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  • Gardening offers sustainable solution during uncertain times

Gardening offers sustainable solution during uncertain times

By: IU Research

Monday, April 13, 2020

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ERI Affiliate Gabriel Filippelli

Americans staying home to help flatten the curve of COVID-19 may have found themselves asking a simple question: how can I be more sustainable during these uncertain times?

For many, that answer is gardening.

People are mobilizing and want to do something positive in this time of great stress,” said IUPUI’s Gabriel Filippelli, professor and director of the Center for Urban Health. “Gardening is not only relaxing, it also brings nutritious food to your family.”

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