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Farmer Stress Assistance and Wellness Event
January 22, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Free
Farmer Stress Assistance and Wellness Event
Monday January 22, 2024
9am-3pm at the Resort at Port Ludlow
Free event for farmers with delicious food provided!
Pre-registration is required: https://farmerhealth.brownpapertickets.com/
Join us for a day of learning and reflecting on how to reduce and manage stressors on your farm with a focus on physical, emotional, mental and financial health. Farming can be extremely stressful. Agriculture is known to be a dangerous occupation full of potential stressors like weather, changing economic markets and machinery breakdowns. When these start to compound many farmers experience excessive stress, making it hard to move forward to positive solutions. Due in part to the stresses faced in farming, agricultural workers have rates of suicide much higher than the average rate. Farmers need resources and support now more than ever. How can farmers care for themselves to sustain their tenure in agriculture? We will explore this query.
Join us for a free workshop with lunch and snacks provided in a comfortable, relaxed setting. Walk away with practical knowledge and resources on how to manage the stresses of agriculture. We understand that these topics may be challenging to address in our agriculture community, yet necessary in order to be proactive in community health and wellbeing.
Speakers include WSU Extension, AgriAbility, Western Regional Agricultural Stress Assistance Program, Jefferson Healthcare, and Jefferson Public Health.
Topics include:
- Taking care of the farmer and managing stress on the farm
- Physical injury prevention, proper body mechanics, stretching techniques
- Assistive technology if injury occurs to keep you farming
- Mental health resources, suicide awareness and reduction through QPR training (Question, Persuade, Refer)
- Local services: access to affordable primary care providers, charity care and financial assistance, harm reduction services, and more
Please register here: https://farmerhealth.brownpapertickets.com/
Lunch generously provided by the Port Townsend Food Coop.
Retreat space generously sponsored by the Resort at Port Ludlow.
Workshop sponsored by the WSU Extension AgriAbility Program.