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
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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.
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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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Gardening for All
A guide to including gardeners
who have sight loss in your
community
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A GREAT PLACE TO INTERN
farm internships
that change lives
green chimneys:
restoring possibilities
and creating futures
Winner of the National
"Psychologically Healthy Workplace” Award
American Psychological Association
green chimneys
400 Doansburg Rd.
, Box 719
Brewster, NY 10509-0719
Phone: (845) 279-2995
Fax: (845) 279-4013
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A GREAT PLACE TO INTERN farm internships that change lives green chimneys: restoring possibilities and creating futures Winner of the National "Psychologically Healthy Workplace” Award American Psychological Association green chimneys 400 Doansburg Rd. , Box 719 Brewster, NY 10509-0719 Phone: (845) 279-2995 Fax: (845) 279-4013 www. greenchimneys. org THE ANIMAL CONNECTION Green Chimneys offers nationally and internationally recognized animal-assisted activities, therapy and education that, with therapeutic supervision, entrust emotionally traumatized children with the care and responsibility for the well-being of an animal. Children learn to connect with another living being, learn to care, are able to nurture, begin to feel successful and reestablish the basis for emotional relationships. 360° INTENSIVE MILIEU THERAPY Green Chimneys provides a unique immersion into an enriched and supportive environment for each child. Teams of specialists -- including medical staff, social workers
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Cities and the Environment is produced by the Urban Ecology Program, Department of
Biology, Seaver College, Loyola Marymount University in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service.
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Copyright 2010 by the authors. All rights reserved. This work is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution License. Cities and the Environment is produced by the Urban Ecology Program, Department of Biology, Seaver College, Loyola Marymount University in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service. Published by The Berkeley Electronic Press (bepress). http://catejournal. org Rae, R. A. , G. Simon, and J. Braden. 2010. Public reactions to new street tree planting. Cities and the Environment 3(1):article 10. http://escholarship. bc. edu/cate/vol3/iss1/10. 21 pp. Cities and the Environment 2010 Volume 3, Issue 1 Article 10 Public Reactions to New Street Tree Planting Ruth A. Rae, Gabriel Simon, Jessie Braden Abstract MillionTreesNYC, which has the goal of planting one million trees in New York City by 2017, is intended to make New York City a greener, more sustainable city and is part of the Mayor’s comprehensive long term strategic plan, PlaNYC. Through pl
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Horticultural Therapy Reaction Paper
by Daniel Smith, GERO2620, 4/12/09
Going to Seashore Gardens Living Center was a new and exciting experience for me.
Being part of the horticultural therapy exercise is something I will never forget.
When I got to
Seashore Gardens, the first thing I noticed was how nice the
outside and the inside...
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Horticultural Therapy Reaction Paper by Daniel Smith, GERO2620, 4/12/09 Going to Seashore Gardens Living Center was a new and exciting experience for me. Being part of the horticultural therapy exercise is something I will never forget. When I got to Seashore Gardens, the first thing I noticed was how nice the outside and the inside of the living center were. Seashore Gardens looked nothing like any other nursing home I have been to. The objective of going to Seashore Gardens was to do horticultural therapy with older adults. Horticultural therapy can be defined by Soderback (2004) as “interventions mediated by nature-oriented views and spaces such as gardens and everything associated with them, the plants and material related to them, garden tools and garden occupations performed among disabled people for healing and for restoring or improving health and well-being or for rehabilitation or simply for general benefit. ”The emotional goals for our horticultural therapy sessions wer
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Horticultural Therapy Association of Victoria www.
horticulturaltherapy.
com.
au
Gardening for children
Children can learn new skills, have fun, play and develop self-confidence by spending time in the garden
tending plants and growing their own food.
Most children enjoy being outdoors and love digging in the soil,
getting dirty,...
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Horticultural Therapy Association of Victoria www. horticulturaltherapy. com. au Gardening for children Children can learn new skills, have fun, play and develop self-confidence by spending time in the garden tending plants and growing their own food. Most children enjoy being outdoors and love digging in the soil, getting dirty, creating things and watching plants grow. Children learn from growing things All age groups can enjoy gardening but children will have lots of fun and gain special benefits. Gardening is educational and develops new skills including: • Responsibility – from caring for and tending plants. • Understanding – as they learn about cause and effect (for example, plants die without water, weeds compete with plants etc). • Self confidence – from achieving their goals and enjoying the food they have grown. • Love of nature – a chance to learn about the outdoor environment in a safe and pleasant place. • Reasoning and discovery – as they learn about science, botan
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