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Published: March 10, 2022

Learn how to garden for your health at health department program at Upper Sandusky Community Library

Spring is officially here, and Wyandot County Public Health is ready to celebrate with a program on gardening at 6 p.m. April 6 at the Upper Sandusky Community Library in the large meeting room.

Gardening supports a healthy mind and body with opportunities for exercise and relaxation, fresh air, vitamin D, and a chance to grow healthy foods on your own.

The health department’s gardening committee, which helps maintain the community garden on the corner of Hicks Street and South Sandusky Avenue in Upper Sandusky, will discuss tips and tricks for growing healthy foods at home and in community spaces. Garden committee members that will be speaking are Molly Owens, who also serves in the environmental health division, and Hanna Fox who serves in both the WIC (Women, Infants, Children) and vital statistics divisions. Also joining the discussion is Patricia Anderson who serves as the education specialist at the Wyandot County Recycling Center and Solid Waste Management District. Anderson will share information about composting and ways recycling can benefit a garden.

Learn about the best ways to plan for and start your own garden to grow fresh food for your family.

Those who would like to attend virtually may sign up to do so by visiting https://bit.ly/374Gxud.

For additional information contact Wyandot County Public Health Educator Callan Pugh at cpugh@co.wyandot.oh.us or by calling 419-294-3852 ext. 233 during business hours.

Wyandot County Public Health is nationally accredited through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). Established in 2007, PHAB is the non-profit organization that administers the national accreditation program, which aims to advance and transform public health practice by championing performance improvement, strong infrastructure, and innovation.