CAMDEN – Len Vonderhaar still works his family farm in Preble County at age
86, despite three back surgeries and chronic pain in leg joints.
The Ohio State University is featuring Vonderhaar and his family in a new video and
story that shows how the university’s Ohio AgrAbility program is keeping the family
patriarch where he wants to be – working in the fields.
The program arranged to add a platform lift to the family’s combine to help Vonderhaar
overcome physical challenges.
“Oh my gosh, I can’t say enough good things about the program because it prolonged
my life,” he said. “Because of Ohio AgrAbility, I can get out there and work and do what I
do. It has just been a godsend.”
Ohio AgrAbility is a partnership between Ohio State and EasterSeals Redwood, a
nonprofit in Cincinnati. The program, one of 21 state and regional projects, is funded by
a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assist farm families coping with
disability or long-term health conditions.
