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Sunday, 5 May 2024

Gardening for your mental health

Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
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Gardening for your mental health
Gardening for your mental health

This pandemic has put a lot of stress on our plates and everyone is looking for a way to unwind.

AND EVERYONE'S LOOKING FOR AWAY TO UNWIND.SO WHAT SHOULD YOUR NEXTPASSION PROJECT BE?

13 ACTIONNEWS ANCHOR ROSS DIMATTEIJOINING US LIVE IN STUDIO -WITH MORE ON A PROJECT THATIMPROVES YOUR MENTAL HEALTH ASWELL.ROSS?LIVING IN LAS VEGAS -- WEKNOW WE'RE DEALING WITH A VERYUNIQUE KIND OF CLIMATE.BUT IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'REDOING -- PLANTS CAN GROW REALLYWELL IN THE DESERT -- ANDGARDENING COULD BE THE KEY TORELIEVING THAT COVID-19 STRESS.(NATS DIGGING) SOT:11:07:29-:31 I ALWAYS SAY THISREALLY IS OUR DIAMOND IN THEDESERT AS THE DIRECTOR OF VEGASROOTS COMMUNITY GARDEN -- ROZBROOKS HAS SEEN THE HOBBY OFGARDENING GROW A LOT INPOPULARITY DURING THISPANDEMIC.SOT: 11:02:38-:48 "I'VE HADMORE PEOPLE THAN EVER NOW WHOLIVE IN VEGAS THAT ARE SAYING,"HEY, I NEED TO LEARN HOW TOGROW MY OWN FOOD AND HOW DO IGO ABOUT DOING THAT?" THEY'VECOME TO THE RIGHT PERSON ANDPLACE.BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY -- THEY'VECOME FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.SOT: 11:04:15-:26 PEOPLE NOWUNDERSTAND THE NEED TO SLOWDOWN, THEY NEED TO GET OUT INTHE FRESH AIR, THEY NEED TO GETYOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM HEALTHY, TOSTART MOVING YOUR BODY.FOR THOSE WHO ONLY SEESTRENUOUS MANUAL LABOR --BROOKS WILL TELL YOU ALL ABOUTTHE MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS OFGETTING DOWN AND DIRTY.SOT: 11:03:08-:09 GARDENING ISSO THERAPEUTIC SOT:11:08:36-:46 WHEN YOU COME INTOTHE GARDEN AND YOU'RE BASICALLYEXERCISING, YOU'RE SHOVELING,AND YOU'RE MOVING, YOU'REGETTING YOUR HANDS IN THE DIRT,YOU'RE USING YOUR MUSCLES11:08:54-:58 ALL OF A SUDDEN,THAT FOG JUST LIFTS.IT JUST LIFTS SOT: PAUL "DR.Q" NOE / HORTICULTURIST, "STARNURSERY" 10:27:03-:07 IT IS AVERY GOOD STRESS RELIEVER JUSTTO GET OUT AND WORK IN THEGARDEN AT STAR NURSERY --BUSINESS IS BOOMING DURING THISPANDEMIC -- THANKS IN LARGEPART TO THE NEWFOUND INTERESTFROM FIRST-TIME GARDENERS.SOT: 10:19:24-:40 THEY AREDEFINITELY WANTING TO GROWTHEIR OWN FOOD, RATHER THAN TOGO OUT AND BUY FOOD BECAUSETHAT DOES HELP THEM BE ABLE TOSTAY CLOSER TO HOME ANDACTUALLY PRODUCE MORE EDIBLETHINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE INTHEIR OWN HOME BUT BEFORE YOUBEGIN -- YOU SHOULD KNOW LASTHE DRAINAGE BECAUSE A LOT OFDRAINAGE.THREE OR FOUR DAYS A WEEK INSTAR NURSERY IS A SPONSOR OF 13ACTION NEWS.IF YOU'RE INTERESTED INSTARTING YOUR OWN GARDEN -- FOR$350, YOU CAN LEASE A PLOT OFLAND IN THE VEGAS ROOTSCOMMUNITY GARDEN FOR AN ENTIREYEAR.AND IF YOU ALREADY HAVE YOUROWN GARDEN AT HOME BUT SOME OFYOUR CROPS ARE STRUGGLING --FOR $90 -- STAR NURSERYWILL COME TO YOUR HOUSE TODIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND GET YOURGARDEN ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY.WE'VE POSTED MUCH MOREINFORMATION ATKTNV-DOT-COM-SLASH- REBOUND.LIVE IN THE STUDIO, RD, 13ACTION NEWS.A STRIP CLUB OWNER IS GETTINGCREATIVE TO HELP IMPROVE THE

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