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 …