Benefits of Gardening

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There are many benefits to starting a home garden with family such as better physical health, improved mental health and children learning about and growing healthy foods.

Many younger people do not spend much time outdoors. Gardening is a great outdoor activity that can help improve mental health.

Learn about how different types of herbs like dill, chives, basil, rosemary, peppermint, oregano, sage, thyme, and parsley is beneficial for health.

There are many advantages to growing a garden at home such as easy access, environmental impact, enjoyment, and having control over what you grow and how you grow plants.

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This video talks about what some of the physical and mental health benefits of gardening are and some of the health benefits that different types of foods provide.

Gardening provides several physical health benefits as well as many social and mental health benefits also.

"Seek to understand what draws you to the garden. You may discover greater rewards than the blue ribbons awarded for the biggest pumpkin or the best preserves. You may find the garden becomes a teacher and crop "failures" become lessons learned. However big or small your garden is, if you allow nature to touch your spirit, gardening will bring returns of peace, satisfaction, and well-being for as long as you continue to wander the garden path." - Norman H. Hansen, The Worth of Gardening