At the end of May, our international team gathered in Odorheiu Secuiesc in the framework of the Hortus Medicus Erasmus+ project at our Transylvanian partner, the Quality of Life Foundation. We shared the experiences of the Therapeutic Horticulture pilot training modules in Transylvania and Hungary so far, and also the experiences of the pilot garden …
The Hortus Medicus pilot training was launched on April 19th in Gödöllő with the first module: Basics of Therapeutic Horticulture. We were very pleased with the high interest on the topic of therapeutic horticulture and to receive plenty of applications from social workers, farmers, teachers etc. From more than 60 applicants, 19 participants were chosen …
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The 2nd focus group meeting in Hungary was held in Gödöllő in March 2024. The focus group included 12 stakeholders: teachers of children with special needs, farmers, social workers, landscape architects, students and members of the Hortus Medicus consortium. After a short presentation of the project we turned to the main topic of the meeting, …
Therapeutic horticulture sessions in a Gödöllő senior’s home were organised in connection with the Hortus Medicus project in May, June and July 2023. The motivation was mainly to gain experience, as there were very few similar initiatives in Hungary. A series of 10 sessions with 5 participants took place for one and a half hours …
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Recently, we took part in the 3rd international meeting in Vienna. We were hosted by our Austrian partner, the Hochschule für Agrar- und Umweltpedagogik. Our topics were the almost finished curriculum for the future training and thanks to the personal meeting, we were also able to make good progress with the chapters of the therapeutical …
The 1st focus group meeting in Hungary was held in Jászfényszaru on January 31st 2023. The diverse focus group involved 17 members (researchers, organic farmers, consultants, teachers and members of the Hortus Medicus consortium). At this event potential and practising organic farmers were gathered mainly from Hungary but partly from abroad. The method applied during …
In October 2022 the Hortus Medicus project team participated at the 2nd international meeting in Milan. We are developing now the curriculum for the therapeutical horticulture course, and we have also started writing the therapeutical horticulture handbook, that as we hope, fills a gap in Hungary. Our University of Milan also organized us a garden …
Our Goal The Hortus Medicus project’s goal is to develop a comprehensive 120-hour horticultural therapy training program including educational materials and online learning content. The training program includes a curriculum and a handbook. Both of these educational resources will merge the existing and our new philosophies and practices in the field of horticultural therapy. We …
Our teams from Austria, Italy and Transylvania got together for the first kick-off meeting of a 3-year international project, called “Hortus Medicus”. We are aiming to spread the recognition and the use of horticultural therapy in Hungary and Romania while enriching existing horticultural therapy curricula in Austria and in Italy. Within the framework of the …