Time to get green-fingered
My latest magazine article is for the lovely Family First Magazine, Winter 2023, discussing the benefits of gardening and connecting to nature.
Family First was formed in 2017 to provide parents and schools with all the tools they need to help improve the health of children & young adults across the UK, helping families build a happier, healthier family lifestyle. The bi-annual magazine is given free to as many parents & schools as possible in hard copy as well as digital copies with a reach of over 1,000,000 parents of children aged 2-16 years.
Who could resist the chance to talk to so many families and schools about the benefits of gardening and suggest a few activities suitable even for the cold and wet winter months. There are three reasons why I encourage everyone to get out into the garden, particularly with children: firstly because I love to share the joy and satisfaction that I get from gardening and introduce this great activity to more people; secondly because there is a raft of evidence that green spaces and gardening can have huge benefits to maintaining and improving our mental as well as physical health, and finally because new research is showing what many of us have already experienced, namely that people who feel a personal connection to nature are more likely to make sustainable choices in their daily lives and work to protect the natural environment, especially locally.
You can read the whole article HERE, turn to pages 30-33.
Happy Gardening from Alison