“We have improved our outdoors spaces year-on-year while working with Thrive, and the training has enabled our team members to be able to confidently engage residents in meaningful outdoor activities”
Freddie Watson Stubbs has been part of the Training, Education and Consultancy Team at Thrive since Spring 2018 and design, develops and delivers content across ThriveLearn, as well as in person to a range of bespoke groups. Thier primary interest is in how horticulture can be used to engage with young people, as well as how Green Care can really be a useful intervention for so many people.
In this post, we look at the health benefits of gardening and 5 reasons why nature-based activities can play a key role in solving the current crises in social care and public health. Sedentary lifestyles Read more...
Outcome measures in Green Care Careful use of evidence-based outcome measures can go a long way to demonstrate the quality and effectiveness of Green Care services. Outcome measures can provide credible and reliable justification for Read more...
Thrive has been delivering training since 1980, offering its first course on ‘the power and benefits of horticultural therapy’, and continues to offer a diverse and relevant training programme for the sector. For the first Read more...