grant to support their Boots-2-Bushels (B2B) program. B2B is a comprehensive nine-month market gardening education and training program for military veterans, their family members, and farmers with disabilities in Maine. The program includes ten weeks of […]

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AgrAbility News for July 2018

National AgrAbility Project News The full Senate passed its version of the Farm Bill, so now the House and Senate will convene a conference committee to reconcile differences between their respective versions of the bill. Both versions currently provide continued authorization for AgrAbility.  Read more news from NAP. What’s Happening with Maine AgrAbility Project Coordinator […]

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What’s happening with Maine AgrAbility?

January 2018 Lani Carlson and Richard Brzozowski are working to develop a relationship between farmers in Franklin County and organizations supporting employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Connections made so far are with the University of Maine at Farmington’s special education and assistive technology department, and with several local programs that support people with cognitive […]

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