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Gardens for Seniors

Sage Gardeners, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, is dedicated to improving the quality life for our aging ranchers, farmers and gardeners in Montana. We realize that many older adults are no longer feeling the dirt in their hands and have reluctantly given up on a favorite pastime because they have had to relocate to smaller/more easily manageable living spaces. Older adults, who live in their own homes, find it very difficult to garden in-ground, therefore discontinuing their gardening. Our mission is to reconnect these aging seniors to their gardening roots building one accessible garden at a time.

Many studies have been done on healing environments and elderly. Through these studies, they have found both psychological and physical benefits from incorporating natural environs, ie gardens, into people’s lives. Sage Gardeners works hard to bring these beneficial activities into their lives to help improve their quality of life: mentally, socially, and physically.

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Dear Friends of Sage Gardeners, 
We are still here for you! For the safety and health of our senior friends living in area assisted living facilities and senior living residences we cannot come inside and offer presentations nor garden alongside of you :-(  BUT, we will continue to reach out and connect with all of our community gardening friends in assisted living facilities, senior centers, senior living apartments, and private residences and inquire about your gardening needs. These changes will include closing our resource center/greenhouse to outside guests, however it will continue to serve you in other ways! If you haven't heard from us already, please feel free to contact us as we are excited for a fresh, sunny, and warm gardening season with you. We ARE continuing to provide you will all the gardening essentials, supplies, and maintenance. We have lots of volunteers to help you through this spring and summer season. Stay tuned to both our website blog (The Dirt) and our facebook page for up-to-date information. Thank you... stay well and take care of yourself.

our mission is to reconnect seniors to their gardening roots, one garden at a time.


Click Here to Read About our RECENT Projects
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a little about us...

Founded in 2010 by master gardener, Jonquil Nelson, Sage Gardeners set out with a plan: reconnect seniors to their gardening roots.  Jonquil (johni), Sage Gardeners' founder and executive director, does exactly that in many towns across Montana. With the help from numerous volunteers, master gardener students, and Montana State University students, Sage Gardeners has built gardens in several retirement, assisted living, skilled nursing, cancer and veteran support communities, city parks, and affordable housing residences, as well as provided raised gardens beds to seniors in private residences. Many more eager seniors are awaiting beds for 2020! 
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our services...

Our vision is to make vegetable gardening accessible to all seniors. We want to provide accessible, raised, organic vegetable gardens and horticultural therapy to senior communities such as assisted living facilities, retirement communities, affordable senior housing, community open spaces, veteran homes, specialized care communities, and private residences. In addition to building new gardens each year, our ever-growing maintenance program provides services to each and every garden from the past year's recipients. We tailor our gardens and services to each individual and retirement community's needs and abilities.
Parkhaven Residents Gardening
Sage Gardeners   ~   1112 South Willson Avenue, Bozeman, MT  59715   ~   406.599.7969   ~   grow@sagegardeners.org