Friday 21 May 2021
Andrew Montgomery
Over the course of the last year living through a global pandemic, it’s become clearer than ever that the need to sustain ourselves in body and mind is a necessity. And harnessing the power of gardening and its shared language could be the answer. But with one in eight households in Britain having no access to a private or shared garden during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown, and food scarcity on the rise, getting into gardens and learning how to grow food should be accessible to all.
From seed sovereignty to the advantages of gardening on our wellbeing, understanding and harnessing the power of plants is truly a form of empowerment. Humans have an “innate connection with nature,” says Sue Stuart Smith, a psychiatrist, psychotherapist and author of