by Cath Manuel | Aug 1, 2018 | A Thriving Garden, Gardening, Getting Started, Therapeutic Gardening & Wellbeing
Many people living with dementia have limited access to outdoor spaces. They have a higher potential for falls and injury. Most experience confusion, anxiety, loneliness and depression. To reduce these feelings, people with dementia need to stay physically active to...
by Cath Manuel | Apr 26, 2018 | Gardening, Getting Started, Podcast, Therapeutic Gardening & Wellbeing
Gardening as therapy has been used for centuries to cultivate health and wellbeing for people of all ages and abilities. For many people, especially those living within dementia support units, access to outdoor spaces can be limited. Such an environment, where they...
by Cath Manuel | Nov 29, 2017 | Gardening, Getting Started, Podcast
This episode is Part 2 in this podcast series and part of the ‘Field Guide’, soon to be published in the Soil to Supper Community. Listen to Part 1 – Planning Your Dream Garden HERE Once your garden is planned you can start creating garden spaces to grow in. There are...
by Cath Manuel | Oct 5, 2017 | Gardening, Getting Started, Podcast
Starting with a clear plan for your new garden will save time and money in the long term.Building a garden is really exciting and once we’ve made a decision to start growing, most of us are ready with all the tools and equipment we think we need.But many people start...
by Cath Manuel | Jun 24, 2017 | Getting Started, Podcast
In the Back to Basics Series I’ll share the common basics for gardening, many of the gardening words and methods, equipment that’s used and ways to get started. This information is from one of the courses in Soil to Supper Online Gardening Community. In this episode...
by Cath Manuel | Apr 11, 2017 | Gardening, Getting Started, Growing your Garden, Podcast
Many people living in urban areas want to create edible gardens and grow healthy food, but think you need a LOT of space to grow. If this is you then you’ll love this episode! I want to share these easy methods with you as I enjoy growing this way, and although I live...