Gardening

Mindful Presence
Anxiety and depression: why doctors are prescribing gardening rather than drugs

"And the evidence base for such treatments is growing – with research indicating that social prescribing can help to improve patient’s anxiety levels and general health. Findings also seem to suggest that social prescribing schemes can lead to a reduction in the use of NHS services."  Author, Yvonne Black, University [...]

2021-04-06T23:49:30-05:00March 26th, 2021|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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Food For Life
Great Time To Try Starting a Vegetable Garden – 6th in a Series

Today there is yet another resurgence in backyard and small-plot food growing, canning, bottling and preserving. Growing your own food at home may not solve all of your family’s food needs, but the practice of picking, preserving and cooking one’s own food brings a sense of control and calm. Author: Rachel Goldlust, PhD [...]

2021-04-06T22:23:45-05:00March 22nd, 2021|Categories: Food For Life|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Food For Life
Great Time To Try Starting a Vegetable Garden – 6th in a Series
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A Sense of Place
The Impulse To Garden In Hard Times Has Deep Roots

Americans have long turned to the soil in moments of upheaval to manage anxieties and imagine alternatives. My research has even led me to see gardening as a hidden landscape of desire for belonging and connection; for contact with nature; and for creative expression and improved health. . . . These [...]

2020-05-19T13:49:35-05:00May 19th, 2020|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on A Sense of Place
The Impulse To Garden In Hard Times Has Deep Roots
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