Knowledge: enabled gardeners

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See Also:

• home → gardening → gardens → low allergen
• society → disabled → recreation

Links

American Horticultural Therapy Association 
http://www.ahta.org/

Offers information, professional registration and training programs.

Horticultural Therapy 
http://www.hort.vt.edu/human/h-therp.html

Links to associations, resources, links related to horticultural therapy.

City Farmer 
http://www.cityfarmer.org/horttherp70.html#hort

The Ability Garden began in 1988 as a demonstration garden of five raised beds to accommodate people in wheel chairs to garden.

Red Wiggler Community Farm 
http://www.redwiggler.org/

Founded in 1996 as a non-profit horticulture therapy and vocational training program for adults with developmental disabilities.

HT Programs 
http://www.hort.vt.edu/human/botanic1.html

Arboreta and gardens with horticulture therapy programs.

Garden Forever 
http://www.gardenforever.com

A gardening web magazine for gardeners of all ages, abilities and lifestyles.

Human Issues in Horticulture 
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/humanissues/otherl.html

List of sites which include gardening with the elderly, with children, and horticulture therapy.

Michigan Horticultural Therapy Association 
http://www.mhtachapter.org

MHTA strives to promote the use of horticulture as therapy throughout the state of Michigan.

Gardening with AD/HD 
http://www.ncpamd.com/gardening_with_ADD.htm

Gardening techniques that work well for the inattentive gardener. Specific plants and techniques.

Garden Partners 
http://www.gardenpartners.org/

An organization in Portland, Oregon. Its mission is to enhance the physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being of individuals through participation in meaningful garden-related activity.

Thrive 
http://www.thrive.org.uk/

UK national horticultural charity that promotes the use of gardening and horticulture for training and employment, therapy and health.

The Growing Center Inc. 
http://www.growingcenter.org/

A non-profit horticultural therapy center in Frederick, PA. Community gardens, a monthly meeting for local people and information about horticultural therapy.

Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association 
http://www.chta.ca/

Assisting with program development, research, and to promote the professional use of horticulture as a therapy.

Horticultural Therapy Association of Victoria 
http://www.horticulturaltherapy.com.au/

HTAV fosters and supports horticultural programs and activities which enhance in a meaningful way, the social, emotional and physical well-being of people both in their homes and in a variety of community settings.

Josh's Garden Web 
http://inthecountrygardenandgifts.com/jspece/gardening/raisedbed.html

Handicap Accessible Gardening, article by Josh Spece.

Gardening for Older Gardeners 
http://www.hort.vt.edu/human/pub426020d.html

Gardening in Raised Beds and Containers for Older Gardeners and Individuals with Physical Disabilities. Article by Diane Relf, PhD, H.T.M.

Susan Tomlin's Disabled Gardening Page 
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/1391/disabled.html

Susan's page is an inspirational site about gardening with a physical disability.

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