New Vegetable Garden Provides Therapy, Skills and Joy to Metro Detroiters Living with Serious Mental Health Disorders
Members of the recently expanded Clubhouse for the Common Good (23800 W. 10 Mile Road, Southfield) a day center for people living with serious mental health disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and severe depression, are enjoying working on a new environmentally-friendly vegetable garden this year. Squash, basil, parsley, cucumber, melon, beets, carrots are all being grown, and a wildflower garden is in the process of being developed. Clubhouse members were taken on an outing to Detroit’s Eastern Market to purchase items for the garden which will also be ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessible so that all members can participate. Clubhouse, which is operated by Gesher Human Services, moved into the newly located and purpose-built Loise and Milton Y. Zussman Center in Southfield last year.