{"id":15071,"date":"2020-08-13T10:15:33","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T14:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?p=15071"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:20:15","slug":"pain-free-gardening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/08\/13\/pain-free-gardening\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 9: Pain-Free Gardening"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Victory Garden for ME: Pain-Free Gardening\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PSQyqptXpzw?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In this episode of Victory Garden for ME, learn about how to plan your day in the garden, proper stretching and lifting techniques, selecting ergonomic tools, adapting existing tools to improve their ergonomics, designing your garden to match your abilities, and much more!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine AgrAbility Project <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/solutions-and-resources\/ergonomics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accessible Gardening and Ergonomics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ticks\/management\/personal-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tick Lab: Personal Protection<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>More information is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UMaine Cooperative Extension\u2019s website<\/a> and in the video description. \u00a0Please be sure to check out our next video on preparing your garden for winter!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of Victory Garden for ME, learn about how to plan your day in the garden, proper stretching and lifting techniques, selecting ergonomic tools, adapting existing tools to improve their ergonomics, designing your garden to match your abilities, and much more! 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