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Farm Safety, Health, & Wellness
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AgrAbility Virginia has been at the center of a collaborative Farm Safety, Health, & Wellness initiative. Through this initiative, AgrAbility Virginia has hosted educational webinars, trained staff on a farm stress curriculum, and published multiple resources. One of the many outcomes from this successful initiative include five fictional case studies and a guide to show how practitioners can support farmers through stressful events and decisions. Click
here
for more publications
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What's new with AgrAbility Virginia?
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Serving Farmers through COVID-19
AgrAbility Virginia is still serving farmers through the COVID-19 pandemic. Click
here
and select "COVID-19 Announcements" for more resources and information.
If you know a farmer or farm family who could benefit from AgrAbility Virginia services, please contact Garland Mason at 540-231-4582 or
AgrAbilityVA@vt.edu
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Farmers Spotlight on our Advisory Group
Terrie Webb of Webb's Gardens is one of many clients AgrAbility Virginia has served over the years, and now she along with three other farmers have accepted positions on the Advisory Group. This is a group of health practitioners and farmers who help guide and advise the AgrAbility Virginia team. Click
here
to see who else is in the Advisory Group.
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Lawn Care Safety
As families stay home during COVID-19, Virginia Cooperative Extension continues to provide important safety tips and publications regarding lawn and garden care.
Click
here
and select "At-Home Safety" for more resources and information.
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We are on Social Media
Part of the long-term marketing plan, AgrAbility Virginia has revamped our social media presence. We've updated our
Facebook
page and added a new
Instagram
account! Like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram at @agrabilityva .
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The AgrAbility Assistive Technology Fund
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AgrAbility Virginia works to help farmers and farm workers with injuries or disabilities to continue working safely and efficiently. Easterseals UCP, an AgrAbility Virginia partner agency, organizes the Assistive Technology Fund as an avenue to support this mission.
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Want to donate to the Assistive Technology Fund?
1) Write a check to Easterseals UCP with "AgrAbility Virginia" written in the memo section and mail to:
Easterseals UCP North Carolina & Virginia
201 East Main Street
Salem, VA 24153
2) Call our office to donate over the phone with a credit card:
(540) 777-7325
3) Click the orange button below to link to our online donation page.
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Follow Us on Social Media for More Frequent Updates
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AgrAbility Virginia
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Garland Mason, Program Coordinator
540-231-4582 | AgrAbilityVA@vt.edu
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AgrAbility Virginia is funded by AgrAbility Project, USDA/NIFA Special Project 2019-2022 (41590-22326) and administered by Virginia Tech, Easter Seals UCP North Carolina/Virginia, Inc. and Virginia Cooperative Extension.
Virginia Cooperative Extension programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Edwin J. Jones, Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States; M. Ray McKinnie, Administrator, 1890 Extension Program, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA, United States.
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