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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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...
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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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© Children & Nature Network Children’s Nature Deficit: What We Know – and Don’t Know September 2009 1
Children’s Nature Deficit:
What We Know – and Don’t Know
September 2009
by Cheryl Charles, Ph.
D.
, and Richard Louv
A growing body of evidence suggests that significant changes in childhood have
occurred over the past...
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© Children & Nature Network Children’s Nature Deficit: What We Know – and Don’t Know September 2009 1 Children’s Nature Deficit: What We Know – and Don’t Know September 2009 by Cheryl Charles, Ph. D. , and Richard Louv A growing body of evidence suggests that significant changes in childhood have occurred over the past several decades relating to children’s experiences in nature. While there are always exceptions, there are strong indicators of an absence of direct experience with the natural world in many children’s everyday lives. In addition to direct measurements, there are a variety of ways to consider children’s nature deficit and its extent. Numerous studies offer both quantitative and qualitative indicators of changes in childhood, among them: perception of growing demands on children’s time, resulting in less free and unstructured outdoor playtime in nature than experienced by previous generations; reduced mobility and less range for exploration, including reduction in walk
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Horticultural Therapy and Therapeutic Horticulture - International Websites for Research
Provision of the following references does not constitute an endorsement by the CHTA of the views or
information provided therein.
Horticultural Therapy and Therapeutic Horticulture - International Websites for Research, April,...
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Horticultural Therapy and Therapeutic Horticulture - International Websites for Research Provision of the following references does not constitute an endorsement by the CHTA of the views or information provided therein. Horticultural Therapy and Therapeutic Horticulture - International Websites for Research, April, 2010 United States Michigan Horticultural Therapy Association http://www. htinstitute. org/ Chicago Botanic Garden http://www. chicagobotanic. org/therapy/index. php The People Plant Connection http://www. horticulturaltherapy. info/index. htm The Growing Center http://www. growingcenter. org/ Horticultural Therapy http://tiadjones. tripod. com/horttherapy. htm Northeast Horticultural Therapy Association http://www. nehorticulturaltherapy. org/index. html North Carolina Botanical Garden http://www. ncbg. unc. edu/pages/27/ Horticultural Therapy in the Low Desert http://ag. arizona. edu/maricopa/garden/html/library/refthpy. htm Tucson Botanical Gardens http://www.
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Exploratory Research of Training and Practice in Horticultural Therapy
A DISSERTATION
SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
BY
JEAN MARIE LARSON
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE DEGREE OF
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Professors Mary Meyer and Michael Wade, Co-Advisors
March, 2009
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LIFEMarbridgeLearn • Experience • Achieve
2nd Quarter 2010
• Time for summer camp fun! - pgs.
2-3 • Learning of gardens and earth’s goodness - pgs.
4-5
2nd Quarter 2010
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AN EVALUATION OF THE GARDENING LEAVE PROJECT
FOR EX-MILITARY PERSONNEL
WITH PTSD AND OTHER COMBAT RELATED MENTAL
HEALTH PROBLEMS
By Jacqueline Atkinson, Professor of Mental Health Policy at
Glasgow University
June 2009
Commissioned by Gardening Leave
Funded by The Pears Foundation
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Health Benefits of SchoolHealth Benefits of School
and Community Gardensand Community Gardens
Angela OAngela O’’Callaghan, Ph.
D.
Callaghan, Ph.
D.
Assoc.
ProfessorAssoc.
Professor
Area Extension SpecialistArea Extension Specialist
Social HorticultureSocial Horticulture
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