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Carolina Community Garden

The Carolina Community Garden (CCG) aims to grow vegetables and fruit so that all UNC employees have access to fresh, sustainably grown produce through the shared efforts of staff, students, faculty, and local residents and to serve as a learning community for developing gardening skills, healthy living, social responsibility, and interdisciplinary academic pursuits.
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Edible Campus UNC

Edible Campus UNC creates working landscapes across the UNC Chapel Hill campus to facilitate student engagement in food and agriculture sustainability.
Our mission is to promote health and well-being through positive interactions with plants and nature.

Horticultural Therapy

Horticultural therapy provides gardening and nature experiences to underserved populations in the Triangle.

Outreach News

Watch: Therapeutic Horticulture: A Gateway to Healing & Connection with the Natural World

What is therapeutic horticulture? Who practices it, and whom does it serve? NCBG Therapeutic Horticulture program manager Emilee Weaver explains the ins and outs of this important field and discusses…

2023-2024 Hybrid Certificate in Therapeutic Horticulture

Registration is now open for the 2023-2024 Hybrid Certificate in Therapeutic Horticulture (HCTH)! This nine-month program combines comprehensive online and in-person instruction to professionals and students in allied health, education,…

Therapeutic Horticulture Program Featured in Chapel Hill Magazine

The March-April 2023 issue of Chapel Hill Magazine features a story on the Garden’s Therapeutic Horticulture program. “Therapeutic horticulture is basically when a trained professional uses plants and/or nature-based activities…