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Vital Signs - Environment
Community gardens are more than just great places
to cultivate healthy, a昀昀ordable, local fruit and veg for
people who don’t have their own garden or allotment.
As the Planting Up gardens at Westbury Arts Centre and
Grapevine Wellbeing Hub show, they also serve as refuges
for wildlife and provide green urban spaces to cultivate
positive health and wellbeing for people.
They connect us with nature, nutritious food, and each
other as we care for the environment. It’s no wonder
doctors are referring them as “green prescription”
alternatives to medication!
Kirsty Forshaw – Planting Up
Planting Up’s mission is to encourage, educate and empower
people to create local sustainably run community gardens
that connect them to the natural world and each other in
growing food, enhancing wildlife habitats and cultivating
their community.
Vital Thinking
How can we educate and empower
residents to reduce their transport
green house gas emissions?
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