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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 [...]

Susan Troyer2021-04-06T23:49:30-05:00March 26th, 2021|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Anxiety, Community gardens, Depression, Gardening, Gardens, nature, NHS, Outdoors, Social prescribing, Urban gardening|0 Comments

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 [...]

Susan Troyer2021-04-06T22:23:45-05:00March 22nd, 2021|Categories: Food For Life|Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Gardening, Great time to try, Growing vegetables, Growing your own food, Urban gardening, Vegetables|Comments Off

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 [...]

Susan Troyer2020-05-19T13:49:35-05:00May 19th, 2020|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: age of distancing, community and inclusion, coronavirus pandemic, Dementia caregiver respite, Gardening, Gardening in the age of screens, Gardening retreat for caregivers, gardening sessions, physical presence, victory gardening, Why Americans garden|Comments Off

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

Food For LifeGreat Time To Try Starting a Vegetable Garden – 6th in a Series

A Sense of PlaceThe Impulse To Garden In Hard Times Has Deep Roots

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

Food For Life
Great Time To Try Starting a Vegetable Garden – 6th in a Series

A Sense of Place
The Impulse To Garden In Hard Times Has Deep Roots