Prairiewoods is excited to invite area green thumb seniors to come soak up the sun in our new Seniors in the Sun volunteer program! In teams of two or three, we invite you to come on a regular rotation to tend to our Guest House Flower Garden, the Green Prairie Garden for vegetables or the edible Garden of Eat’n surrounding our Center. Seniors who require wheelchairs or walkers can work in our raised garden beds or our year-round indoor Tower Garden.
Prairiewoods will provide the gardening tools, and seniors can enjoy all the health and wellness benefits of being in the garden while helping us weed, water, prune and harvest during the summer and fall months. We also invite our guests to linger in the shade, hang out on the patio, rest on a swing, nap in a hammock and enjoy a cold beverage. Seniors in the Sun will have all the joy of gardening AND enjoy the hospitality and refreshment of Prairiewoods!
For more information or to sign up, contact me at 319-395-6700 or lweber@prairiewoods.org.
—Laura Weber, Prairiewoods associate director