June 9, 2017

Gardening for Cancer: Why we did a square foot garden this year!

by Andrew

We started our square foot garden concept this year to really perfect the process for juicing and healthy healthy while going through cancer treatments. We would love to teach others how to grow your own. We started with the inspiration from the link below provided by Rex Healthcare here in the Raleigh, NC area.

Here’s a great link from Rex Healthcare about the benefits of gardening. Coupled with the fact that growing your own food is so much more healthy and actually benefiting from the physical labor of growing it, the act of gardening presents so many benefits for cancer patients especially but also for anyone wanted to get healthy and stay healthy. Read the link below for some great reasons to Grow Your Own Food! #juicingforcancer #gardeningforcancer

http://www.rexhealthblog.com/health-benefits-of-gardening/

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May 30, 2017

Iced Golden Tea for Turmeric Tuesday

by Andrew

#juicingforcancer #gardeningforcancer

Do you love the taste and health benefits of golden tea or golden milk? Here’s a great recipe for an iced version to enjoy all Summer long while relaxing on your patio and working in your square foot garden space.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/452822937523337493/

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April 27, 2017

Gardening for Cancer with The Mama Edna Project

by Andrew

#gardeningforcancer

As we approach the 4th anniversary of Mama Edna’s passing on May 2nd, we are looking at launching a new education program called Gardening for Cancer. With the help of several books and websites, we aim to help financially disabled cancer victims not only with a juicer and a “tool kit”, but also help with creating a small garden space. This garden will create food, fun and flowers for the person with cancer as well as allow time for him/her to spend outdoors in nature. According to research, gardening can help reduce stress levels while going through cancer treatments, while giving time to spend in the fresh air and sun, a major source of vitamin D, a much needed nutrient to help regulate stress levels. Please donate soon to help with this very worthwhile project. Thanks for you support.

Here’s a link to Rex Health’s page: http://www.rexhealthblog.com/health-benefits-of-gardening/

Another link: https://academic.oup.com/jnci/article/doi/10.1093/jnci/dju391/1501713/Home-Gardening-An-Effective-Cancer-Therapy

And here is a book we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/Cancer-Survivors-Garden-Companion-Cultivating/dp/0989268896

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April 18, 2017

It’s Turmeric Tuesday for 04.18.17!

by Andrew

Love using turmeric? Want to get more benefits from having it fresh on hand? Try growing it yourself in a square foot garden concept. It’s a beautiful plant with wide tropical leaves. Gardening can really improve the mindset when faced with the challenges of cancer treatment. So, we are trying to combine gardening and juicing into a healthy addition to your regimen.

https://www.pinterest.com/mamaednaproject/turmeric-tuesdays/

Growing your own:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/452822937519393871/

https://www.facebook.com/TheMamaEdnaProject/

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April 2, 2017

Gardening for Cancer

by Andrew

We are just starting to read about how gardening can be therapeutic for cancer victims, not only providing fresh, organic produce for juicing, blending and eating, but giving the person something to look forward to everyday. Gardening creates a sense of purpose in an otherwise dark place. We are reading up on Jenny Petersen’s journey in her book called

The Cancer Survivor’s Garden Companion: Cultivating Hope, Healing and Joy in the Ground Beneath Your Feet.

Find it on AmazonSmile and name us as your charity of choice while shopping there.

Here at The Mama Edna Project, we are perfecting our square foot garden space to help teach others how to grow in small spaces and get the nutrition they need and the therapeutic processes of gardening for cancer. Here are some photos of the beginning.