{"id":10093,"date":"2025-10-30T16:54:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T20:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=10093"},"modified":"2025-11-04T12:31:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T17:31:05","slug":"youth-sensory-gardening-manual","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/resource\/youth-sensory-gardening-manual\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Sensory Gardening Manual"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10093\" class=\"elementor elementor-10093\" data-elementor-post-type=\"resource\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-689dada0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"689dada0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56776025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56776025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our daily lives are shaped by multi-sensory experiences that help us to move our bodies, to organize our emotions and behaviors, to learn, and to interact with the world. 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In fact, all eight of our sensory systems can be nourished through a thoughtful sensory gardening approach.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>In this manual, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ahsgardening.org\/membership\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=19331715568\">American Horticultural Society<\/a> looks at what sets a sensory garden apart from other gardens, discusses sensation and the eight senses, and explores strategies to design an inclusive sensory garden for children.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>While medical professionals who work with children will find this manual especially useful, the manual is accessible for anyone who works with children or is seeking a resource on sensory gardening.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, while adults with neurodivergent children in their lives will find this manual especially relevant, the manual provides material addressing children of all sensory experiences.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ahsgardening.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AHS-Youth-Sensory-Gardening-Manual.pdf\">Click here<\/a><\/strong> to view the manual.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the American Horticultural Society:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1922, the American Horticultural Society is one of the oldest and most respected national horticultural nonprofit organizations in North America. Uniting more than 22,000 members, from budding beginners to horticultural professionals and partner organizations, the AHS fosters a diverse community committed to advancing gardening knowledge and practices.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the American Horticultural Society by visiting their <a href=\"https:\/\/ahsgardening.org\/membership\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=19331715568\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":10099,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_10099\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10099\" style=\"width: 1006px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10099\" src=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-30-165711.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1006\" height=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-30-165711.png 1006w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-30-165711-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-30-165711-768x583.png 768w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-30-165711-237x180.png 237w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image credit: American Horticultural Society<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:spacer --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e71a61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0e71a61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":10094,"template":"","tags":[11,286,109,84],"topic":[80],"class_list":["post-10093","resource","type-resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-adaptive-farming","tag-american-horticultural-society","tag-neurodiversity","tag-youth","topic-adaptive-farming-resources"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Youth Sensory Gardening Manual - Care Farming Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/resource\/youth-sensory-gardening-manual\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Youth Sensory Gardening Manual - Care Farming Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Our daily lives are shaped by multi-sensory experiences that help us to move our bodies, to organize our emotions and behaviors, to learn, and to interact with the world. 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