Whether you have a large or no campus at all, there’s no reason that your team can’t learn about, and benefit from, gardening.
A gardening program can help employees learn how to start their own. Education is vital to the action of breaking that first bit of dirt. Additionally, peer groups partaking in the activity can lead to other employees getting involved or taking action. Starting a gardening program can help lead to the disruption of negative points on multiple systems we partake in on a daily basis.
Positive impacts of a corporate gardening program
- The mystery of your food’s source is revealed. It’s in your own garden.
- Control over pesticide use; cutting out chemicals can lead to better health outcomes.
- If organic methods are used, the costs of food can be reduced, especially with rising inflation.
- Your carbon footprint can be reduced by lowering the need for importing food.
- Positive mental health outcomes for employees, which can lead to higher work productivity and employee retention.
When to start thinking about your corporate gardening program?
The winter is a great time to start planning your garden project or learning sessions on how to start. This will give you enough time to plot out what’s on the menu and how to get things going. Depending on your growing region, March is typically the month that some of the first seeds will head into the ground. So get ready for your next steps now.