Edible Gardens are Healing Gardens

Photo courtesy of Anne Dailey

I can't believe summer's almost over. It flew by this year. Depending on where you are in this country, or in the world, your growing season is coming to a close (or just beginning, if you're in the Southern Hemisphere - lucky you!). Here in the Hudson Valley, we've got a couple of months left before a hard frost hits, with end-of-the-summer treats like corn, tomatoes (though many fewer this year due to the blight), peppers, and melons. In my own tiny raised bed garden, I've got tomatoes, chard, arugula, and lots of herbs.

I've been thinking a lot about edible gardens as healing landscapes. After all, food is life. What could be more nurturing than good, healthy food? And not just nutritionally, though most of us know by now that the closer our food source is, the more nutrients (and flavor) it has to offer...

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