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Public Engagement in Community Gardens: Communicating to Prepare for a Changing Climate

Olivia M. Erskine, Alexa J. Lamm, Kevan W. Lamm, Catherine E. Sanders

Journal of Applied Communications

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A study in the United States analyzed U.S. adults' motivations for engaging in community gardens and the perceived importance of climate-smart adaptations. Respondents primarily engaged in community gardens for health and social reasons and assigned some level of importance to climate-smart adaptations. Future research should explore the impact of rurality, food accessibility, and socioeconomic status on reasons for engagement and the associated importance of climate-smart adaptations.