Maine AgrAbility mentioned in BDN article on essential skills for backyard farmers
The Bangor Daily News article “These 12 skills are essential for any backyard farmer” mentioned Maine AgrAbility, a nonprofit program funded by a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant and run by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the National AgrAbility Project. The program works to make farming more accessible to people with physical disabilities or other mobility considerations, the article states. “Folks with limited mobility can still enjoy that agricultural lifestyle,” said Caleb Goossen, organic crop and conservation specialist at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. “It’s all about knowing how to use one’s body appropriately, like using your own leverage and bending with your knees so you’re not straining yourself. It’s always going to pay dividends in a lifetime of agricultural work.”