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NDIS therapeutic gardening for young adults

An innovative and hands-on 9-week program for NDIS young adults (18-25yo) who want to learn how to GROW their own food, learn how to navigate stress & anxiety, tend to their own health and wellbeing (their inner garden), connect with nature and have fun with a small group of like-minded young people in a safe and non-clinical setting.

AS WE NURTURE A GARDEN, WE LEARN HOW TO NURTURE OURSELVES.

NDIS GROW Details:

🌿 When: Weekly sessions for 9 weeks on Tuesday's 9:30am - 11:30am.
              🌿 Autumn Start Date: Tuesday 16th April
🌿 Who: Young Adults NDIS funded aged 18 - 25 yo
                🌿 Where: West Woombye (Gubbi Gubbi Country)
🌿 Cost:  *dependent upon numbers in group* - NDIS Capacity Building - Improved Daily Living - Therapeutic Supports.                                                           Cost includes an initial meet and greet, 9 x 2hr sessions with 2 facilitators at our amazing gardens, all equipment required for prescribed activities, a garden journal, and a welcome pack (including seeds, garden gloves, other gardening items).  Minimum group size 4 and maximum of 6 participants.  Carers encouraged to attend.  Suitability is determined after initial meet and greet.

GROW: NDIS Garden Club & Therapeutic Gardening Program for Young Adults 

Do you struggle with stress and anxiety?  Do you find it hard to meet new people?  Are you interested in nature and want to learn how to grow an edible garden and nurture your wellbeing with other like-minded young people?

GROW is an 9-week small group, hands-on, therapeutic gardening program for young adults (18-25 yo) that integrates positive psychology, nutrition, & lifestyle medicine with plant-based activities to enable participants to grow their own food (their outer garden) whilst developing their inner garden (their emotional and social wellbeing), learn how to navigate stress and anxiety, connect with nature and have fun with a small group of like-minded young people. 
The GROW Program has been developed to help you learn the basics of growing your own food from seed to plate.  Topics covered may include sowing seeds, planting seedlings, understanding soils, companion planting, nature art and so much more. 
  As participants learn how to GROW an edible garden, the GROW program will also explore how participants can cultivate their ‘inner garden’ to manage stress and anxiety and support their physical, social and emotional wellbeing.  Experiences in the garden act as metaphor for what we need for our own thriving.  Concepts of nutrition, meaningful movement, building healthy relationships, mindfulness and other evidence-based skills for stress and anxiety management are discussed to support participants ‘inner garden’.

GROW is designed for young people with the following goals in mind:

  • Improve confidence and self-esteem through learning how to grow an edible garden
  • Reduce stress and improve mood and overall wellbeing 
  • Reduce social isolation and improve social connection
  • Learn coping skills and self-care strategies for the body, mind and spirit with a focus on stress management
  • Enhance a sense of connection and belonging to nature

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building connection through food

The GROW program is for young people who want to reconnect with what is truly nourishing to their nature, with the help of nature.

benefits of therapeutic gardening

Therapeutic gardening may support you in the following ways:

Creation of an edible garden and access to fresh and free food

A feeling of connection to self, others, and to nature

Improved socials skills, and increased self-confidence and pride

The knowledge and skills to care for and add to their edible garden

An understanding of how nutrient-dense foods can support mood and health

Cognitive benefits such as supporting concentration, memory and problem-solving skills

A sense of purpose, awareness that actions matter and the cultivation of joy

Psychological benefits such as reduced stress and improved mood, and improved emotional health and wellbeing

Physical benefits such as increased strength and flexibility, meaningful movement, fine motor skill hand-eye coordination

Where to from here

If you or someone you know is interested in the GROW Program please get in touch using the button below!