1998 Annual Report for FNC98-213
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 1998: $5,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1998
Region: North Central
State: Michigan
Project Coordinator:
Thomas Robinson
S&S Farm Market and Greenhouse
You-Pick for the Handicapped
Summary
Providing access for the handicapped can be beneficial for the producers as well as disabled people. The objective of this project is to provide the physically challenged accessibility to You-Pick blueberries and hunting areas. The coordinator will build a boardwalk through soft, uneven terrain to provide wheelchair accessibility to blueberries and to a lagoon and wooded area full of waterfowl and deer. Due to environmental concerns related to the use of wolmanized wood, the project was delayed for one year so the coordinator could locate environmentally friendly construction material at an affordable cost.