Children, on average, spend less than 30 minutes a week in outdoor unstructured play. Get out and Play! Want to learn more: http://www.healinglandscapes.org/related/play.html

Social ties are a predictor of our health and well-being, we need healthy, strong ties across out lifetimes. ” Social ties are what glues us together. And people with stronger social ties have better health outcomes.” Dr. William Sullivan, Ph.D.  http://dirt.asla.org/2012/11/01/trees-are-a-matter-of-life-and-death/

So just as stress sets up a chain reaction that adversely affects our health, interaction with gardens and other landscapes initiates a positive chain reaction that can ameliorate stress and its domino effect.  http://www.healinglandscapes.org/blog/2009/06/nature-as-therapy-for-hypertension-and-other-stress-related-disorders/

Care for the earth. Care for people. Share the yield.  http://www.healinglandscapes.org/blog/2012/04/earth-day-2012-sustainable-and-therapeutic-landscapes/