2015 Healing Nature Forum: Horticulture as Therapy
The Horticultural Society of New York
When: March 27, 2015
Where: Center for Architecture, Tafel Hall
536 Laguardia Place
New York, NY 10012
The Healing Nature Forum promotes awareness that the connection to nature is essential to human health and well-being, and interactions with plants and gardens provide physical, psychological, and community benefits. This year’s forum will focus on the factors of healing, meditation, contemplation, and restoration of therapeutic gardens. Join us as we welcome horticultural therapists, landscape architects, and researchers to discuss the importance of horticulture as therapy.
This year’s keynote speaker, Naomi A. Sachs, MLA, EDAC is Founding Director of the Therapeutic Landscapes Network and a PhD student in Architecture at Texas A&M University within the Center for Health Systems and Design. Her dissertation focus is on developing a standardized toolkit for evaluation of gardens in healthcare facilities. Naomi A. Sachs is the coauthor of Therapeutic Landscapes, a comprehensive and authoritative guide that offers an evidence-based overview of healing gardens and therapeutic landscapes from planning to post-occupancy evaluation.
Other speakers and breakout session leaders include Milton Puryear, Co-Founder, Brooklyn Greenway Initiative; Brian E. Bainnson, ASLA, Landscape Architect, Quatrefoil Inc; Jay Graham, Design Advisor, TKF Foundation; and Teresia M. Hazen, Coordinator of Therapeutic Gardens, Legacy Health.
For more information and to register, visit the HSNY website, www.thehort.org. See you there!