{"id":7273,"date":"2025-02-25T08:44:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T13:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/?p=7273"},"modified":"2025-04-03T10:41:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:41:27","slug":"fertile-ground-for-inclusivity-differently-abled-adults-discover-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/fertile-ground-for-inclusivity-differently-abled-adults-discover-farming\/","title":{"rendered":"Fertile Ground for Inclusivity: Differently Abled Adults Discover Farming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"174\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Samantha-Sheehan-photo-174x300.jpg\" alt=\"photo of woman picking garlic\" class=\"wp-image-7274\" style=\"width:147px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Samantha-Sheehan-photo-174x300.jpg 174w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Samantha-Sheehan-photo-104x180.jpg 104w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Samantha-Sheehan-photo.jpg 328w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As you leave the two-lane highway to enter the graveled road that leads to the 12-acre Red Wiggler farm, an eastern towhee darts across your path and the wilderness opens on your left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then the large red barn comes into view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To your right lies the heartbeat of the farm, the multipurpose building where the fresh vegetables are stacked and washed. 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