By Jane McGuire, September 18, 2020, Missoula Current.
In light of the many ways the pandemic lays bare the failures in our food system, many households and communities are turning to gardening as a way to build resilience.
When you set out to dig a backyard garden bed, chances are you are more motivated by visions of the fall harvest than by notions of emotional wellbeing and community resilience. And yet, happiness and resilience are both benefits cultivated by the act of gardening.
In a recent study by the Sustainable Healthy Cities Network, researchers found that “the level of emotional well-being, or happiness, reported while gardening was similar to what people reported while biking, walking or dining out.”
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