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- American
Horticultural Therapy Association - The American Horticultural
Therapy Association home site offers information, professional
registration, training programs, what's new in the field,
announces upcoming events, and provides links to other sites
related to horticulture therapy.
- Canadian
Horticultural Therapy Association - Our objectives are
to assist with programme development, research,and to promote
the professional use of horticulture as a therapy. Horticultural
Therapy promotes a connectedness with nature and employs hands-on
activities with clear therapeutic value. The growing of plants
provides a wealth of tasks that stimulate thought, exercise
the body, nourish the imagination and soothe the spirit.
- City
Farmer - The Ability Garden began in 1988 as a
demonstration garden of five raised beds to accommodate people
in wheel chairs to garden. Everyone loved the experience whether
because they enjoyed being out in the fresh air, smelling
the flowers, tasting the just picked vegetables and berries,
or because of the physical activity of gardening and the social
interaction with their fellow gardeners and our horticultural
animators
- Eco/Garden
Therapy Checklist - Miriam H. Davies, NCSGC Garden Therapy
Chairman, gives a concise checklist for garden therapy in
your community.
- Enabling
Tools - Sometimes an enabling tool is not that much different
from a regular tool - it can be the way a handle is gripped,
a little extra length to prevent extra bending or stretching,
a padded seat that lets the person garden more comfortably
from a sitting position.
- The
Garden of Senses - Stella Cultura-Living Garden. A mobile
garden and a nice piece of furniture all in one product, that
is world unique!
- Garden
Square - Table gardening - a revolutionary garden product.
- The
Growing Center - A nonprofit horticultural therapy program
center.
- The
Growing Connection - Tapes for horticulture therapy.
- Horticultural
Therapy - Links to associations, resources, links related
to horticultural therapy.
- Horticulture
for All - The Federation to Promote Horticulture for Disabled
People in the UK covers horticulture therapy, training and
enhancement of life from gardening.
- HT
Programs - Arboreta and gardens with horticulture therapy
programs.
- Human
Issues in Horticulture - A very nice list of sites which
include gardening with the elderly, with children, horticulture
therapy, etc.
- Living
Wall Garden Company - Living Wall™ Gardens helps
contribute towards a fuller, more normal lifestyle when used
by seniors and people with disabilities. Gardening as a hobby
or profession doesn't require someone to be down on their
hands and knees on the ground, anyone can enjoy gardening.
This technology provides a unique opportunity for seniors,
people who have a disability, and to school children by bringing
the gardening experience safely within their reach. The Living
Wall Garden System uses a unique, patented, scientifically
engineered growing medium and specially designed containers
to allow your fruits, vegetables, and flowers to flourish
efficiently and economically.
- Peta
UK - UK manufacturer of ergonomic garden hand tools which
have a patented fist-grip.
- Recovery
Garden - Easy Gardening - One woman's battle with breast
cancer and the healing effect her garden has had on her recovering.
- Red
Wiggler Foundation - The Red Wiggler Foundation was founded
in 1996 as a non-profit horticulture therapy and vocational
training program for adults with developmental disabilities.
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