Gardening Helps Mental and Physical Health

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Growing your own food has grown in popularity over the last few years, according to the National Gardening Association who reveal in 2013 over 40 million households are active in some type of urban food gardening.

Gardens help the mind and the heart with encouraging light-to- moderate physical activity with digging, planting, pulling and more. The mind can also benefit from gardening as one learns the nutritious benefits of fresh food, how to incorporate nutritious fresh vegetables into your diet and ways to garden to help to relieve stress and depression.

Many farm-to-school programs incorporate educational lessons to help classrooms explore healthy habits, trying new foods, and learning what it takes to grow a plant from seed to harvest.

Community gardens and school gardens can also promote social benefits, as the community grows together they also socialize together and have access to healthier foods together.

Latino kids need access to healthier foods in their schools and communities, research shows. Gardening in schools and communities can be a gateway to a healthier diet and a healthier community.

To learn more about the benefits of gardening read Suzanne Lewis’s original article here.