Foulkeways’ Herb Garden Featured in Live Healthy’s Dietitian’s Dish

Foulkeways Herb Garden was featured in the May 2022 issue of Live Healthy’s Dietitian’s Dish.

The May 2022 issue of Live Healthy’s Dietitian’s Dish talks about the many benefits of garden therapy. Not only is eating food grown in gardens beneficial to our health but even being in the garden can improve one’s health.

The many benefits of garden therapy include:

• Reduces stress
• Reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety
• Lessens feelings of loneliness
• Improves memory, cognitive ability, and socialization
• Promotes a meditative mindset

Garden therapy, also known as Horticultural Therapy, “is a professional practice that uses the cultivation of plants and gardening activities to improve the mental and physical health of its participants.”- The Horticultural Therapy Institute.

Foulkeways’ herb garden was highlighted as an example of a healthy living garden design by one of the area’s healthcare organizations.

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