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Gardening for good in Ontario, Canada

Abstract

Using an autoethnographic approach, this Canadian case study suggests that the Hamilton Victory Gardens (HVG), in the City of Hamilton, Ontario, constitute a therapeutic landscape. As a result of volunteering in the HGV throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, I realised positive physical, mental, and social outcomes, and observed that other volunteers did too. In addition, produce from the garden contributed to positive health outcomes for the broader community as it was distributed via the local food bank. This case study confirms the work of other scholars, who report that gardening during the COVID-19 pandemic has provided nature connection, pleasure, relief, respite, and peace of mind.

Authors

Williams A

Book title

Cultivated Therapeutic Landscapes

Pagination

pp. 33-51

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Publication Date

January 1, 2023

DOI

10.4324/9781003355731-4

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