{"id":166515,"date":"2024-11-25T09:25:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T14:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/?p=166515"},"modified":"2024-11-25T09:25:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T14:25:45","slug":"gardening-heals-detroiters-cancer-treatment-eased-by-her-work-with-soil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/2024\/11\/gardening-heals-detroiters-cancer-treatment-eased-by-her-work-with-soil\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening Heals: Detroiter\u2019s Cancer Treatment Eased by her Work With Soil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the second story in <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/outliermedia.org\/detroit-urban-farming-garden-agriculture\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Healing Soil: Detroit\u2019s Urban Farms,\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a three-part series being co-published with <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/outliermedia.org\/detroit-urban-farming-garden-agriculture\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outlier Media<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/planetdetroit.org\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planet Detroit<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and is supported by the <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/mihealthfund.org\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michigan Health Endowment Fund<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>At 46 years old, Heidi Penix was diagnosed with breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p>A Michigan native, she had just moved back from Texas to start a new job after losing hers due to the pandemic. But things were looking up: She also purchased her first home, in Detroit\u2019s University District.<\/p>\n<p>Penix wasn\u2019t a farmer by any means, but she had been a believer in the <a href=\"https:\/\/outliermedia.org\/fennigans-farms-food-access-detroit\/\">food sovereignty movement<\/a>. Her new home came with a yard left in disrepair after years of vacancy, so she contacted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitagriculture.net\/\">Keep Growing Detroit<\/a>, an organization dedicated to food sovereignty, to buy seeds to start a garden.<\/p>\n<p>On the same day, Penix was scheduled to pick up her seeds, she had a doctor\u2019s appointment. That\u2019s when she received the diagnosis.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heidi Penix&#039;s cancer diagnosis, treatment eased by her garden work \u00b7 Outlier Media &amp; Planet Detroit\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zxHBWwoXHIE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Video credit: Reel Clever Films, Planet Detroit and Outlier Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always, now, so associated with cancer for me,\u201d Penix said about that seed pickup after leaving the doctor. On the drive, she recalled saying, &#8220;We got to get the crops!&#8221; and &#8220;This is a really important thing. We just got to get it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Penix, now 48, has had a double mastectomy, but recently learned she has stage IV cancer with a metastatic bone lesion. Though the physical battle is grueling, she remembers how tending to the garden became a mental and emotional lifeline during her first treatment phase. Growing something in her backyard, however small, gave Penix a sense of purpose and a reason to keep going on the toughest days, she said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018When I couldn\u2019t do anything else, I had this garden\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Penix\u2019s garden is a canvas of organized chaos. It began with distinct sections: vegetables on one side, wildflowers on the other, and plastic fork prongs poking up to keep squirrels from walking on the plants.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37420\" src=\"https:\/\/outliermedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1031_Out_FarmsHeidi_20240924CydniElledgeHeidiPennix002-1290x860.jpg\" alt=\"A cluster of marigolds with red and yellow petals amid dark green foliage.\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marigolds are just one of the many flowers that fill Heidi Penix\u2019s garden. Photos by <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cydni Elledge\/Outlier Media.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Over time, nature had its way. Flowers like zinnias and black-eyed Susans, once intentionally planted in one section, began to spread. The marigolds, cosmos and calendula were now joined by goldenrod and poppies, creating a vibrant yet untamed space.<\/p>\n<p>But Penix hadn\u2019t always pictured herself as a gardener.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember when I put the first seeds in the ground, I thought, \u2018Well, this is pointless. Nothing\u2019s going to happen,\u2019\u201d Penix said, laughing. \u201cThen I remember when the first little seedlings came up, just feeling like I had done magic. I was like, \u2018This is the coolest thing I\u2019ve ever seen.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At first, Penix said, managing her garden was challenging, especially with the unpredictability of her treatment schedule.\u00a0Urban gardening isn\u2019t just about growing food: It also offers physical benefits, particularly for people recovering from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/gardening-may-help-reduce-cancer-risk-boost-mental-health\">chronic illnesses like cancer<\/a>. Research has shown that light physical activity, such as gardening, can help patients <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10752423\/\">stay mobile and in good spirits<\/a> during recovery. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9265422\/\">study of Detroit\u2019s urban gardeners<\/a> published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health found that gardeners reported improved moods, reduced stress and better management of chronic conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The diagnosis hit Penix hard. She didn\u2019t have a family history of the disease. Sometimes, the garden was the only activity she had the energy for. Weeding, watering or simply being in the yard became a form of therapy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was sick, and I was really depressed, and things kind of fell apart for me. And then I had this yard,\u201d Penix said. \u201cIt\u2019s the place I just wanted to spend the most time. It\u2019s been this ongoing frustration: Plan the garden. Get really excited. Then it\u2019s like, \u2018Well, I have to have another surgery (and) can\u2019t use my arms right after I planted. And then everything kind of falls apart. &#8230; And then when I was really mad, I could pull weeds. So it was a good outlet.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A new outlook on food<\/h2>\n<p>Penix now researches injury and violence prevention in a public health master\u2019s program at Johns Hopkins University. She\u2019s knowledgeable in the field now, but initially, she knew little about the impact of healthy food on overall well-being.<\/p>\n<p>Her cancer journey showed her the importance of what people consume and how environments shape health. Penix started focusing on addressing issues at the root, rather than only treating symptoms with medication.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI learned how important green space is to every part of the human health experience,\u201d Penix said. \u201cI think about how important having the green spaces is to people. And being connected to the earth and being able to have control of the food systems and being able to use land to be able to grow healthy food I think is a really important thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Penix grows tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, eggplants and beans to use in her meals. (Though, her husband says, she sometimes goes overboard with certain produce). Growing produce helped increase her fruit and vegetable intake to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abpsus.org\/eating-local-foods\/\">improve her diet<\/a>. Research shows <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2023\/04\/10\/frozen-and-tinned-foods-can-be-just-as-nutritious-as-fresh-produce-heres-how\/\">produce begins to lose its nutrients<\/a> as soon as it is harvested, making fresh food the best choice.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37419\" src=\"https:\/\/outliermedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1031_Out_FarmsHeidi_20240924CydniElledgeHeidiPennix001-1290x860.jpg\" alt=\"A vibrant garden filled with various colorful flowers, including orange, pink and purple blooms, lies in the backyard of a brick two-story house.\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Heidi Penix never planned on becoming a gardener, but today, her backyard is filled with a mix of vegetables and flowers. Photos by <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cydni Elledge\/Outlier Media.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Penix said urban farming also helped her learn more about what goes into in our food, like pesticides and other agents she considers to be harmful, although some experts maintain these chemicals are safe.<\/p>\n<p>Kate Bauer, an associate professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Michigan, emphasized that any pesticide residue on food is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/03\/25\/1240564945\/pesticide-residue-organic-produce\">safe for eating<\/a> and that there isn\u2019t much research that says pesticide-free or \u201corganic\u201d foods offer more nutritional benefits than nonorganic food.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFood is pretty healthy, even if it doesn\u2019t look perfect,\u201d Bauer said, noting to never eat food that looks expired or rotten. \u201cIt is definitely more important to use your money to get as much fresh produce as you can that your family can handle and eat and (to have) a variety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the flowers in her garden faded with the arrival of fall, Penix said she felt both a sense of sadness and peace. Her approach to urban gardening has become a metaphor for life: It\u2019s about letting things bloom, grow and fall when the time comes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a constant process of learning what it takes to keep things alive,\u201d Penix said, adding that the garden \u201cis an ecosystem that I\u2019m not in charge of. It needs tending, it needs to be kept refreshed. &#8230; It\u2019s sad to see all my goldenrods just fade because those are so pretty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s that hard time to let things kind of be without kind of aggressively pruning, trying to make things pretty. Just let it fade. I\u2019m trying to be good with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the second story in \u201cThe Healing Soil: Detroit\u2019s Urban Farms,\u201d a three-part series being co-published with Outlier Media and Planet Detroit, and is supported by the Michigan Health Endowment Fund. 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