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HONORING OUR VETERANS WHO GAVE THIER ALL FOR OUR FREEDOM

SPECAIL DAY TO CELEBRATE

CITY OF GARDEN GOVE NEEDS A MEMORIAL TO HONOR THOSE WHO GAVE THIER LIVIES FOR OUR FREEDOM LETS NOT FOR GET THEM WE JUST ADDED A NEW PARK NAMED BY CITY COUNCIL AS  

Congressional Medal of Honor Bike/Pedestrian Trail Park

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Veterans Memorial Park, Stanton, California

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Veterans Memorial Park.

SIMPLE DESIGN CLEAN

LOCATION IS AT CEDAR/KATTELA FOOT PRINT IS CONSERVATIVE.

CITY OF GARDEN GROVE HASNT BROUGHT HOME A MEMORAIL LACKS A TRUE PLACE TO HONOR OUR VETERAN MOMUMENT AT BROOKURST/BIXBY TO ALL TO SEE !!!

George A. Ingalls Veterans Memorial Plaza

  

The George A. Ingalls Veterans Memorial Plaza sits within the George Ingalls Equestrian Event Center and is dedicated to honoring veterans. The Memorial features a 70 foot flag pole surrounded by a “Circle of Honor” recognizing all veterans. The “Lest We Forget” wall honors those Norco veterans who paid the ultimate price. The facility has an amphitheater for special ceremonies.

WHO IS GEORGE A. INGALLS?

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George A. Ingalls was a Norco resident who died in Vietnam on April 16, 1967 and posthumously received the Congressional Medal of Honor. Army Specialist Ingalls threw himself onto a grenade to save the lives of his squad members. His gallantry and selfless devotion to his comrades was in keeping with the highest tradition of the United States Army. As a youth, George was involved with local sports, attending Norco Junior High, and Corona High School. Ingalls was the president of the youth group at the Community Church of Norco. George Ingalls had a sense of loyalty not only to his sports teams, but to his family, his church, his community and his country. Because of his dedication and supreme sacrifice, the City of Norco has named its largest park in his honor.

 City of Norco Website - Veterans Memorial 

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The Garden Grove Active Downtown team will be hosting pop-u

 Re:Imagine Garden Grove Over the last few years, the Re:Imagine Garden Grove initiative has built strong enthusiasm and support across the Garden Grove community for a more active Downtown area. The initiative's recent Downtown Open Streets events temporarily closed several streets off to vehicle traffic, allowing people to enjoy walking, biking, and skating in a car-free environment.  

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Garden Grove developing plan for healthier “Active Downtown”

Garden Grove developing plan for healthier “Building upon the momentum of Reimagine Garden Grove, the City is developing a Garden Grove Active Downtown Plan (GGADP) in its continued commitment to make Garden Grove a more bike-friendly and pedestrian-friendly city. The Garden Grove Active Downtown Plan will aim to create a healthier, more connected, and more vibrant downtown. Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones said, “Downtown Garden Grove is experiencing milestone economic growth and development. To keep pace and foster a lively and vibrant downtown, we must find ways to better connect our residents and visitors to the area.”Active Downtown”

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City of Garden Grove Strawberry Stomp Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in the Strawberry Stomp 5K, on Saturday, May 23rd, at 8:00 a.m., on historic Main Street. The 3.1-mile route takes walkers and runners on a scenic tour through downtown Garden Grove, and finishes on Main Street right before the start of the Strawberry Festival Parade. All participants will receive an exclusive Strawberry Stomp 5K T-shirt and finisher medal. enervate excitement

City of Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Parade. Everyone loves a parade! So each year the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival holds its parade on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend at 10 a.m. with floats, bands, equestrians and cartoon characters. The festival board generously subsidized local high school bands so … lose the deal

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Garden Grove Strawberry festival

 The 3.1-mile route begins and ends on historic Main Street, taking walkers and runners on a scenic tour through downtown Garden Grove. All participants will receive an exclusive Strawberry Stomp 5K t-shirt and finisher medal. Say something interesting about your business here.

City Garden Grove, CA (November 17, 2019) – Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Association (GGSFA), producers of the venerable FREE Garden Grove Strawberry Festival held annually every Memorial Day Weekend, grants/donations from non-profit organizations, which serve the citizens of enerate excitement

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Everyone loves a parade!  So each year the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival holds its parade on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend at 10 a.m. with floats, bands, equestrians and cartoon characters.  The festival board generously subsidized local high school bands so they can join in the fun.  Thousands turn out each year to view the parade and cheer Miss Garden Grove and her court, Miss Outstanding Teen and her court, the Senior King and Queen and the Tiny Tots King and Queen as they ride by on their floats. Close the deal Many film and TV celebrities and local dignitaries are honored in the parade.  Over the years a special celebrity is selected as Grand Marshal and depending upon the theme, a Theme Grand Marshal is named as well.  Participants are introduced at 8:00 a.m. at the festival breakfast held in the Garden Grove Community Center 11300 Stanford Avenue (Stanford and📷Euclid). The breakfast is open to the public, costs $9, and is annually hosted by Casa Garcia with procee

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2019 Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Parade check out this great video  People are out at 5AM lining up the best viewing locations for Garden Grove's annual Strawberry Festival Parade.  This is your opportunity to watch it from the comfort of your home or on your favorite device.  Join hosts Allison Ash, Garth Wyckoff and Britt Johnson for this colorful hometown event.


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Lets Build a Fantastic Park to heal one health as we increase housing density by fully develop the PE Rail Line into a Park that support GGUSD mental health resolution to support and improve education !!

 

‘Blue’ space: Access to water features can boost city dwellers’ mental health 

Officials are increasingly recognizing that integrating nature into cities is an effective public health strategy to improve mental health. Doctors around the world now administer “green prescriptions” – where patients are encouraged to spend time in local nature spaces – based on hundreds of studies showing that time in nature can benefit people’s psychological well-being and increase social engagement.

Much of this research to date has focused on the role of green space in improving mental health. But what about “blue” space – water settings such as riverside trails, a lake, a waterfront or even urban fountains?

You probably intuitively know that being close to water can induce feelings of calm. And many poets and artists have attested to the sense of awe and magic that water can evoke. But can it deliver the same wide-ranging benefits that urban green infrastructure brings to mental health? A few studies have shown that water bodies score just as well – if not better – in supporting psychological well-being as compared with “green” nature.

So far the evidence is sparse, though, and mostly limited to coastal settings in Europe. What if you’re in one of the 49 countries in the world, or 27 American states, that are landlocked with no ocean shore? For natural capital to deliver health benefits to people, it needs to be right next to them, integrated into the everyday fabric of their world.

Looking at Lampson going west to Brookhurst/Bixby

 

AB-209 Parks: outdoor environmental education: grant program. (2019-2020)

 

Existing law requires the Division of Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation of the Department of Parks and Recreation to develop and implement a grant and cooperative agreement program to support the planning, acquisition, development, maintenance, administration, operation, enforcement, restoration, and conservation of trails, trailheads, areas, and other facilities associated with the use of off-highway motor vehicles, and programs involving off-highway motor vehicle safety or education.

This bill would require the Director of Parks and Recreation to establish the Outdoor Equity Grants Program to increase the ability of underserved and at-risk populations to participate in outdoor environmental educational experiences at state parks and other public lands where outdoor environmental education programs take place. The bill would require the director to, among other things, give priority for funding to outdoor environmental education programs that primarily provide outreach to and serve pupils who are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, foster youth, or pupils of limited English proficiency, as provided. The bill would authorize the director to accept private funds to support the grant program. The bill would establish the California Outdoor Equity Account in the State Parks and Recreation Fund and would require any private funds donated for the grant program and any funds appropriated by the Legislature for purposes of the grant program to be deposited into that account. 

(1) Have a curriculum that is aligned to the content standards for California public schools adopted by the State Board of Education, including, but not limited to, the Next Generation Science standards, or the California History-Social Science standards.

(2) Foster stewardship of the environment and include, when available, curriculum established pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 71300) of Division 34.

(3) Integrate instruction in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.

(d) The director may give additional consideration to outdoor environmental education programs that do any of the following:

(1) Maximize the number of participants that can be served.

(2) Demonstrate partnerships between public, private, and nonprofit entities.

(3) Contribute to healthy lifestyles, sound nutritional habits, and improved outdoor educational and recreational experiences.

(4) Include service learning and community outreach components for purposes of building partnerships between participants and local communities.

(e) The director may provide funding for professional learning, based on approved content standards, for the staff and volunteers of those programs given priority pursuant to subdivision (c).

(f) In implementing the grant program, the department shall work with relevant stakeholders to promote and implement the grant program in a manner that effectively reaches a wide geography throughout the state and ensures that regions in northern, central, and southern California, including both urban and rural areas, are adequately considered with an emphasis on addressing the transportation needs within these regions.

Standford to Nutwood then to Lampson bike/walking Trail Park

Lets support GGUSD student with outdoor education by their engagement with the ideas as to what they see as a environmental  science education Trail Park with Honoring Community Veterans with a memorial monument of their GGUSD fellow students. 

AB 24, Eggman. Instructional programs: State Seal of Civic Engagement.

Existing law sets forth various requirements for the issuance of diplomas conferred upon a pupil as evidence of graduation from high school. Existing law establishes the Golden State Seal Merit Diploma for the purpose of recognizing pupils who have mastered the high school curriculum. Existing law also establishes the State Seal of Biliteracy, awarded by the Superintendent of Public Instruction in accordance with specified criteria, to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in one or more languages in addition to English.
This bill would require the Superintendent, on or before January 1, 2020, to recommend to the State Board of Education criteria for awarding a State Seal of Civic Engagement to pupils who have demonstrated excellence in civics education and participation and have demonstrated an understanding of the United States Constitution, the California Constitution, and the democratic system of government. The bill would require the Superintendent to consider, among other criteria, the successful completion of history, government, and civics courses, including courses that incorporate character education, and voluntary participation in community service or extracurricular activities. The bill would require the state board, on or before January 31, 2021, to adopt, reject, or modify the criteria recommended by the Superintendent.
The bill would require the Superintendent to prepare and deliver to participating school districts the seal insignia to be affixed to the diploma or transcript of a pupil awarded the State Seal of Civic Engagement. The bill would also require participating school districts to maintain records in order to identify pupils who have earned the State Seal of Civic Engagement and to affix the appropriate insignia to the diploma or transcript of those pupils.

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Congressional Medal of Honor Bike/Pedestrian Trail Park

Brookhurst/Bixby going east to Lampson

The park is not complete please write by email to your City Council to support funding park improvements.

Standford to Nelson Bike/Walking Trail

Let create an urban forest a tree City of Garden Grove CA. Expand our City from under park acreage from .07 to 10  per 1,000 population to prevent mental illness in our children's  

In a sweeping nationwide study, researchers from Denmark’s University of Aarhus found that childhood exposure to green space—parks, forests, rural lands, etc.—reduces the risk for developing an array of psychiatric disorders during adolescence and adulthood. The study could have far-reaching implications for healthy city design, making green space-focused urban planning an early intervention tool for reducing mental health problems.

Using data from the Landsat satellite archive and the Danish Civil Registration System, researchers tracked the residential green space around nearly a million Danes and correlated that with their mental health outcomes. The scientists found that citizens who grew up with the least green space nearby had as much as a 55 percent increased risk of developing psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, and substance abuse in later years.

The research was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It is the largest epidemiological study to document a positive connection between green space and mental health.

The impact of green space throughout childhood is significant. Exposure to green space is comparable to family history and parental age when predicting mental health outcomes. Only socioeconomic status was a slightly stronger indicator.

Researchers are still working out exactly why green space is so beneficial, but it clearly provides health benefits across the population. It can encourage exercise, provide spaces for socializing, decrease noise and air pollution, and improve immune function by providing exposure to beneficial microbiota. It also can help with psychological restoration; that is, green space provides a respite for over-stimulated minds.

Lampson to Brookhurst flooded trees with soil will cause trees to die poor maintenance no boots on the ground just a contractor when they want to vist now whos over seeing ensuring from this from happing with weeds.

  Over-watered trees display a variety of symptoms: their leaves may turn brittle, curl up, change colors or fall off prematurely; young trees may wilt; soil feels damp and fungi grows around the tree's base. If your tree shows any of these signs, a few strategies can reverse the damage. 

Congressional Medal of Honor Bike/Pedestrian Trail Park

Standford to Nelson bike/walking trail at night notice no maintance to fund repair though residents with taxpayer money to build in 2014 Mayor Steve Jones The City Mayor during public comments and Council did not correct the lights out even with GGPD report still today we cant have lights for security since January 2020 now Febuary 2021. Since they work in the office they have the time to request an annual audit quarterly during the day by covering the photo cell very simple so they go home while the residents can be safe with no lights no the complaints are stating to come in saying its dangerous and complaint was on facebook calling it a bait and switch however the control of these comment been removed for quality control of free speech to hide the truth while there heavy amount of graffiti plastering our parks with trash, unsafe at dusk,block walls torn down, concreate pile at Lampson west along the north side just as you enter over the railing, bed mattress, weeds. over watering "

 Standford to Nelson bike/walking trail at night notice no maintance to fund repair though residents with taxpayer money to build in 2014 Mayor Steve Jones The City Mayor during public comments and Council did not correct the lights out even with GGPD report still today we cant have lights for security since January 2020 now February 2021. Since they work in the office they have the  time to request an annual audit quarterly during the day by covering the photo cell very simple so they go home while the residents can be safe with no lights no the complaints are stating to come in saying its dangerous and complaint was on Facebook calling it a bait and switch however the control of these comment been removed for quality control of free speech to hide the truth while there heavy amount of graffiti plastering our parks with trash, unsafe at dusk,block walls torn down, concreate pile at Lampson west along the north side just as you enter over the railing, bed mattress, weeds. over watering the trees will inquired the from over watering yet we touted of installed 363 trees many in the wrong location even with a plan they will require some adjustment to additional park amenities. 

 

Tomas Carolla FROM POSTING ON GGNA FACEBOOK  02-14-2021

The path is supposed to be lit to. The original portion between Nelson and Stanford is not lit. Rather than turning the lights on they instead post signs saying that the path is closed dusk to dawn.

It seems like the Mayor and City Council have done some sort of bait and switch.

 and now more complaints  

Gloria Mitchell

Thank you, it’s very bad at Brookhurst and Bixby area. Our new walking trail head is already a mess. 😒 Residents and Friends of Garden Grove, CA 

Garden Grove Standford to Nelson bike/walking trail at night notice no maintance to fund repair though residents with taxpayer money to build in 2014 Mayor Steve Jones

NOW RECENT IN 2020 GRANT REQUEST TO IMPROVE PARK UPGRADES CALLED SERCRITY LIGHTING WOW-WOW BUT NOT HEAR !!!!!

Standford/Nutwood sign brand new cant stop graffiti from gangs spray painting are shopping centers, parks, a real likely be down main street plastering with TLC because many City Council has not awaken to the wild fire impacting our City with economic cost to clean up to business and City property !!

We need just one color to surface to the block walls with installing new block wall to stop them attacking property and to plant vine to cover the entire walls to combated graffiti and in long term end graffiti save money $$$$$$$ .

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Mental wellness is essential to school success  First project events held in December 2016  More than 20+ stakeholder engagements  On July 27, 2020, the Subcommittee voted unanimously to submit the draft plan to the full Commission  Student Mental Health Crisis Even before COVID-19  Adverse childhood experiences impacting learning  Anxiety, depression, and suicide ideation all too common  Mental health-related incidents on school campuses increasing   Hope Amid the Crisis  Partnerships between school districts and behavioral health care providers  A range of models for schools as centers of wellness  Growing momentum - Training, workshops, and conferences  Hope Amid the Crisis  Partnerships between school districts and behavioral health care providers  A range of models for schools as centers of wellness  Growing momentum - Training, workshops, and conferences 

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Opinion: To Boost Mental Health, Spend Time In ‘Blue’ Spaces by admin December 11, 2019

 

Researchers know that spending time in green spaces like parks improves mental health. What about “blue” spaces?

OFFICIALS ARE INCREASINGLY recognizing that integrating nature into cities is an effective public health strategy to improve mental health. Doctors around the world now administer “green prescriptions” — where patients are encouraged to spend time in local nature spaces — based on hundreds of studies showing that time in nature can benefit people’s psychological well-being and increase social engagement.

Much of this research to date has focused on the role of green space in improving mental health. But what about “blue” space — water settings such as riverside trails, a lake, a waterfront or even urban fountains?

You probably intuitively know that being close to water can induce feelings of calm. And many poets and artists have attested to the sense of awe and magic that water can evoke. But can it deliver the same wide-ranging benefits that urban green infrastructure brings to mental health? A few studies have shown that water bodies score just as well — if not better — in supporting psychological well-being as compared with “green” nature.

So far the evidence is sparse, though, and mostly limited to coastal settings in Europe. What if you’re in one of the 49 countries in the world, or 27 American states, that are landlocked with no ocean shore? For natural capital to deliver health benefits to people, it needs to be right next to them, integrated into the everyday fabric of their world.

If you do have access to blue space, it can make you happier, reduce your stress levels, improve your quality of life, and make you more sociable and altruistic.

This was the finding from one study my collaborators and I carried out in West Palm Beach, Florida. A short walk along a downtown waterfront with a design intervention we devised improved both perceived and physiological stress, as measured by heart rate variability.

Our design intervention increased levels of shade and seating along the shoreline to improve comfort levels and incorporated a series of “fascination frames”: Translucent picture frames fitted with historic waterfront scenes from the early 20th century that reminded visitors of this place’s aesthetic and cultural history.

This temporary pop-up intervention increased participants’ engagement with the shore, piqued their curiosity (an integral component of well-being), decreased their stress levels, and increased their subjective well-being. And the people exposed to our intervention were more likely to report higher levels of altruism and feelings of belonging.

West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority is putting the study findings to use directing longer-term urban design changes at the waterfront for public health gains.

Researchers believe these kinds of health benefits arise through a number of pathways. There might a direct benefit, for example, from water’s ability to reduce heat stress in a hot climate — the way fountains cooled areas in 13th century Islamic Spain. Water can help reduce traffic noise, and so lessen the stress caused by a loud cityscape. Researchers also report a direct effect on stress regulation, finding that contact with nature slows down the human stress response and induces calm.

People tend to be more physically active in environments where there is access to water, and you’re more likely to meet people there, either on an impromptu basis or for organized activities. Researchers think that the soft visual stimuli of water — the patterns of light falling on it as it flows — holds our attention without any conscious effort and allows recovery from cognitive fatigue, providing scope for reflection. This idea, called Attention Restoration Theory, argues that fascination in the natural environment — in this context, the curiosity and wonder that water sparks — is a critical environmental cue in the process of psychological restoration.

My colleagues and I are now using electroencephalography to explore the neural signatures of different urban settings in people’s brains and to identify whether immersive blue-space environments — including smaller water features such as rain gardens — can offer similar benefits to psychological well-being as our green space research has shown.

The idea of water as a curing agent is not a new one. Fans of Jane Austen’s “Sanditon” will appreciate how sea bathing — and the fresh sea air — was prescribed by doctors in the 19th century to treat a range of maladies ranging from melancholy to heat stress. The popularity of English seaside resorts spread until the 1850s, when the trend for cold water submergence ended.

Today, hydrotherapy is still used to support recovery from physical injury and as a means of pain relief. But the application of “blue care” for psychological well-being and physical health has been somewhat forgotten.

A recent research review identified only 33 studies where blue care interventions, such as a beach activity, swimming, sailing, fishing, or canoeing, were used to treat individuals with specific mental health problems — including PTSD, addiction, and depression — and people with physical disabilities. Overall, these studies found that blue care interventions delivered direct benefits for health, especially mental health and social well-being.

Despite the 19th century belief, water therapy cannot cure mental health problems. However, it does have a potential role in alleviating some of the symptoms of anxiety and depression.

But, again, there is little evidence for all these blue health benefits beyond coastal settings. How might these approaches be developed in inland cities? How can urban planners better integrate access to water into people’s lives, no matter where they’re located?

My colleagues and I are eyeing what planners call the water-centric city, or “sponge city.” It’s a key strategy in climate change adaptation and in managing water resources in a sustainable and resilient way.

Cities are experimenting with new ways to deal with stormwater that combine hard and soft engineered systems for the capture, diversion, infiltration, cleansing, and retention of stormwater. This includes rain gardens and exposed water channels that capture rainfall; at the same time, they add a softer layer to the street by incorporating perennial plants and grasses. Innovations like these invite people to linger in the streets, enjoy the water and be sociable.

Urban designers can add these relatively inexpensive and micro-level features to larger stormwater management projects and reap public health benefits on top of climate mitigation.

Led by the University of Washington, a team of researchers and I have advanced a new framework to help city planners and policymakers measure the mental health effects of adding — or taking away — nature in their city plans, with the goal of integrating nature into the public health agendas of future cities.

Understanding the impacts of both green and blue spaces can encourage cities to approach blue design in an innovative way. Including a wide range of interactive and passive water features — which also serve to manage stormwater — within our cities can increase opportunities for play, curiosity, animation, and stress alleviation.

Blue urban design — alongside green — may well be an agent for promoting mental health and not just an amenity.

Jenny Roe is a professor of design and health and director of the Center of Design and Health at the University of Virginia School of Architecture.

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. 


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Psychiatric Health Garden – Designing Gardens For Mental Health Patients

 

Close your eyes and imagine yourself sitting in your dream garden. Picture a gentle breeze, causing the trees and other plants to lightly sway, cascading the sweet scent of blossoms all around you. Now imagine the soothing trickling of a water fall and the melodic songs of your favorite birds. Picture butterflies of different colors flitting from one bloom to another in a graceful little air dance. Does this visualization make you feel calm and relaxed – suddenly less stressed? This is the concept behind planting gardens for mental health. Continue reading to learn more about garden therapy and psychiatric health gardens.

Psychiatric Hospital Garden

As a society, we seem completely dependent on technology these days. However, in the past we relied solely on nature to feed us, hydrate us, shelter us, entertain us and soothe us. Though we seem to have moved so far away from this reliance on nature, it is still hard-wired in our brains.

In the last few decades, many studies have been made about the effects of nature on the human psyche. Most of these studies found that even just a short glimpse of a nature scene significantly improves the human state of mind. For this reason, mental or psychiatric hospital gardens are now popping up in thousands of medical care facilities.

Recent studies have shown that just 3-5 minutes in a lush green garden can reduce stress, anxiety, anger and pain. It can also induce relaxation and dispel mental and emotional fatigue. Patients who are allowed to spend time in hospital healing gardens [1] have a better attitude about their hospital stay and some even recover more quickly.

While this type of mental health garden won’t cue whatever ails you, it CAN provide both patients and staff with an adequate mental lift.

Designing Gardens for Mental Health Patients

Creating a mental health garden isn’t rocket science, nor should it be. This is a place where patients want to be, a sanctuary where they can seek out “relaxation and restoration from mental and emotional fatigue.” One of the greatest ways to accomplish this is through the addition of lush, layered greenery, especially shade trees. Include various levels of native shrubbery and flora to create a natural area fit for birds and other small wildlife.

Using trees and shrubs to create a sense of enclosure can provide a level of added security while allowing patients to feel like they’ve stepped into a comforting oasis. Be sure to provide many seating options, both movable and permanent so everyone has a chance to take in the scenery from different viewpoints.

Gardens that promote a mental well-being need to engage the senses [2], and appeal to all ages. It should be a place where young patients can go to unwind and explore, and where older individuals can find peace and quiet, as well as stimulation. Adding natural looking water features, like a fountain with trickling/bubbling water or a small pond with koi fish, can further enhance the mental garden.

Don’t forget about wide meandering paths throughout the garden that invite visitors to take a stroll to various destinations, like an attractive flowering shrub, a bench tucked away in a quiet niche for contemplation or even a small grassy area for simple meditation.

It needn’t be difficult or stressful when creating a healing hospital garden. Simply close your eyes and take hints from what appeals to you and offers the most mental relaxation. The rest will fall together naturally.

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Could gardening help the mental health of school children?

 

Blog post written by: Mike Edmondstone, Schools Communications Officer for the Edible Playgrounds programme from charity Trees for Cities.

Philip Hammond’s budget announcement in late October about a £2bn real-term increase in mental health funding will surely be welcomed by the education sector. There has been an alarming increase in mental health issues among the young, with researchers finding the proportion of children and young people reporting they have a mental health condition has grown six times in England in just two decades.

In 1995, 0.8% of 4-24 year olds in England reported a long standing mental health condition. By 2014 this has increased to 4.8%, according to the study conducted by University College London, Imperial College London, University of Exeter and the Nuffield Trust academics, published in the journal Psychological Medicine. The study also found an increase in records of mental health conditions between 2008 and 2014 of 60% in England, and 75% in Scotland.

Other reports have been just as damning. UK charity Action for Children surveyed 5,555 people aged between 13 and 15 from across the country and 1,840 – 1 in 3 – were found to have a mental health issue such as depression or inability to focus. And an Education Policy Institute investigation found that referrals to children’s mental health services in England had increased by 26% over the past five years.

There is evidence to suggest a factor in this rise could be the trend towards increased screen time among young people. A government report into children’s well-being found that ‘time spent playing video games was significantly and negatively associated with young people’s well-being’.

It went on to say that: ‘Children who spend more time on computers, watching TV and playing video games tend to experience higher levels of emotional distress, anxiety and depression’ and that, ‘The evidence suggests… each additional hour of viewing increases children’s likelihood of experiencing socio-emotional problems and the risk of lower self-esteem’.

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The Mental Health Foundation recommend a number of ways to help keep children and young people mentally well, including ‘being in good physical health, eating a balanced diet and getting regular exercise’, ‘having time and freedom to play, indoors and outdoors’, and ‘going to a school that looks after the well-being of all its pupils’.

I’d be keen to add to that the importance of spending time in nature. Gardening is one method that is repeatedly shown to provide substantial mental and physical benefits, with reductions in depression, anxiety and stress, as well as a lowering of blood pressure, all linked to regular work in the garden.

Gardening gives us a sense of responsibility and thus a sense of purpose and worth. It connects us to nature, allowing us to feel at one with our surroundings. It is also great exercise and thus releases serotonin and dopamine, both of which make us feel good. And it helps people live mindfully, in the present moment, focused on the task at hand instead of allowing thoughts to wander into potentially unpleasant corners of the mind.

There are even antidepressant microbes found in soil: mycobacterium vaccae has been found to mirror the effects on neurons that antidepressant drugs provide, and there is evidence to suggest the bacteria stimulates serotonin production.

So my suggestion is that schools should look at gardening as a way to mitigate the increase in mental health issues among schoolchildren. The benefits to the mind are clear. It would also benefit the body, with food growing likely to contribute to increased fruit and vegetables in the diet.

Gardening at school doesn’t have to be an extracurricular activity either. It can be fully incorporated into the curriculum and used as a stimulating way to teach numerous different subjects. Learning outside benefits the children and also helps provide the teacher with a creativity that the classroom environment sometimes stifles.

If you don’t have the space or the know-how, you can start small: a few planters, some seeds, soil, water and sunlight will see you growing some crops. And your ambitions and knowledge can grow with them.

If you are keen to discuss possibilities of creating an Edible Playground growing space at a school, contact the author at mike@treesforcities.org. If you are already growing some crops – no matter what scale – at your school, think about entering the Edible Playground Grow On, Film It film competition. Gardening related prizes will be available for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.

More information

  • Mental health and well-being trends among children and young people in the UK, 1995–2014: analysis of repeated cross-sectional national health surveys
  • One in three young people have mental health troubles, survey finds
  • Access to children and young people’s mental health services – 2018
  • How healthy behaviour supports children’s’ well-being

About the Author
Mike Edmondstone is the Schools Communications Officer for the Edible Playgrounds programme from charity Trees for Cities. Based in London’s Kennington Park, he promotes Edible Playgrounds to schools and coordinates enquiries at a national, regional and local level.

 Could gardening help the mental health of school children? | Learning Outside the Classroom (learningoutsidetheclassroomblog.org) 





Edible Playground growing space at a school

 If you are keen to discuss possibilities of creating an Edible Playground growing space at a school, contact the author at mike@treesforcities.org. If you are already growing some crops – no matter what scale – at your school, think about entering the Edible Playground Grow On, Film It film competition. Gardening related prizes will be available for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. 

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    Everett N. "Eddie" Souza Park & Community Garden


     

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    This beautiful 2 acre park on the San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail features playgrounds, picnic/barbecue areas, an open grass area, a native plant/pollinator garden, off leash dog area and a restroom. The Community Garden portion features a covered outdoor classroom and plots for children, individuals and groups to grown their own organic fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers. 

    Location

    2380 Monroe Street, Santa Clara, CA, 95051. At the "San Tomas Aquino Trail Head" at the corner of San Tomas Expressway and Monroe Street.

    Visit the Park

    The entire park, including the play structures, has a barn theme and emphasizes the preservation and appreciation of nature. Scattered around the park stand six educational placards where "Clara The Bee" teaches us about different landscape applications we use to protect our water shed, attract beneficial pollinators, and bridges the history of "The Valley of Hearts Delight" to our present day solutions to drought. Surround each placard is beautiful and sustainable landscape design that will inspire.

    Visit the Community Garden

    The Neighborhood Community Garden features a mini stone-fruit orchard, teaching and display beds for workshops, a Children's Bed for visiting children to touch and taste, a grove of citrus trees from around the world, and a bee hive apiary. Garden volunteers host Open Garden Tours multiple times a month so guests can visit, and every second Sunday of the month, gardeners from all over the city meet to swap crops and information. See the City calendar for updates on upcoming events. 

    Click here for the Health & Safety Protocols for entering the garden.

    What's happening in the garden?

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    Apply for a Garden Bed at Eddie Souza

    All garden beds are currently occupied, however you may apply for an individual, ADA or Group garden bed and you will be placed in the wait list. Santa Clara residents living half a mile away, receive CalFresh benefits, are Senior Citizens, or have children in school will receive priority. There is no fee to apply.  ddie" Souza 

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    Let It Grow The long-lasting benefits of a school garden — supporting health and wellness, encouraging students to choose nutritious foods

    Amid the litany of education reforms that emphasize innovation and new methods, school gardens stand out as a low-tech change. In an era where kids' lives are more sedentary, and where childhood obesity has risen dramatically, gardens support and encourage healthful eating as a key component of children's physical wellbeing, which can aid their academic and social success, too. And as the consequences of food deserts and poor nutrition on life outcomes become starker, advocates say that school gardens can act as a counterweight — an outdoor respite for children growing up in environments that can be otherwise unsafe or barren.

    Where cries of "Eat your broccoli!" and "Haven't you had enough sugar?" fall flat, how exactly can school gardens prompt healthier eating habits — and what are the best practices for establishing one?

    Good Nutrition: What Works, and What Gets In the Way

    We know that increased access to healthful food can improve diet and health. Studies have found that multiple supermarkets within a one mile radius of a person’s home is correlated with a significantly higher consumption of fruits and vegetables, and that greater access to produce, lower produce prices, and higher fast-food prices are related to lower BMI, especially among low-income teenagers.

    Changing eating habits goes beyond questions of access. If children aren’t used to trying new foods, they just won’t do it. Cooking nutritious food is also a learned skill, and one that many kids and teens haven’t acquired. And many people are drawn to family dishes, regardless of their nutritional value, because of the emotional connection they have with those foods. 

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    Starting a School Garden Program: Overview

     

    Why plant a school garden? School gardens have entered the national spotlight as an effective way to promote life-long healthy eating habits and connect students to the natural world.  Gardening provides educators with opportunities to enhance student education through practical, reality-based learning. Goals of school garden programs often include:

    • Providing opportunities for hands-on learning, inquiry, observation and experimentation across the curriculum.
      Although science and nutrition are the focus of many garden programs, curriculum ties can also be made to the subjects of language arts, math, science, social studies and art. Additionally, the garden is an excellent location to model sustainable practices and present environmental education lessons.
    • Motivating kids to eat and love fruits and vegetables.
      Gardens help get students excited about fruits and vegetables and provide countless opportunities to experience and try the foods that are often the hardest to get kids to eat.


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    How green space can boost your health. Why do green spaces  really help decrease chronic diseases like  asthma ? Watch our short animation and discover the positive impacts of nature on our health.  To learn more about Ecohealth-ontario, visit http://www.ecohealth-ontario.ca/​To learn more about us , visit L'Université dans la Nature's website : http://www.unature.org/​

      


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