Cultivating Gardenuity with Rachel Andes
In a new chapter of her life, Rachel Andes, a recent college graduate from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, has moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. Among her many passions, Rachel's love for writing and gardening has found a unique blend at Gardenuity.
Rachel, who received her BFA in Dance Performance, has always been an avid house plant and succulent gardener. Now, she's taking her horticultural pursuits to the next level, delving into the world of vegetable and herb gardening.
Gardening, Rachel believes, is not just a therapeutic hobby but also a practical tool for enhancing mental health and productivity. According to her, the act of tending plants can reduce stress and anxiety, improve mood, enhance focus, boost productivity, provide a sense of accomplishment, and even break up a workday, especially while working from home.
The benefits of gardening for mental health are well-documented. Engaging with nature and plants helps lower cortisol levels, promoting relaxation. Gardening activities encourage the release of serotonin and dopamine, which can elevate mood and combat feelings of depression. The act of tending plants requires attention and presence, fostering mindfulness and reducing mental clutter.
Rachel is thrilled to be part of Gardenuity, a company that shares her passion for sustainable living. Gardenuity values its team, consisting of creative, innovative, and inspired individuals working together to grow good and bring it right to customers. Rachel appreciates Gardenuity's desire to see people make sustainable changes in their lives.
As Rachel prepares to start her own garden towards growth, she sees gardening as a practice of health and wellbeing. Movement, she believes, is life, and movement is in everything you do, every day of your life, a lesson she learned from her dance professor. Gardening provides vegetables and herbs that nourish the body for optimal function.
Rachel is excited to bring together her passion for writing with her passion for gardening, highlighting the numerous benefits of gardening for mental health and productivity. In her writing for Gardenuity, she aims to inspire others to embrace gardening as a means to improve their mental well-being and productivity.
- Rachel Andes, a recent college graduate with a BFA in Dance Performance, has moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, and is now exploring a unique blend of her passions at Gardenuity, focusing on herb gardening and using her writing skills.
- Among her many interests, Rachel is increasingly involved in gardening, transitioning from a house plant and succulent gardener to a vegetable and herb gardener.
- Rachel acknowledges that gardening is not just a relaxing hobby but an effective tool for promoting mental health and increasing productivity.
- The mental health benefits of gardening include reduced stress and anxiety, improved mood, increased focus, enhanced productivity, a sense of accomplishment, and workday breaks, especially when working from home.
- Rachel is a member of Gardenuity, a company committed to sustainable living that values its creative, innovative, and inspired team.
- Rachel values Gardenuity's mission to help people make sustainable changes in their lives, cultivating health and wellbeing through gardening.
- In addition to the physical benefits of gardening such as growth and nourishment of plants, Rachel views gardening as a practice that promotes overall health and wellbeing, connecting it to every movement in life, from her dance career to tending her new garden.
