Accessible Gardening for Therapeutic Horticulture http://www.
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Accessible Gardening for Therapeutic Horticulture
Jean Larson,Horticultural Therapist
Anne Hancheck,former Minnesota Extension Horticulturalist
Paula Vollmar, Horticultural TherapyIntern, Universityof...
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Accessible Gardening for Therapeutic Horticulture http://www. extensim. m. dddistribution/harticu1~6757. html FO-06757 1996 To Order Accessible Gardening for Therapeutic Horticulture Jean Larson,Horticultural Therapist Anne Hancheck,former Minnesota Extension Horticulturalist Paula Vollmar, Horticultural TherapyIntern, Universityof Minnesota Copyright O 2008 Regents of the Universityof Minnesota. All rights reserved. Do you recall times in the garden when, after weeding a row of flowers, you had more energy? Or after a walk outdoors, you felt more peacefbl? If so, you experienced the therapeuticbenefits of horticulture, and you are one of many who retreat to the garden to relax, renew energy, create a sense of place, and restore self-esteem. TherapeuticHorticulture is the purposefhluse of plants and plant-related activitiesto promotehealth and wellness for an individualor group. A garden benefits you on many levels. One seeminglymagical effect of gardeningis stressrelief Emotional
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Community gardening
Description and Benefits
Community gardens are accessible to a range of community members, usually located on public land or at a
community service organisation.
Their form is usually designed around the community’s desires and needs, but
can take the form of a series of plots which are then used by a family or...
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Community gardening Description and Benefits Community gardens are accessible to a range of community members, usually located on public land or at a community service organisation. Their form is usually designed around the community’s desires and needs, but can take the form of a series of plots which are then used by a family or other group. Urban community gardens may improve dietary intake and improved access to fruit and vegetables (Joan Twiss et al. , September 2003). Garden-based learning programs, an alternative approach to traditional nutrition education, are becoming increasingly popular. There is yet little research that assesses the outcomes of these school garden programs (Ozer, 2006) but emerging evidence from a few small studies suggests that they: improve young children’s willingness to try new vegetables (Morris, 2001) increase the level of students’ nutritional knowledge (Viola, 2006) increase consumption of fruits and vegetables in young people (McAleese, 2
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The Always Able Gardener
Resources for Tools, Aids, Assistance
AgrAbility Virginia
www.
agrability.
ext.
vt.
edu
1-800-365-1656
www.
gardenscapetools.
com
Telescopic tools; ergonomically accommodating hand tools; kneeler
bench; pruners; E-Z grabbers; erogonomic handles for long handled tools;
knee pads
www.
gemplers.
com
A wealth of...
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1 The Always Able Gardener Resources for Tools, Aids, Assistance AgrAbility Virginia www. agrability. ext. vt. edu 1-800-365-1656 www. gardenscapetools. com Telescopic tools; ergonomically accommodating hand tools; kneeler bench; pruners; E-Z grabbers; erogonomic handles for long handled tools; knee pads www. gemplers. com A wealth of work, commercial-grade supplies e. g. large, doublewheel wheelbarrows; gel cooling vests; long handle tools; numerous types of work gloves; www. gardeners. com Gardeners Supply Company: low-stress pruners; natural grip hand tools; Rocker Stool; swan neck long handled tools www. pet-uk. com British company with U. S. distributors: Add-on handles for hand tools; easi-grip tools; arm support cuffs; long reach tools www. cedwvu. org/program/agrability/agricultureinwv2004. html West Virginia AgrAbility information on weeding with less strain (long handles diamond hoe) www. naturalgardening. com/shop The Weed and Brush Puller; low stress pruner www. 2vertex.
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Promoting Success in Agriculture for People with
Disabilities and Their Families
As a successful farmer who
happens to use a wheelchair,
Marshall Loskot has donned
many hats: inventor and
innovator, carpenter and
mechanic, recycler and
resurrector-of-reusable
goods.
Marshall told
California AgrAbility staff
“I began my ‘dream...
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Promoting Success in Agriculture for People with Disabilities and Their Families As a successful farmer who happens to use a wheelchair, Marshall Loskot has donned many hats: inventor and innovator, carpenter and mechanic, recycler and resurrector-of-reusable goods. Marshall told California AgrAbility staff “I began my ‘dream farm’ in 1991 after I was severely injured in a car crash, which left me with a spinal cord injury at the T10 level. Now I farm and garden using a manual wheelchair, have adapted my land for ease-ofuse and accessibility and market my products from my home to consumers across the country. ” One of Mr. Loskot’s avocations is to educate others with or without disabilities on successful farming and gardening for pleasure or profit. “The methods I have pioneered enable me to garden at a height, taking strain off the back, allowing plenty of room for a wheelchair to move freely around or under each bed. ” According to Marshall, this is a type of “raised-bed farming.
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Gardening in Raised Beds and Containers for Older
Gardeners and Individuals with Physical Disabilities
Prepared by
Diane Relf, PhD, H.
T.
M.
Extension Specialist, Consumer Horticulture
Department of Horticulture
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State...
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http://www. hort. vt. edu/human/pub426020d. html 1 of 18 1/8/2006 11:27 πµ Gardening in Raised Beds and Containers for Older Gardeners and Individuals with Physical Disabilities Prepared by Diane Relf, PhD, H. T. M. Extension Specialist, Consumer Horticulture Department of Horticulture Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Blacksburg, VA 24061 Publication 426-020 Reprinted 1995 INTRODUCTION Gardening is the number one outdoor leisure time activity of America, with 84% of households involved in at least one form of gardening activity. Gardening is a source of personal satisfac- tion and pride providing esthetic pleasure and opportunity for relief from daily stress. Gardening is an ideal preventative therapy to maintain personal well being. With a little planning and creativity, it can be available to everyone. Disabled and elderly who have never gardened can acquire a new and rewarding hobby. With proper modification to the site, gardeners who have lost physical abilit
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NATURE IS TO NURTURE:
A POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION OF THE ST.
MICHAEL HEALTH CARE
CENTER, TEXARKANA, TX.
A Thesis
Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the
Louisiana State University and
Agricultural and Mechanical College
in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of
Master of Landscape Architecture
in
The School of...
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NATURE IS TO NURTURE: A POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION OF THE ST. MICHAEL HEALTH CARE CENTER, TEXARKANA, TX. A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Landscape Architecture in The School of Landscape Architecture by Leigh LaFargue B. M. E. , Louisiana State University, 1999 December 2004
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Metro News … Making Extension Connections
Benefits of Enabled Gardening
By Jerry Chenault, Urban Regional Extension Agent
Research has proven that gardening helps people time
and time again.
But what about those individuals that
are physically disabled and/or wheelchair bound? Can
gardening help them in any measureable way? Gardens...
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Metro News … Making Extension Connections Benefits of Enabled Gardening By Jerry Chenault, Urban Regional Extension Agent Research has proven that gardening helps people time and time again. But what about those individuals that are physically disabled and/or wheelchair bound? Can gardening help them in any measureable way? Gardens can be created with all types of people in mind. Do you recall feeling more peaceful after a neighborhood walk outdoors or in a wooded area? Ever felt like you had more energy after pulling weeds in a flower bed? The seemingly magical benefits you felt interacting with nature are the same benefits that help others to relieve stress. Even gardening with individuals with disabilities can show surprising results in reducing stress and improving motor skills. Just 20 minutes of weeding or watering plants produces measureable and visible stress reductions in many individuals. Gardening also produces some real emotional benefits. Interacting with plants has
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Michigan State University Extension Extension Bulletin E-1847 March 1997 (Revised)
HORTICULTURAL THERAPY
Cathy FredenburgLeavey, J.
Lee Taylor
andJane L.
Taylor*
What is Horticultural
Therapy?
Horticulture is that area of agriculture that includes fruits, vegetables,
woody ornamental plants (trees,
shrubs, vines and ground covers),...
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Michigan State University Extension Extension Bulletin E-1847 March 1997 (Revised) HORTICULTURAL THERAPY Cathy FredenburgLeavey, J. Lee Taylor andJane L. Taylor* What is Horticultural Therapy? Horticulture is that area of agriculture that includes fruits, vegetables, woody ornamental plants (trees, shrubs, vines and ground covers), flowers and small ornamental plants. Horticultural therapy involves the use of those plants and related activities as tools to promote healing and rehabilitate people with special needs. The general purpose of horticultural therapy is to improve a person s physical and mental well-being. Horticultural therapy is effective as an activity therapy because it encompasses a wide range of activities that can be used for recreational, educational and therapeutic purposes. These activities can be adapted to almost all situations, whether indoors or outside, at home or in a rehabilitation center. Horticulture is effective as a therapy in the sense that it uses
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Identified Benefits of Community Trees and Forests
by Dr.
Rim D.
Coder, University of Georgia
October 1996
Community trees and forests are valuable.
To the 75% of the United States population that now live in
urban and suburban areas, trees provide many goods and services.
Values are realized by the people that
own the trees, by...
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Identified Benefits of Community Trees and Forests by Dr. Rim D. Coder, University of Georgia October 1996 Community trees and forests are valuable. To the 75% of the United States population that now live in urban and suburban areas, trees provide many goods and services. Values are realized by the people that own the trees, by people nearby, and by society in general. People plant, maintain, conserve, and covet trees because of the values and benefits generated. Tree benefits can be listed in many forms. The bottom-line is humans derive not a single-user value from community trees and forests, but a multi-product / multi-value benefit. Some of these benefits stem from components and attributes of a single tree, while other benefits are derived from groups of trees functioning together. What is the value of these multiple benefits? A 1985 study concluded that the annual ecological contribution of an average community tree was $270. Values, functions, goods and services produ
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