Young Farmer Night

Date:

Location: URI East Farm

Registration: https://www.labor-movement.com/store/p42/RHODE_ISLAND_Movement_Workshops.html

The Movement Workshop covers BETTER body mechanics and movement patterns in order to decrease injury potential, increase efficiency and extend career longevity. 

Topics covered include:

  • overall health related to athlete well-being
  • movement practice of four high use movement patterns: hinge, squat, push and pull
  • discussion of
  • kneeling patterns, rotation and core stability.

Each participant will leave with tips to improve their overall movement health + wellness. Q&A session.

*These Movement Workshops are FREE of cost to farmers and farm workers in RHODE ISLAND.

  • Funded by Northeast Extension Risk Management Education (ERME) supported by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under Award Number 2021-70027-34693, awarded to Labor-Movement LLC.
  • The USDA defines a farmer as: an individual or entity actively engaged in farming. Those that make a contribution to a farming operations capital, equipment or land, and/or whose contributions include personal labor including cultivating, operating, or managing on or at a farm.

 

DATES, TIMES & LOCATIONS:

  • Wednesday, April 24 from 5:00-7:00 pm. Gather Farm, 380 Greenville Ave, Johnston, RI

LIMIT: 15 participants per event.

COST: $0 for Rhode Island farmers and farm workers.

* Please check your Junk/Spam Email for confirmation email.

A second email will be sent with pre-workshop survey & location information.

** Pre-workshop survey submission required as part of Northeast ERME grant project.

Event Type: Agriculture