Seeds of Change – Cultivating Resilience in Ourselves and Others
2020 Conference
About The Conference
CHTA 2020 Conference
The CHTA welcomes you to our online Conference and AGM September 17-19, 2020.
For the first time ever, the CHTA brings the annual conference to you online where we have the opportunity to share our stories and showcase horticultural therapy globally during a time when it is needed the most.
We are bringing you amazing speakers, interviews with Horticultural Therapists, on-location tours, horticultural therapy activities, authors, artists, and more from all around the world right to your home!
There will be a combination of pre-recorded presentations and live sessions with opportunities for Q & A. All sessions will be recorded and made available to anyone who registers (downloadable for 30 days).
We can’t wait to connect with you!
CONFERENCE & AGM DETAILS
DAY 1
Thursday, September 17th
Key Presentations:
Dawnn McWatters – Digging into Food and Amending Soil with Mindful Eating
Lloyd Burritt – From Blackberry to Acer Grove: The Evolution of a Garden
Laura Reeves – Your Wild Edible Backyard
Jane Atherton – Biophilic Design: Using Natural Elements to Improve Well-Being
John Dube – Healing Trauma through Nature
Plus:
A reading from “The Nature Fix” with author Florence Williams
&
HT activities, networking breakout rooms, self-care practices, and farm and garden tours from HT providers!
DAY 2
Friday, September 18th
Key Presentations:
CHTA Annual General Meeting
Bianca van der Stoel – Gaining Full-Time Contracts as an HT Practitioner
Cheney Creamer – A Model for Facilitating HT/TH Virtually
Chanchal Cabrera – Making Fire Cider: A Hands On Project for Clients
Cliff Thorbes, HTR – The 4 C’s: A Model for Health
Updates from the CHTA Board of Directors
Plus:
A reading from “A Wish is a Seed” with author Jessica Young, as well as a reading from “The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating” with author Elisabeth Tova-Bailey
&
so much more!
DAY 3
Saturday, September 19th
Key Presentations:
Anna Baker Cresswell – HT & the Military at HighGround in England
Chanchal Cabrera – Innisfree Farm Plant Walk – Apothecary Garden Tour
Special Guest: Ella (Grade 6 student) – A Youth’s Perspective on Therapeutic Gardening
Egan Davis – Ecologically modelled planting design
Shelagh Smith, HTR – Noticing Nearby Nature for Joyful Self-Care
Plus:
A reading from “The Little Gardener” by Illustrator Emily Hughes and our Treasurer, Jaala Parkes
&
HT activities, networking breakout rooms, self-care practices, and farm and garden tours from HT providers (and some fantastic give-aways and surprises)!
