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    Horticulture has traditionally been defined as the production of specific high-value plants for the specific, commercial market. Programs now include container gardening, vegetable identification, preparation, and nutrition, as well as ti d t iti ll food hygiene. The goal of this work is not only to educate those citizens with mental. Health concerns, but also to promote cognitive, physical, psychological. And serve the mental health needs of the citizens of Harrison County, MS.

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    Horticulture has traditionally been defined as the production of specific high-value plants for the specific, commercial market. Programs now include container gardening, vegetable identification, preparation, and nutrition, as well as ti d t iti ll food hygiene. The goal of this work is not only to educate those citizens with mental. Health concerns, but also to promote cognitive, physical, psychological. And serve the mental health needs of the citizens of Harrison County, MS.

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    Christine Coker pp y Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, 1815 Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi,

    MS 39532
    ccoker@ra.msstate.edu Horticulture has traditionally been defined as the production of specific high-value plants for the specific, commercial market and the subsequent services related to the installation and maintenance of landscape plants. (Relf, 1992). What began as an invitation to help the Center s Centers clients plant flowers in containers has grown to become a quarterly programming opportunity. Programs now include container gardening, vegetable identification, preparation, and nutrition, as well as ti d t iti ll food hygiene.

    Horticulture as Therapy

    The Th process of combining plants and people i at the f bi i l d l is h core of horticulture therapy. As a treatment used in psychiatric settings horticulture therapy programs strive to create environments that promote and allow With this increased participation comes several opportunities for outreach and for growth (Shapiro and Kaplan, 1998). g p p , study. The goal of this work is not only to educate those citizens with mental The Mental Health Association of Mississippi was health concerns, but also to promote established in 1963 as a grassroots organization to cognitive, physical, psychological, and serve the mental health needs of the citizens of Harrison County, MS. As an advocacy agency giving social functioning. County MS voice to the mental health needs of the community, the Association now serves clientele in 3 coastal counties. One of the Associations services is the Opal Smith Day Support Center which provides ti l i l d k kill t i i recreational, social, and work skills training opportunities for persons with a mental illness or experiencing homelessness .
    Relf, P.D. 1992. Human issues in horticulture. HortTechnology 2(2): 159-171 159 171. Shapiro, B.A. and M.J. Kaplan. 1998. People-plant relationship In: S.P. Simson and M.C. Straus (Eds.)Horticulture as Therapy: principles and practices. New York, Food Products Press. pp. 157-197.

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