Gardens can provide a safe, restorative space to us as individual gardeners.
But to be fully human, people need to be connected to themselves; to the earth; to others; and to God or a higher purpose that provides meaning to their lives. Using a garden to create and build community allows the gardener to build bridges that strengthen all who are touched by the garden.
Space for shared community beds are best known. Groups working together begin to solve problems not just found in the garden, but common to that community. The garden becomes a venue for interaction.
In the same way hunter-gatherer humans of old moved through their environment together gathering herbs, roots and berries, gardens today can be similar places of engagement. And even a small raised bed or a few pots can provide enough herbs to dry to keep a family cooking tasty meals for a season.
Sharing your garden may provide a way to meet all four needs to be fully human.
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