Jan Hassink and Majken van Dijk (eds.
), Farming for Health, 147-161.
© 2006 Springer.
Printed in the Netherlands
CHAPTER 12
CARE FARMS AND CARE GARDENS
Horticulture as therapy in the UK
JOE SEMPIK AND JO ALDRIDGE
Centre for Child and Family Research,...
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Jan Hassink and Majken van Dijk (eds.
), Farming for Health, 147-161.
© 2006 Springer.
Printed in the Netherlands
CHAPTER 12
CARE FARMS AND CARE GARDENS
Horticulture as therapy in the UK
JOE SEMPIK AND JO ALDRIDGE
Centre for Child and Family Research, Loughborough University, Leicestershire,
LE11 3TU, UK
Abstract.
This paper describes the use of Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH) for vulnerable
people in the UK.
Around 20,000 clients attend STH ‘projects’ each week.
Projects provide activities for
people with mental health problems, learning difficulties, physical disabilities, black and ethnic minorities
and many other vulnerabilities.
The benefits of attending projects include a structured routine and the
opportunity for social contact.
The natural, outdoor setting is particularly valued and may act as a
restorative environment within the context of environmental psychology.
Keywords: social horticulture; therapeutic horticulture; hospital farms
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