Description:
Sowing Horticultural Therapy (HT) into schools reaps therapeutic benefits for adult participants and the community. If you’re wondering if taking on a school garden is right for your school, come learn about evidence-based practices with therapeutic applications for all students. We will explore the potential to serve adult and community participants through school and community gardening programs. Successful school and community gardening methods for Oklahoma, including indoor gardening, container gardening, and raised bed gardening will be covered.

Objectives:
1: Learners will understand the therapeutic benefits of school gardening.
2: Learners will understand the therapeutic applications for adult participants in school and community gardening.
3: Learners will be introduced to successful school and community gardening methods for Oklahoma.