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Growing an Edible Garden Provides Both Physical and Mental Health Benefits (Main Line Today)

June 25, 2020

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Courtesy: Madison Duddy/Main Line Today

With summer upon us and Pennsylvanians flocking outdoors, backyards have become sanctuaries in these uncertain times, whether for a spontaneous game of corn hole or unwinding by a fire pit. Recently, with so many at home, there’s been an increased interest in edible gardening, too. “Seed companies are just blown away. Everything has hopped off the shelves,” says Sally McCabe of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.