Registration is now open for Penn State’s “Safely Working with Trees Live Webinar Series”! The Safely Working with Trees Series is a live webinar series that will provide critical information and measures for anyone planning to work safely in and around trees. Proper care and safety standards reduce your chance of injury and promote safely […]
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Hoping to start a conversation across the whole agriculture community focused on supporting farmer’s mental health, UNH Extension created “Taking Care of your Mental Health — Tips for Farmers.” Nine self-care tips and other resources can be found on the UNH blog.
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Navigating Disaster Small Bites are short, informational articles with practical ideas about stress reduction, improved communication, 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 families. COVID-19 was described recently by Scott Carlson of Farmers’ Legal […]
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Practical Tips for Farm Resiliency – I Statements Small Bites are short, informational articles with practical ideas about stress reduction, improved communication, 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 families. TIP: When expressing yourself […]
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What’s a SWOC and how can it help? Small Bites are short, informational articles with practical ideas about stress reduction, improved communication, 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 families. Tip: A SWOC or […]
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June 16, 2020 1:00 – 2:00 PM (ET) The Maine CITE Coordinating Center is collaborating with the Maine AgrAbility Program to offer this free webinar on how assistive technology can help farmers. This presentation discusses planning for school and community gardens for all users including those of all ages and abilities. The presentation includes concepts […]
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June 2, 2020 1:00 – 2:00 PM (ET) The Maine CITE Coordinating Center is collaborating with the Maine AgrAbility Program to offer this free webinar on how assistive technology can help farmers. Making small changes in farmers’ working routines and using Assistive Technology (AT) can significantly reduce injury to the joints. Please join us for […]
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Maine AgrAbility News Maine AgrAbility’s Boots to Bushels (B2B) class continued via Zoom this month. The transition to the Zoom platform was smooth, having had several inclement weather days resulting in Zoom use since B2B started in January 2020. This last class included an interview with Bangor Daily News asking about the impact of the […]
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Your weekend encouragement: Walter Morse and Aaron Greene-Morse are both veterans, and they operate Patriot Ridge Homestead in Jefferson, Maine. Watch the video to find out how they got started in agriculture and what AgrAbility means to them.
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Schedules Can Help Routines and schedules can ease stress. When there is uncertainty all around, it can be very useful to put a bit more attention to daily and weekly routines on the farm. Brain research tells us that when we have a plan, a schedule, our nervous systems are more at ease. Personally, you […]
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