Lancaster Farming publishes article on veterans, UMaine Extension’s AgrAbility program
Lancaster Farming published an article on Maine AgrAbility, a nonprofit program that supports farmers, fishermen and forest workers with disabilities and helps them continue working, and how it helps Maine veterans. Funded by a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant and run by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the National AgrAbility Project, Maine AgrAbility provides services at no charge to those who need them by connecting them to a network of federal, state and local resources. For Wabi-Sabi Farm, co-owned by veteran Holly Pickens, Maine AgrAbility “only had to link them up with a business mentor, and they took off running putting together a business plan and securing funding,” said Anne Devin, coordinator of Maine AgrAbility’s veterans division. “My issues are not physical, necessarily, although depression can be for sure. Working with AgrAbility has been a good experience. They’ve been very responsive,” said Pickens. “The thing with AgrAbility is they don’t finance anything, but they can point you to places” that provide financing. More about Maine AgrAbility is online.