Going green is so in! The COVID-19 outbreak showed us just how important resources are, especially when there is a mad rush for others to shop and hoard food items. Due to this and because of the magical relaxing powers of the simple joy of gardening, we at Black Monster organised a home farming and tree planting activity for our wonderful and resourceful staff.

Home farming has always been a prime activity to increase relaxation and feel empowered from being able to grow your own food…just think, not having to risk getting infected every time you step into a grocery store to get your veggies! Plenty of research has shown that gardening and being in tune with nature allows you to be more positive, less stressed, lowers the risk of depression, a healthy distraction from work and improves attention.

Whether staff live in a grounded house or a condominium with limited space, there was no issue. Everyone was invited to be involved and grow their own vegetables such as garden oak lettuce which only needed an area of 37.5 x 30 centimetres and only takes 6 weeks to fully grow.

The success of this activity showcased just how important it is to constantly grow and develop skills especially in a crisis. We at Black Monster look forward to more engagement with our wonderful staff!

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