The Grown With Love
Gardening Club (The resident's garden club at the Durham VA Hospital) is a
therapeutic gardening group co-facilitated by Recreation Therapy and
Occupational Therapy. Any Veteran residing in the Community Living Center
is welcomed to join in on the year-round fun. This year the Veterans have
planted sweet potatoes, squash, a variety of tomatoes and sweet peppers.
Watering, pruning and feeding, the Veterans have cared for the plants as
a group and independently.
The fun doesn’t stop
there… once the vegetables are harvested, both the Grown with Love Gardening
Club and the therapeutic cooking group are able to enjoy the benefits. So
far…the Veterans have been able to make fried green tomatoes, fresh salsa, and
tomato sandwiches. The Veterans also enjoy the vine ripened delicacies
with their lunch and dinner.
The flowers and vegetable
plants were donated to the Community Living Center by the Heritage Garden Club,
March 2012.
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