Urban Harvest: Garden with Less Pain

Gardening can be hard work, but there are ways to make it easier on our bodies.
Come learn about ergonomic options, how to move your body and use common gardening tools to minimize bodily wear and tear. Test out alternative tools and practice your gardening form. This class is taught by Assistive Technology of Alaska (ATLA) and occupational therapist and owner of Fireweed Therapy Alaena Bateman. Free.
In collaboration with the UAF Cooperative Extension Service, Assistive Technology of Alaska (ATLA), Fireweed Therapy, and the Anchorage Museum.
6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, Seed Lab, 111 W. 6th Ave.
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu. The University of Alaska is an equal opportunity/equal access employer and educational institution. The university is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status. This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.