American Community Gardening Association Visits
The American Community Gardening Association Visits Res Wildlife Habitat Garden On Saturday, September 28, after our gardening day, seven volunteers from the Reservoir Committee welcomed a busload of visitors from the American Community Gardening Association, who were in Boston for their national conference. The association supports local networks, provides resources, and engages in food security coalitions, school gardening, urban agriculture, and environmental stewardship. We walked through the Arlington Reservoir Habitat Garden, discussing native plants and sharing seeds. The visit continued to the nearby bioswale at Hurd Field before returning to participate in a "grounding" or "earthing" activity, where one stood barefoot on the soil to connect with the Earth's negative electrical charge allowing electrons to flow. Similar to forest bathing, grounding may enhance health through stress reduction and balancing. It…