Garden More
Impacts: Health, Community
“The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gardening has many indirect positive side effects on people that often go unnoticed. It is an activity that provides benefits far beyond the food you grow. Gardening gives you back time to think, it teaches patience, it makes you feel more connected to your surroundings. If you garden with other people in a community garden, it can become an activity that builds community.
People that garden experience less stress and better health. The fresh food a vegetable garden provides certainly contributes to this but it is more likely the mere act of spending time outside, moving, working, thinking, relaxing, that is the real benefit.
Take Action
- Plant one plant, even if it is in a pot.
- Pick plants that are easy to grow.
- Pick plants that produce something you can eat or use.
