The Soil to Supper “Growing Together” Program provides garden-based activities that builds social connections, brings joy and grows fresh food.
The Growing Together Program is held within home gardens, aged care, in-home care and community organisation.
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During weekly sessions, our qualified team guides and supports residents and participants in engaging activities, with simple methods accessible to all abilities and customised to suit the need of individuals.
Sessions are held in a safe garden setting and include interactive garden-based activities with simple techniques, information and guidance to grow fresh food, learn skills, rediscover hidden gardening skills, encourage social connections and enhance health.
Our programs aims to grow social connections, develop friendships amongst participants and grow healthy food to enjoy year-round. “together we grow fresh food”
One-on-one or group sessions are available from 2 to 3 hours, either weekly or fortnightly, and include a range of activities that are scheduled to suit participant’s aims for wellbeing, outcomes for their NDIS plan or for the goals of organisations.
For NDIS participants, the current NDIS Pricing Arrangements are followed and charged at the appropriate hourly rate plus provider travel to participant’s home.
Our group programs are provided nationally through aged care homes, disability and community organisations.
For more information and bookings please contact Cath HERE.
“The program is contributing to the active participation of residents in hands-on activities”
“Great to see the progress and interactions of the residents”
“ A positive impact in the lives of our residents”
The benefits of Cath Manuel’s therapeutic gardening program can be seen on the faces of our residents who attend her weekly sessions in our Memory Support Unit.
Living with dementia can make daily activities challenging and frustrating, so it is beautiful to watch the group laughing and interacting together, reminiscing about gardens they have tended to in the past. For many of them, the feel of the soil between their fingers has unlocked gardening skills that have remained hidden in recent years.
To have seedlings to care for and gardens to water has provided a purpose for them again. The feedback from staff and relatives has been incredibly positive.