Introduction
Green Escape is a micro-social and therapeutic farm located in Granges, Valais.
Through activities in nature, ecological market gardening and human accompaniment, we offer a space of breathing, remobilization and social link to people in situations of psychological or social vulnerability.
Our approach
In the Green Escape, we believe that contact with nature, the rhythm of seasons and concrete activities can support psychic well-being, strengthen self-esteem and foster social ties.
An approach through activity and living
Accompaniment is based on the principles of occupational therapy and hortitherapy. Participants take part in various activities tailored to their needs and capacities:
- green market gardening
- Garden maintenance
- crops and processing
- creative and craft activities
- collective moments and exchanges
The project offers a structuring, caring and non-stigmatizing framework where everyone can move forward at their own pace.
For whom?
Green Escape welcomes people living in different situations of fragility:
- Social isolation
- anxiety
- exhaustion or burn-out
- psychosocial difficulties
- adjustment disorders
- complex migration routes
- periods of transition or remobilisation
Participants may be guided by different partners of the social health network or join certain activities on a voluntary basis depending on the possibilities of the project.
Professional support
Support is provided by an experienced team combining social, therapeutic and environmental skills.
The project works with an occupational therapist specialized in psychiatry and trained in hortitherapy.
The Green Escape also works with various partners in the Valais social, medical and community network to provide coherent support tailored to the needs of the participants.
Many studies show that in-kind activities can have positive effects on stress and anxiety, mood and sleep, sense of utility, self-confidence or ability to connect.
In the Green Escape, we observe every day how a caring, living and collective environment can support recovery and remobilization pathways.
Those who support our commitment
The Green Escape allowed a little stability in a complicated period. The contact with nature, the concrete activities and the benevolent atmosphere of the place help to progress gradually. Here, I don't feel judged. I feel welcome.
In the Green Escape, I found a rhythm, a place where I feel good and people I can be with myself. Working in the garden, seeing plants grow and doing concrete things helps get out of my thoughts and regain confidence. Here I feel useful.
This place helps breathe, regain confidence and regain my place.
