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GreenCare: Outdoors for wellbeing
Welcome to GreenCare
As any gardener will tell you, getting outdoors in the fresh air is great for your physical and mental wellbeing.
Our GreenCare allotment projects help participants to improve their physical and mental health through outdoor activities while working alongside others.
Activities include digging, sowing, planting, weeding and harvesting. And, of course, we can enjoy an all-important cup of tea together.
GreenCare activities also help us to meet many of our Emotional Needs, such as:
- Feelings of Achievement from helping to grow and nurture an allotment
- A sense of Community through being part of a purposeful group
- Opportunities for Movement and Emotional Connection with nature
Participants also report that attending regular sessions adds further Meaning & Purpose to their lives.
“It has given me a positive place to go and be active. It gives me a sense of achievement to have helped with tasks on the allotment.”
GreenCare Allotment Participant
Who can benefit from GreenCare?
This service is for open to those aged 18+ who live in Suffolk (excluding Waveney), including people who:
- Experience mild to moderate depression, anxiety and other mental health challenges
- Want to help build emotional resilience as a preventative measure and meet their Emotional Needs
- Want to help prevent the onset of mental ill-health, such as an episode of depression
” It’s a safe space to talk openly and it feels good to support others by listening too.”
GreenCare Allotment Participant
Can you help us grow?
Our GreenCare volunteers play a key role in the service, attending fortnightly sessions to help participants to improve and maintain their mental and physical wellbeing.
We would love to hear from you if you have a keen interest in gardening, if you enjoy supporting and encouraging others, and if you would like to volunteer your time and skills and help us to deliver our GreenCare sessions.
“At the end of each session we can always see such a difference, as the plot changes so much after three hours of working together. There is also a big difference in how participants feel after some fresh air, some gardening activity, and some time chatting with others over a cup of tea. Come along and experience a session. Be part of the group and see the benefits for yourself.”
GreenCare Allotment Volunteer
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Our team regularly reviews feedback to help us improve the support services that we offer.
