An article in today’s Wall Street Journal, by Raymund Flandez,  explores the benefits of employers offering space to start vegetable gardens. The garden is compared to the water cooler where employees gather and share stories.  Only, this water cooler is more productive, giving back fresh vegetables for someones time.    “The garden is a nice benefit, saving them on their food bills” according to Sheryl Woodhouse-Keese, owner of Twisted Limb Paperworks.

The article explains that “employer-sponsored gardens can be a cheap and easy way to boost workers’ morale, relate better to certain customers and expand a company’s health and wellness program.” This reinforces what we currently know.  Gardening is good for us because we get exercise, we are out in the sunshine and we are socializing with others.

The community in full production

To read more of the article, go to – http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125055110227438411.html?mod=djemSB