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It is very therapeutic to garden, though. (lemmy.today)
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

man, you're going to be really alarmed when you hear about community gardens and greenhouses...

the idea for most people isn't to completely replace all farming, but to reduce it, grow food instead of a lawn, have some fresh delicious non-gmo shit...
have something to fall back on when the nuclear apocalypse happens...

industrial farming will never be as nutritious, delicious, or satisfying as home-grown...

p.s. working with soil has natural antidepressant properties...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Ok, I'm just curious, do you have a source for that soil antidepressants statement? Not being argumentative, legit want to read the source.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

This Pretty outdated (from 2007) and I position it in more pop sci than hard science. But from my own perspective, gardening makes me chill out for sure.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/66840#1

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

From a comment thread lower down:

permaculture.com.au/why-gardening-makes-you-happy-and-cures-depression/