Pennsylvania

Staff members Linda Fetzer and Abbie Spackman and an AgrAbility PA farmer presented to the Penn State Extension Women Rooted in Ag group. The session is available on the PSU Extension website. Attendees included farmers from Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region. The presentation focused on AgrAbility, farm safety, seeking support, and the farmer's success.

Abbie attended the PA Farm Link advisory board meeting held at Grow Pittsburgh's Braddock Farms. Part of the meeting was spent touring the urban farm that thrives next to an operational steel mill and within view of Kennywood amusement park. The farm focuses on education and providing produce to the local community. Abbie learned about the garden tool lending library operated by Grow Pittsburgh to encourage and create access to community and home gardening.

Staff member Kendra Martin participated in several opportunities to highlight AgrAbility PA during National Disability Employment Awareness Month (October) including:

• posting on social media for the AgrAbility Virtual State Fair (VSF)
• exhibiting at the Harrisburg State Capitol for a disability service provider event organized by PA State Senator Tina Tartaglione and fellow legislators
• engaging on social media with Pennsylvania's Department of Agriculture who posted and shared AgrAbility PA's video of dairy farmer Chelsi Schultz with its more than 41k followers

Submitted by Kendra Martin