Maine AgrAbility

Maine AgrAbility News December 2019 Toolbox Spotlight Built to fit category 2 and 3 tractors from 80 to 160 hp, the Rear-Mounted Tipping Transport Box, with detachable tailgate, is designed to allow one to dig, scoop, scrape, level, spread, and/or haul all types of material weighing up to 600 pounds (depending on model).

Classes held twice monthly, January 13 – September 20, 2020 Togus VA Medical Center, 1 VA Center, Augusta, Maine Workshop FULL – Registration Closed Learn how to go from seed to salary with this FREE course for military veterans interested in growing and selling their own farm produce. Participants who attend all classes and participate […]

Anne Devin exhibited Maine AgrAbility program information at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) Farmer to Farmer conference on November 3 and 4 in Rockland with over 100 farmers and service providers in attendance. Lani Carlson exhibited project information at the 2019 Maine State Occupational Therapy fall conference in Orono on November 9, […]

Anne Devin, veteran outreach coordinator for the Maine AgrAbility program, was featured in the Portland Press Herald article, “Former Marine turned to farming and helps other vets do the same.” Devin said she has identified about 250 veterans or veteran spouses in Maine who are either actively farming or have indicated an interest in agriculture. […]

Thursday, December 5, 2019 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET Register online Registration deadline is Monday, December 2, 2019. As part of the Assistive Technology Act, the Alternative Financing Programs (AFPs) are poised to assist people with disabilities (and their families) in getting the assistive technology they need. There are 42 AFPs throughout the country that can […]

Maine AgrAbility News Maine AgrAbility is pleased to announce that several new videos have been finalized and added to its website resource list. Three videos were developed specifically to illustrate safe techniques and reminders for stretching, harvesting, and lifting. This resource can be used by anyone involved in agricultural tasks. They were produced in coordination […]

Agriculture symposium for military veterans Oct. 26

Anne Devin, AgrAbility veteran outreach coordinator, and co-owner of Chase Stream Farm was joined by Richard Brzozowski, food system program administrator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, as guests on WERU Community Radio’s “Public Affairs” series. The show, “Common Ground” focused on veterans and farming in Maine.

Maine AgrAbility News Maine’s veteran outreach specialist, Anne Devin, had an AgrAbility display table at the Northeast Mechanical Weed Expo in Old Town, Maine, on September 12. The room was filled with many enthusiasts and one special Maine farmer named Eliot Coleman who talked with Anne about the adaptive tools. AgrAbility staff exhibited project information […]

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a free yoga class for gardeners and farmers 6–7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the University of Maine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater Drive, Falmouth. Brie Weisman, Maine AgrAbility specialist, OTR/L, and owner of Adapt-Able Living in Rumford, will instruct the class. She’ll demonstrate ways to incorporate yoga […]