Therapeutic Horticulture at Cascadia
Eldergrow Educator Kara Donaldson assists the residents at Mountain Valley of Cascadia. Donaldson will visit the residents twice a month to tend and switch out the plants.
Photo by MOLLY ROBERTS
Cascadia Activities Director Misty McEnany and Eldergrow Educator Kara Donaldson assist resident Julie in planting the first flower in the indoor garden.
KELLOGG — Residents of Mountain Valley of Cascadia were able to experience the therapy of horticulture as the Eldergrow garden was unveiled Wednesday morning.
“Research shows that when we get our hands dirty in the soil, a release of serotonin, the chemical that helps make us happy, is released,” said Eldergrow educator Kara Donaldson...
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