{"id":5864,"date":"2020-10-19T12:50:49","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T16:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/?p=5864"},"modified":"2020-10-19T12:50:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T16:50:49","slug":"agrability-news-for-october-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/2020\/10\/19\/agrability-news-for-october-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"AgrAbility News for October 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Maine AgrAbility News<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5875 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-12.47.57-PM-300x145.png\" alt=\"group photo of veterans\" width=\"300\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-12.47.57-PM-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-12.47.57-PM-105x51.png 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-12.47.57-PM-317x153.png 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-12.47.57-PM-423x204.png 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-12.47.57-PM.png 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>Boots 2 Bushels (B2B) Program 2020 -Boot Camp for Market gardeners and Farmers. <\/span><\/strong>Starting and running a farming program during a global pandemic certainly had its challenges &#8211; and rewards! Maine AgrAbility staff were able to pivot from in-person learning to remote learning and were, gratefully, able to have in-person field work. A huge thank you went out to all who made this work &#8211; their flexibility, creativity, and generosity was appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5870 size-thumbnail alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-12.41.13-PM-150x150.png\" alt=\"man giving hand signal to woman on tractor\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-12.41.13-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-12.41.13-PM-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5869 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-30-at-1.29.56-PM.png\" alt=\"4 people gathers around a tractor implement talking\" width=\"227\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-30-at-1.29.56-PM.png 227w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-30-at-1.29.56-PM-105x64.png 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,227px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re moving ahead with planning for <span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>B2B 2021<\/strong><\/span>!\u00a0Maine AgrAbility was able to successfully coordinate a signed memorandum of agreement between the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Kennebec Valley Community College to allow B2B 2021 use of the farm facility at KVCC! Staff have access to the classrooms, farm space, and equipment, and have already started prepping the field that will be filled with veggies next season. The hands-on field workday included tractor safety, tractor implements, and tilling the field &#8211; all the time observing health and safety protocols.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>National AgrAbility News<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>The inaugural AgrAbility Virtual State Fair (VSF) is in full swing! So far, VSF Facebook posts, including pre-fair promotion, have reached more than 11,000 people, and VSF Twitter impressions (total tally of all the times the Tweets have been seen) have exceeded 40,000. Please follow, like, and share VSF posts so that all of AgrAbility can benefit from this awareness event.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001LqfgpCmtgTtjtXdUtO6Sw4mEjex4BU_qr9JNBX0oUieLjcSAl4SI2yROxhWJWLjjGOKJzeF--Hbtw04_dmV0vxBLZS3VcLOC_UXkOtHwWUlbgD-arp3A_4uIMK2fK3lApxss4beIy3i3v_f3NCdJV8rFF5Ab5ykFkdMLDnkEkpMjBTrZoC93Sf-Z5UhGyxfIokr_FXba4qs=&amp;c=-rLhJdYeMov4XiudUTf1VbUPIGS_c5rhBEbhiROuOnFj5lJSMB-__g==&amp;ch=ZVswfGpmNUw8tvYiroHORQgA85G2pmaiL8nrIDZal2JSvZ1krQvtHg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001LqfgpCmtgTtjtXdUtO6Sw4mEjex4BU_qr9JNBX0oUieLjcSAl4SI2yROxhWJWLjjGOKJzeF--Hbtw04_dmV0vxBLZS3VcLOC_UXkOtHwWUlbgD-arp3A_4uIMK2fK3lApxss4beIy3i3v_f3NCdJV8rFF5Ab5ykFkdMLDnkEkpMjBTrZoC93Sf-Z5UhGyxfIokr_FXba4qs%3D%26c%3D-rLhJdYeMov4XiudUTf1VbUPIGS_c5rhBEbhiROuOnFj5lJSMB-__g%3D%3D%26ch%3DZVswfGpmNUw8tvYiroHORQgA85G2pmaiL8nrIDZal2JSvZ1krQvtHg%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1603196775936000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGRXQ3TCBkRpoyMekISsG_B59zMWQ\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AgrAbility-Virtual-State-Fair-105811844494828<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001LqfgpCmtgTtjtXdUtO6Sw4mEjex4BU_qr9JNBX0oUieLjcSAl4SI20GwqeRnstNEPr9kDu-9ZxRiB-MPCrrmvWDp19ipDGtedYQWpTFd1cE0CgbwivrMqEM-3SSl0FoxK8Hh0B_4Ojj6uGtVsHTvgZ4pmRXkZbyy&amp;c=-rLhJdYeMov4XiudUTf1VbUPIGS_c5rhBEbhiROuOnFj5lJSMB-__g==&amp;ch=ZVswfGpmNUw8tvYiroHORQgA85G2pmaiL8nrIDZal2JSvZ1krQvtHg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001LqfgpCmtgTtjtXdUtO6Sw4mEjex4BU_qr9JNBX0oUieLjcSAl4SI20GwqeRnstNEPr9kDu-9ZxRiB-MPCrrmvWDp19ipDGtedYQWpTFd1cE0CgbwivrMqEM-3SSl0FoxK8Hh0B_4Ojj6uGtVsHTvgZ4pmRXkZbyy%26c%3D-rLhJdYeMov4XiudUTf1VbUPIGS_c5rhBEbhiROuOnFj5lJSMB-__g%3D%3D%26ch%3DZVswfGpmNUw8tvYiroHORQgA85G2pmaiL8nrIDZal2JSvZ1krQvtHg%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1603196775936000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEADlYC9rlxE02JjW8fHZGE_MCw7g\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/AgrabilityVSF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Toolbox Spotlight<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5865 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-12.18.53-PM-150x150.png\" alt=\"man picking up leaves\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-12.18.53-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-12.18.53-PM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-12.18.53-PM-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-12.18.53-PM-317x317.png 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-12.18.53-PM-423x423.png 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-12.18.53-PM-32x32.png 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-19-at-12.18.53-PM.png 599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Fall is here and leaves are falling! Looking somewhat like giant bear claws, a pair of <a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001LqfgpCmtgTtjtXdUtO6Sw4mEjex4BU_qr9JNBX0oUieLjcSAl4SI2yROxhWJWLjj6GHMbiMA1xl75m6nytuP-7brRUq7XSoroGcTIY0Suu2eIZjAJk_2g4Gfad0kRhJ43SS88ZboeA_7xf8QuqzQEjQGoZ_jM7wEDrbgdfHeokNZT5d5tOAf7A==&amp;c=-rLhJdYeMov4XiudUTf1VbUPIGS_c5rhBEbhiROuOnFj5lJSMB-__g==&amp;ch=ZVswfGpmNUw8tvYiroHORQgA85G2pmaiL8nrIDZal2JSvZ1krQvtHg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001LqfgpCmtgTtjtXdUtO6Sw4mEjex4BU_qr9JNBX0oUieLjcSAl4SI2yROxhWJWLjj6GHMbiMA1xl75m6nytuP-7brRUq7XSoroGcTIY0Suu2eIZjAJk_2g4Gfad0kRhJ43SS88ZboeA_7xf8QuqzQEjQGoZ_jM7wEDrbgdfHeokNZT5d5tOAf7A%3D%3D%26c%3D-rLhJdYeMov4XiudUTf1VbUPIGS_c5rhBEbhiROuOnFj5lJSMB-__g%3D%3D%26ch%3DZVswfGpmNUw8tvYiroHORQgA85G2pmaiL8nrIDZal2JSvZ1krQvtHg%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1603196775937000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHxBQPqGWO9MMD0DyUMA2yoPb3sEg\">Handheld Leaf\/Debris Grabbers<\/a> allows one-with a reduced amount of bending-to rake together then pick up all manner of yard and garden debris. Measuring up to 2 feet tall and 1 \u00bd feet wide at their base, these rake-shaped, lightweight plastic tools have hand-hold grips that also support the lower arm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine AgrAbility News Boots 2 Bushels (B2B) Program 2020 -Boot Camp for Market gardeners and Farmers. Starting and running a farming program during a global pandemic certainly had its challenges &#8211; and rewards! Maine AgrAbility staff were able to pivot from in-person learning to remote learning and were, gratefully, able to have in-person field work. 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