Maine

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 for setting up an irrigation system in a high tunnel and practice transplanting seedlings using a Hatfield Planter. Maine AgrAbility's OT, Brie Weisman, gave an overview of the program, talked about assistive technology and body mechanics, and discussed ME AgrAbility's Farmer Pain Tool. To see more photos from the field day, click here.

Maine AgrAbility's June 2021 article in the Commercial Fisheries News is about fishermen living and working with diabetes. Fishermen have additional challenges related to diabetes while working in harsh conditions on the ocean, such as wound care, medication, diet, and neuropathy issues. Check out the article here.

Submitted by Lani Carlson