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‘Livin The Dream’ of course, and often share fruits, from winter with a sleeping garden and
vegetables, and herbs, with family, from that sad prospect, our determined
friends, and neighbours. Naturally, we efforts have encouraged the growth and
of low-impact exercises. We are assured
tend to consume the delights of our fruition of plants nurtured from seeds
that activities such as digging, hoeing,
gardens, which means higher levels of or seedlings. Naturally, this tangible
lifting supplies, planting seeds, and
vitamins and minerals. We couldn’t get progress uplifts our spirits.
pruning plants engage multiple muscle
fresher! Growing and harvesting our
groups, promoting cardiovascular Winter will be here soon enough,
own produce automatically opens us up
fitness and improving muscle tone but in the meantime, we can enjoy the
to healthy eating practices, which are, of
and strength. If it were “exercise” we physical, social, and psychological
course, good for us.
would look forward to it being done. If benefits of cultivating our precious little
it’s gardening, we keep going because We do like to show off our gardens patch of ground. And we don’t have to
we’re having fun or at least pursuing a and receive compliments from resist those - present company excepted,
vision! passersby. And we should! We are proud who preach that it’s “good for us.” It
of our accomplishments. We emerged truly is just good.
By Janeen Wagemans Some fellow gardeners tell me
that gardening offers a sanctuary of
he best exercise is that which we get tranquility amidst the hustle and bustle
Tas a side benefit of doing something of daily life. When you’re gardening,
we really enjoy. Fortunately, for so many you’re busy. And people tend to
Canadians, at the first breath of spring, leave you to it. The rhythmic and
gardening becomes a compulsion that is repetitive nature of gardening tasks can
not only great exercise but offers many lower stress and anxiety, almost like
other health benefits as well. Do we do meditation. As our garden or flower bed
it for our health? Probably not. We do takes shape, we have time to reflect on
it because we love it. But the health our lives. Time to think things through.
benefits are undeniable! Some folks locally have been lured

Although we think of gardening by fellow gardeners into participation
as a peaceful pastime, it encompasses in a community garden. Many of these
a range of physical, psychological, gardens are dedicated to raising fresh
and emotional benefits that contribute produce for their local Food Shares.
significantly to our overall well-being. They do good for the community but
The physical activity of tending plants also provide a social atmosphere of
combines with the therapeutic effects like-minded enthusiasts to exchange
of an intimate relationship with nature. ideas, tips, and social support, which
And therein lies the magic of gardening! cultivates a sense of purpose and
connection. Many senior gardeners
One of the most direct health benefits
living alone treasure the camaraderie of Photo by Robert Lefebvre, icelevel photography
of gardening is that it gets us up and at
their community garden.
‘em. The act of planting, weeding, and
nurturing a garden is actually a collection Vegetable gardeners enjoy the
nutritional benefits of their gardens,