{"id":6797,"date":"2021-07-29T11:07:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T15:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/?p=6797"},"modified":"2021-08-16T11:08:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T15:08:47","slug":"raised-bed-gardening-first-person-perspective-from-an-occupational-therapist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/2021\/07\/29\/raised-bed-gardening-first-person-perspective-from-an-occupational-therapist\/","title":{"rendered":"Raised Bed Gardening: First-person perspective from an occupational therapist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6799\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/07\/Ketra-and-Alita.jpg\" alt=\"Woman and child in farm clothes kneeling in a field\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/07\/Ketra-and-Alita.jpg 223w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/07\/Ketra-and-Alita-105x78.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>My name is Ketra Crosson.\u00a0 I am an Independent Living Specialist with Alpha One.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/alphaonenow.org\/\">Alpha One<\/a> is the non-profit disability-related partner with Maine AgrAbility. I am also an <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/network-connections\/\">occupational therapist by training<\/a>.\u00a0 With Maine AgrAbility, I provide on-farm\/worksite assessments.\u00a0 I also provide technical assistance via my experience as an Independent Living Specialist\/Occupational Therapist.<\/p>\n<p>Working from home last year during COVID, I had the opportunity to try out a raised bed that was built for demonstration purposes by Maine AgrAbility\u2019s lead investigator Richard Brzozowski.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2020\/#building\">See link for design information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These blog posts served as a diary, as I experimented with a new growing method. I&#8217;ll share my hesitations, challenges, solutions, and successes through routine blog posts.<\/p>\n<p>Join me!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Ketra Crosson.\u00a0 I am an Independent Living Specialist with Alpha One.\u00a0 Alpha One is the non-profit disability-related partner with Maine AgrAbility. I am also an occupational therapist by training.\u00a0 With Maine AgrAbility, I provide on-farm\/worksite assessments.\u00a0 I also provide technical assistance via my experience as an Independent Living Specialist\/Occupational Therapist. 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