Gardening for Your Health

Spring is officially here, and Wyandot County Public Health is ready to celebrate with a program on gardening at 6:00 p.m. on April 6 at the Upper Sandusky Community Library in the large meeting room.

Gardening supports a healthy mind and body with opportunities for exercise and relaxation, fresh air, vitamin D, and a chance to grow healthy foods on your own.

The health department’s gardening committee, which helps maintain the community garden on the corner of Hicks Street and South Sandusky Avenue in Upper Sandusky, will discuss tips and tricks for growing healthy foods at home and in community spaces. Garden committee members that will be speaking are Molly Owens, who also serves in the environmental health division, and Hanna Fox who serves in both the WIC (Women, Infants, Children) and vital statistics divisions. Also joining the discussion is Patricia Anderson, the education specialist at the Wyandot County Recycling Center and Solid Waste Management District. Anderson will share information about composting and ways recycling can benefit a garden.

Learn about the best ways to plan for and start your own garden to grow fresh food for your family.

Those who would like to attend virtually may register at https://bit.ly/374Gxud.

For additional information contact Wyandot County Public Health Educator Callan Pugh at cpugh@co.wyandot.oh.us or by calling 419-294-3852 ext. 233 during business hours.