June Practitioner Support Call
GrowTH Network members can participate in monthly drop-in Q&A and check-in calls with an experienced HT/TH practitioner. These calls provide a supportive environment where practitioners can seek guidance, share experiences, and engage in ongoing professional development.
July Practitioner Support Call
GrowTH Network members can participate in monthly drop-in Q&A and check-in calls with an experienced HT/TH practitioner. These calls provide a supportive environment where practitioners can seek guidance, share experiences, and engage in ongoing professional development.
Preserving the Harvest
This talk and demonstration explore practical methods for preserving the harvest, equipping therapeutic horticulture professionals with techniques to help clients extend the rewards of their gardening efforts. Topics include drying (herbs, fruits, and vegetables), cooking, canning (jams, jellies, chutneys), making infused vinegars, freezing, and curing. These methods not only enhance food security and sustainability but also provide engaging, skill-building activities that promote well-being and connection to nature.
Rebecca is a member of Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton. Her small garden is certified as wildlife habitat. She has received several awards from the Ontario horticulture community. Not a scientist herself, Rebecca is passionate about gardening science. She shares what she learns via her blog Gardening at Last. Her publications on ResearchGate have over 10,000 reads. Rebecca’s gardening addiction is enabled by her loving husband Richard and a collection of spoiled rescue cats.
Supporting Emotional Resilience: Addressing Climate Emotions through Nature-Based Practice
Climate change is not just an environmental issue – it’s an emotional one. Many clients are grappling with eco-anxiety, grief, despair, and anger as they witness environmental shifts and wonder what, if anything, they can do.
In this session, Alexis Ashworth shares an evidence-informed framework for supporting emotional resilience in the face of climate-related distress, drawing on therapeutic horticulture, trauma-informed practice, and nature-based tools. You’ll explore the emotional dimensions of climate change, how to recognize when clients are within or outside their Window of Tolerance, and how to offer regulation strategies rooted in nature and values-aligned action.
This presentation will offer:
- Guidance on validating and working with five key climate emotions
- Strategies to help clients move from emotional paralysis to Active Hope
- Nature-based techniques like symbolic planting and grounding exercises
- Practical tools including the Climate Emotions Wheel and WOOP framework
This session will help you support clients (and yourself) through uncertainty with clarity, compassion, and care.