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According to Better Homes & Gardens, here are great ways to recycle your carved Halloween decoration. 1)Most pumpkins can be consumed by eating toasted pumpkin seeds or creating a puree from the insides. 2)Donate your pumpkin to places like zoos, animal shelters, farms or community gardens. 3) Feed the wildlife by turning your pumpkin into a bird feeder by hanging it from a tree filled with bird seed. 4) If you have a compost pile, throw that pumpkin right in. (Just take the seeds out to prevent growing baby pumpkins). #Wagnerrealty #wagnerrealtyrentals #recycle #pumpkins #recyclepumpkin

Four County Mental Health Center, Inc. Crisis Garden outside our Crisis Diversion Services (CDS) building is underway for 2024!! We are super excited about this project as we saw great success with it as a treatment tool last year with patients who came to CDS for support. The best part, they got to benefit from their labor by taking the produce home. This year we expanded the size and took it to the next level. We will be bringing the element of psychosocial education by offering groups in which we have community partners teach how to make various vegetable dishes (salsa, salads, etc.) from the produce. Many Four County employees donated items along with monetary donations to make this expansion possible and we are grateful. The idea was brought to life last year by our Crisis Therapist Blair Millemon as a place for our patients in our Crisis Diversion Unit to go, enjoy some gardening, and learn about healthy options for fruit and vegetables. Gardening lightens the mood, lowers levels of stress and anxiety, and also gives a little purpose and joy when the produce is ready for harvesting. The beans, corn, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, and potatoes have found themselves in the ground. Still to come cucumbers, squash, zucchini, and jalapenos. #CrisisGarden #GardeningBenefits #BenefitsOfGardening #BenefitsOfAGarden #Gardening #HomegrownProduce #HomegrownFruit #HomegrownVegetables #EatingHealthy #HealthyEating #StressRelief #Relaxation #BehavioralHealth #BehavioralHealthMatters #IntegratedCare #IntegratedBehavioralHealth #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #Wellness #ComprehensiveHealth #ComprehensiveCare #ComprehensiveHealthcare #IntegratedHealthcare #YourHealthOurCommitment #WereHereForYou #HelpingMakeLifeBetter

Flipping the conversation to "what matters to you" for patients is what lead to my fascination with social prescribing. Put the patient first, meet them where they are at, find out their interests/goals, and empower them with tools and resources they can access. #healthcare

We should all be mindful of this in our homes, work and play! I find freedom, peace from the Madding crowds, and solice, when I connect with nature in whatever form. For me it is working with the land, growing, creating, planting, pruning. I learn so much more about myself than reading or training can ever teach me. Watching the seasons change and how crops react to the changes is enlightening. Volunteering a few hours a week for a local community garden, local tree planting, or a food sustainability project can help in so many ways and be beneficial to your health and mental wellbeing. Who knows you may even enjoy dusting off those wellies and fleeces, engaging with the outdoors and making an impact on your local community. Make 2024 your year to #volunteer #volunteersmakeadifference #communityimpact #gardening #foodsustainability #mentalhealthwellness #physicalactivity #conservation #

⭐️ Need a tool for a one-off job and don't want to buy it? Starting new projects or hobbies, but not space for new things? Become a Member of Glasgow Tool Library to borrow items, like...sanders, pizza ovens, pressure washers, camping equipment, lawn mowers, and much, much more! Become a Member to access tools and equipment for you home, garden and hobbies. #glasgow #toollibrary #diy #homeimprovement #gardening #craft #circulareconomy #sharingeconomy #charity #socialenterprise

#TipTuesday Upcycling ♻️is so important, it reuses materials instead of throwing them away! Less landfill waste automatically has a positive impact on the environment 💚. Start finding fun and creative ways to reuse your grocery items like below 👇. Need some help? YEA 🐸 has our very own upcycling program linked here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gdHhxbk4 #PollinatorPlants #pollinatorgarden #pollinatorfriendly #pollinators #pollinator #oceanconservation #education #gardening101 #butterflies #gardeningtips #gardening #fishinglife #fishing #dunerestoration #nonprofitlife #yea #nonprofitfundraising #nonprofit #greenevents #volunteer #experiments #kidseducation #youthenvironmentalalliance #environmentaleducation #jointhealliance #environment

15 Tips for Planning a Successful Raised Garden

15 Tips for Planning a Successful Raised Garden