Therapeutic horticulture is an effective approach in helping people deal with physical and mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression and more.
Bernadine Strik, a horticulture professor at Oregon State University whose innovative cultivation strategies shook up the U.S. blueberry industry, died April 14 at a hospital in Corvallis, Oregon. She was 60.
A horticulturist, she discovered farming methods that increased yields of the fruit as its health benefits became widely understood and demand for it grew.