‘Want Healing? I Prefer Gardening~!’ … Jeonggwan-eup Hosts Emotional Stability and Stress Relief Program

Jangsan-gun Jeonggwan-eup conducted a horticulture program for seniors aged 65 and older.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Jeonggwan-eup Administrative Welfare Center in Gijang-gun operated the ‘Want Healing? I’m into Horticulture~!’ program three times in August and September for seniors aged 65 and over living alone.

Jeonggwan-eup planned the ‘Want Healing? I’m into Horticulture~!’ program to help stabilize the emotions and relieve stress of the elderly, as the incidence of depression in old age increased due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

The program, held three times on August 22 and 29 and September 19 in the small conference room on the 3rd floor of the Jeonggwan-eup Education Happiness Center, provided opportunities for participants to learn and communicate with neighbors under the guidance of professional instructors through activities such as planting companion plants, making herb salts, and flower baskets.

One elderly participant said, “As COVID-19 prolonged, staying at home caused stress and lethargy, but participating in this program, talking with neighbors, and touching horticultural plants made me feel much better.”

Kim Jong-cheon, head of Jeonggwan-eup, said, “We will do our best to ensure that the elderly do not become emotionally isolated by communicating with their neighbors.”

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