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July 2020

New Mexico

Collage of 4 interns - 3 ladies and 1 man - each holding a chickenNew Mexico AgrAbility occupational therapy interns are making a big splash in the project. Derek Montoya, Shelby Jones, Sandia Wood, and Sandra Chapman recently received training in tractor safety issues, with machinery courtesy of New Mexico Tractor Supply-John Deere in Belen, New Mexico. They are making frequent internet visits to the National AgrAbility Project website. At Mandy's Farm, the interns have helped re-organize tool storage, adapted tools, and begun preparations for a phased-in re-start of the adapted farming program. Each graduate student has selected a subject area for developing programming and conducting webinar equipment demonstrations.

Submitted by Carla Wilhite