Recipe for Health Gardening program proves to be good therapy

July 10, 2010 by  
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Recipe for Health Gardening program proves to be good therapy
It started with a single fava bean plant. The mission-defining Horticultural Therapy Program at Sunnyvale's Idylwood Care Center kicked off because one resident asked for fava beans for dinner. Through gardening and food, the senior nursing home found a new form of therapy for its residents that has changed the focus and attitude of the entire facility at 1002 W. Fremont Ave. It began three ...

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