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Coming home to food

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Dawnn Rabinovich Meiers, Psy.D.

I wrote the following article for the Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association’s summer newsletter, in anticipation of my presention on Day 1 of their upcoming annual conference – Branching Out: Nurturing Connections and Community, on September 16-18, 2021. This year’s online conference features topics ranging… Continue Reading “Coming home to food”

Category: Horticulture therapy and therapeutic horticulture, mind/body health, Mindful eatingTags: community, farmers markets, food, food heritage, health, healthy living, horticultural therapy, horticulture, master gardener, mindful eating, mindful living, mindfulness, nature, savoring, sow to savor, therapeutic horticulture, urban agriculture, urban gardens

Cultivating food community

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Dawnn Rabinovich Meiers, Psy.D.

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Recently, I reflected upon how edible gardening’s many benefits extend well beyond mind/body health, and a sense of pleasure, efficacy, and empowerment, to directly impact the larger food system as well. Over the past five years, I’ve intentionally created a life that centers the… Continue Reading “Cultivating food community”

Category: food literacy, Horticulture therapy and therapeutic horticulture, Mindful eatingTags: edible gardening, farm life, featured, food culture, food justice, food literacy, food systems, health, mindful eating, small farms, urban agriculture, urban farms, urban gardens