Virginia

This month, the program connected with more than 150 attendees at the Virginia Agritourism Conference in Virginia Beach and participated in a Farm Safety Day at the Rockingham Fairgrounds in Harrisonburg, serving approximately 150 attendees alongside 35 volunteers. AgrAbility contributed farm safety and wellness kits for volunteers and promotional materials for children's activity bags, creating meaningful opportunities to engage families and educate youth about farm safety, wellness, and available AgrAbility resources.

Program growth continues through new collaborations with Extension, academic partners, and community organizations, including the reactivation of the AgrAbility Virginia Network (AVN) via a monthly newsletter. Ongoing partnerships-such as capstone projects with Mary Baldwin University physical and occupational therapy students-illustrate the program's commitment to strengthening connections between agriculture, healthcare, and community support while building a more resilient farming workforce.

Submitted by Leslie Lawrence