Leonard Rink has been a farmer all of his life. He loves the land, his tractor, and spending his days outside with the animals. Leonard has made his living off of the land for more than 50 years, but as the days have flown by, and he’s encountered some of life’s difficulties, farming the land he loves has become just a little more difficult.
Leonard recently had a knee replacement and needs to have a shoulder replaced as well, but he hasn’t let a few physical ailments slow him down. Instead, he’s been working with Goodwill’s AgrAbility project to find new and easier ways to access his tractors and keep working the land he loves without exacerbating his injuries or creating new ones.
AgrAbility staff including occupational therapists and OT students recently traveled to the Rink Farm in Holly, CO to help Leonard get back on his feet. We helped find ways to add new steps to his tractors to make them easier to access, and helped him find a better way to latch the doors on a few as well. All it took was a few small adjustments, and Leonard is going strong this harvest season.
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