This week I completed the first stage of my Social & Therapeutic Horticulture course with Thrive. The benefits of gardening on our wellbeing is not a new concept. It was interesting to learn about the history of gardening for wellbeing and that this dates back to Ancient Egypt when royal physicians would prescribe a spell in the palace gardens for those of a troubled mind. From 1936 the use of horticulture became more recognised within Occupational Health as a specific treatm

This week I've been learning more about Oak Galls. Princetown Press are running a course titled 'From Galls to Nettles' which focuses on...

This week I have started a short course in Creative Health and Wellbeing through Artmaking at UAL, led by R.M. Sánchez-Camus. One of my...