Gardening by Zandria Thomason

(Thompson 202)

thoma504 — 2024-09-30 14:38:31 UTC

"It combines physical activity with social interaction and exposure to nature and sunlight." ... "Working in the garden restores dexterity and strength..."

(Tallahassee Democrat 2)

thoma504 — 2024-09-30 14:39:39 UTC

"A less structured garden offers a unique aesthetic appeal. With its more natural and spontaneous nature, it creates a sense of freedom and harmony."

(I. Panțiru et al. 7)

thoma504 — 2024-09-30 14:41:53 UTC

"To conclude, this umbrella review identified a positive association between gardening and horticultural therapy and multiple measures of well-being, quality of life, and health status."

(Medrano 2021)

thoma504 — 2024-09-30 17:31:21 UTC

"It was a big boost for a project that sought not just to feed residents, but also to become a neighborhood resource that could offer educational workshops, jobs, and a sense of empowerment."

(Biggs 60)

thoma504 — 2024-09-30 17:41:54 UTC

"It improves health and well-being, builds life skills such as confidence, teamwork, and communication, and informs young people about the environment, helping them to better engage with their surrounding and develop a sense of responsibility."

Connection 1

thoma504 — 2024-09-30 19:02:19 UTC

These quotes express that gardening provides many learning opportunities within communities. Gardening teaches transferable skills that can be used every day life. This supporting gardening is a tool that can be used in a variety of ways having nothing but a positive impact.

Connection 2

thoma504 — 2024-09-30 19:26:09 UTC

The connections between these quotes are both express how gardens affect your over all well being. Gardening provides exercise, healthier diet, and mental boosters.

(Thompson 203)

thoma504 — 2024-09-30 19:33:53 UTC

"A well-kept local environment improves local pride and can reduce crime and social isolation. Urban planners must be convinced of the importance of including green space,..."

Connection 3

thoma504 — 2024-09-30 20:35:59 UTC

A garden allows a safe mental space for people it gives them something to look forward too, and feel good about. Growing a garden allows enhanced resilience in yards and communities, helping provide a cleaner environment but also positively affecting its social aspects.

Kingsley (2019)

thoma504 — 2024-10-04 14:40:18 UTC

"Existing literature cites a range of environmental justice drivers for community garden participation such as: increasing environmental knowledge; improvement of food supply; neighbourhood pride; reconnection with nature; and reclaiming of neglected locations"

Medrano(2021)

thoma504 — 2024-10-04 14:48:52 UTC

"Alexander, ..., says he enjoys working at a place that offers nutritious food to his family and neighbors. And while, the farm addresses a real need to ensure equitable access to healthy food, Romero points out, it's also an effective conduit for residents to share successes and challenges"

Kingsley (2019)

thoma504 — 2024-10-05 15:01:23 UTC

"Social motivations revolve around strengthening community through enhancing social ties and civic engagement [14, 18, 38,39,40], with leading academics reporting positive associations between these motivations and increased social capital, resilience and cohesion [41,42,43]."

Connection 4

thoma504 — 2024-10-05 15:05:54 UTC

These quotes share a direct connection because they each speak of the mental space that a garden can create and its physical aspects such as improving health.

Connection 5

thoma504 — 2024-10-05 15:09:55 UTC

Both of these quotes speak of haw gardens make areas better places to live, enhancing them in a number of ways.

(Biggs) 72

thoma504 — 2024-10-05 15:17:52 UTC

"The RHS concluded that planting up and protecting urban gardens can have a significant impact on individual homes and the wider environment, making cities a better places to live, ..."