Gardening associated with mental wellbeing and life satisfaction

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Associations of time spent gardening with mental wellbeing and life satisfaction in Mid-to-late adulthood

Abstract

There is relatively limited research investigating the mental health benefits of gardening. In this cross-sectional study, survey data from 4,919 middle-aged and older adults (46–80 years, 57% women) from Brisbane, Australia, were used to examine the associations of time spent gardening (0, 1–149 or ≥150 min/week) with indicators of mental wellbeing....

Here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272494423000415

- So you are all invited to plant, even in the forest!...

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Lettuce Linux or how to farm for the common good

The open source seed model has been compared to “Linux for lettuce”.

Building on the principles of the digital commons of open source

software

—which, in turn, was based on the idea of the natural resource commons and the cooperative food movement that originated in the 19th century—the concept and social movement of seeds of Open source has been developed over the last decade in response to increasing seed privatization and high loss of fruit and vegetable varieties in our fields—one of the accelerated impacts of industrial agriculture.

Before there were almost as many varieties as producers.

Today, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), we have allowed 80% of varieties that were cultivated a century ago to disappear and already in 2018 four corporations controlled more than 60% of world sales of proprietary seeds.

This dramatic reduction in cultivated biodiversity increases the vulnerability of crops to pests and extreme weather conditions....

Here: https://newsrnd.com/news/2023-03-15-lettuce-linux-or-how-to-farm-for-the-common-good.ByQrNCT013.html

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Indoor vegetable garden: 5 easy-to-grow fruits and vegetables

You can create a vegetable garden at home, whether you live in a house or an apartment. Discover 5 vegetables to plant indoors.

You don't have a garden or a balcony?

No problem, it is still possible to have your own indoor vegetable garden.

This will allow you to harvest good fruits and vegetables to enhance your dishes or your aperitifs.

Cherry tomatoes

Jars of cherry tomatoes....

Here: https://newsrnd.com/news/2023-02-06-indoor-vegetable-garden--5-easy-to-grow-fruits-and-vegetables.rywg0ZC2o.html

Edited March 15, 2023 by msfntor

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Four types of vegetables that you can sow - one is even allowed in the bed

As early as February you can start sowing tomatoes, courgettes, etc. indoors on the windowsill or in the heated greenhouse.

Spring is almost upon us in February.

Even if it is still freezing cold in many places, the first preparations for the new gardening season are now starting.

For example, certain vegetable plants can be grown on the windowsill as early as February.

You can expect the first crunchy fruits as early as early summer.

Well, what if that's not a motivation?...

Here: https://newsrnd.com/life/2023-02-08-four-types-of-vegetables-that-you-can-sow-in-february---one-is-even-allowed-in-the-bed.r1T4oZ-ai.html

Edited March 15, 2023 by msfntor