WASHINGTON, D.C.: Recent research carried out by Harvard University’s public health graduate school and Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that people living in an area rich in vegetation have improved physical and mental health, and 30% of the overall morality benefit from living near vegetation came from lower levels of depression.
Professor Tim Lang, Centre for Food Policy at City University London says it’s widely recognised that regular contact with plants, animals and the natural environment can improve our physical health and mental wellbeing. When we grow food and flowers, we’re engaging with the natural world at a pace that provides a welcome antidote to the stresses of modern life…