Maine AgrAbility

MDOL’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation partners with employers to match them with Maine’s underemployed AUGUSTA– Designed to meet Maine’s immediate and ongoing workforce needs, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) is helping Mainers with disabilities seize job opportunities and employers find the talent they need in this tight labor market. September is Workforce Development Month, […]

By Brie Weisman, Occupational Therapist with Maine LogAbility Also published by Loggers Voice Have you developed arthritis in your hands that compromises your ability to grip tools, but are otherwise healthy and strong and wish to continue working? Have you become less flexible over the years, where you can’t turn to look directly behind you […]

Maine AgrAbility News Maine AgrAbility’s Boots-2-Bushels continued with its monthly in-person workshops.  In July, the group met at Stonecipher Farm in Bowdoinham to learn about no-till farming practices.  The hands-on learning is proving to be a successful learning method.   Our most recent article in the Commercial Fisheries News is about fishing and energy conservation. […]

The National AgrAbility Project is presenting Veterans Harvest: A Virtual Conference for Veterans in Agriculture this summer. The series will convene for five consecutive Tuesdays beginning July 27 from 1 – 2:30 p.m. ET. Click here for the registration form. All sessions are free. Those already registered for the 2021 AgrAbility National Training Workshop Virtual Sessions are automatically […]

Authored by Coached Polly Shyka and Leslie Forstadt 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. Mental Health […]

Maine AgrAbility News Maine AgrAbility’s Boots-2-Bushels has started its monthly in-person workshops.  On June 14, the group met at Chase Stream Farm, an organic diversified farm to learn about irrigation systems. There was hands-on training of setting up an irrigation system in a high tunnel and practice transplanting seedlings using a Hatfield Planter. Maine AgrAbility’s […]

  It was a great day at Chase Stream Farm with Maine AgrAbility’s Boots-2-Bushels first summer hands-on field day.  The group of veteran farmers from across the state gathered in Monroe to learn about irrigation on the farm.  They were able to practice hands-on installing an irrigation system in a high tunnel, and practice transplanting […]