Success StoryGarden Therapy for Mobility Issues



Garden Therapy for Mobility Issues

Author: Lori Bowling

Planning Unit: Boyd County CES

Major Program: Community Gardens and Horticulture Therapy

Plan of Work: Best Management Practices in Home Horticulture

Outcome: Initial Outcome


In the spring of 2021 the horticulture program in Boyd County started a Garden Club program at a local low income housing complex beside the Extension Office.  Several residents signed up with 5 of those having mobility issues.  The horticulture agent worked with those residents so that they could still be active when it came time to plant in the raised bed gardens at the Extension Community Garden.  Within 3 weeks of programs one of the participants was able to get out of their wheelchair and stand/sit on the side of the raised bed to plant vegetables and seeds.  This participant looks forward to the weekly garden club meeting and the activities that they will be doing and has commented that it has really helped their mental attitude after dealing with a year of Covid-19.






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