Growing Healthy Hearts: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial to Test Gardening as an Intervention to Improve Health

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Are at least 20 years old 2. Have transportation and are willing to travel to the Hershey Community Garden 3. Have any two health conditions or risk factors for CVD. These include, but are not limited to: 1. Any history of cardiovascular disease 2. Any family history of premature cardiovascular disease 3. Any history of stroke 4. High cholesterol 5. High blood pressure 6. Overweight/obesity (BMI \>=25) 7. Diabetes 8. Current or past Tobacco use Exclusion Criteria: 1. Currently tends a vegetable garden 2. Moving out of the area in the next 4 months 3. Non-English speaking 4. Pregnant women 5. Participation in a past gardening study 6. Medical conditions or medications that limit ability to freely increase dietary intake of fruits and vegetables (e.g., kidney failure, dialysis) 7. A medical condition that precludes safe pursuit of gardening, i.e., recent heart conditions (e.g., heart failure, stroke, heart attack), recent or pending surgery, severe orthopedic conditions, pending hip/knee replacement, paralysis, dementia, blindness, unstable angina or uncontrolled arrhythmias, or uncontrolled asthma or allergies. 8. History of difficulty obtaining blood samples or fear of needles