[Ag-eq] where is Susan

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I hope Susan is o.k.
Quoting Jody Ianuzzi via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:

> I was just wondering about Susan too. Great minds think alike.
>
> JODY 🐺
> thunderwalker321 at gmail.com
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> "There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes."
> DOCTOR WHO (Tom Baker)
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>
>
> > On Sep 10, 2015, at 6:36 PM, Nella Foster via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone heard from Susan?
> >
> > She used to post quiet a lot and she hasn't been on here in a long time.
> >
> > I believe she and her husband had a farm and raised things for farmers
> markets.
> > She would be a good one to write about.
> >
> > There used to be another woman on here who raised fruits and berries and
> made
> > jams and jellies.  Does anyone remember her name?
> >
> > Does the agri division have officers, if so who are they?
> >
> > If there is an interest we might be able to have conference call meetings.
> >
> > I wonder if there are any other blind students studying agri?
> >
> > Nella
> > Quoting Nella Foster via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
> >
> >> Tracy:
> >>
> >> I think it is a good idea.
> >>
> >> I want to be perfectly honest and let you know at this point I am no where
> >> near
> >> supporting myself.  I recieve SSDI for an auto amune system disorder.  I
> >> worked
> >> for years until I got to sick and had to resign.  I spent a couple of
> years
> >> trying to get healthy and have worked part time on and off.
> >>
> >> I live with some degree of pain most of the time and my energy level can
> be
> >> very
> >> low.  This made working 40 hours a week from 8 to 5 very difficult.  I was
> >> also
> >> spending a couple of hours each day getting to and from work.
> >>
> >> Working on my little farm can be difficult, but I can do it at my pace.  I
> >> work
> >> for a while and then take a break.  If I feel really bad first thing in
> the
> >> morning it doesn't matter so much if I get to the barn a half hour late.
> The
> >> animals might be a bit fussy, but I'm not going to get written up or
> fired.
> >> It's also very nice not to spend huge amounts of my limited energy on
> getting
> >> to and from work.  I don't know if I can ever completely support myself
> doing
> >> this, but it makes me feel better to have work.  I had always worked and
> >> having
> >> to stop was very hard for me.
> >>
> >> I think there is a list for bblind gardeners, does anyone know about it?
> >>
> >> Maybe there are some people there.
> >>
> >> Does anyone know about any other lists or groups that might be interested.
> >>
> >> I know there are blind people stuck in the middle of no where for various
> >> reasons and maybe some type of farming would be a way for them to support
> >> themselves or contribute to the family income.
> >>
> >> Nella
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
> >>
> >>> The radio program I just heard made me think about something Zack was
> >>> talking about last week-getting more blind people interested in
> >> agriculture.
> >>>
> >>> My question has always been, how can a blind person run a farm without a
> >>> driver?  I bet lots of people wonder that.
> >>>
> >>> But, a blind person could run something at the edge of town, which I
> >> believe
> >>> is what Nella does.  It would be hard work, of course, but you wouldn't
> be
> >>> trying to convince some skeptical boss that you could do the job. Or
> doing
> >>> the bureaucratic dance with the state that so many vendors seem to have
> to
> >>> do.
> >>>
> >>> I was thinking about how we could get the word out that it's possible.
> How
> >>> about a Monitor article as one way?  "Blind Farmers, Living the Life They
> >>> Want"?  Nella, Zack, Jewel, and anyone else working in agriculture could
> >>> write a bit about what they do and how they get around any challenges
> >> caused
> >>> by blindness.  I'd be willing to edit.
> >>>
> >>> What do people think?
> >>>
> >>> Tracy
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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