GIVING BACK
healing from the ground up ARTICLE MATT SMITHMIER
THERAPEUTIC GARDENING BEARS FRUIT AT LOCAL NONPROFIT A WALK IN THE WOODS OR EVEN JUST LEANING ON A TREE AT THE BUS STOP—A REGULAR CONNECTION TO NATURE HAS BEEN SHOWN REPEATEDLY TO BRING ALL OF US BETTER HEALTH. For those struggling with mental illness or substance abuse, one Northland nonprofit is making that healing interaction a daily reality. “It’s digging in the dirt and having that sense of connection with something other than pavement,” says Jody Murphy.
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Northland Lifestyle | April 2018