Research & reports

Peer-reviewed research and reports on community urban agriculture, food education, composting, welfare and more.

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• School Gardens: Can a Hands-on Teaching Tool Affect Students' Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Fruit and Vegetables?

  2000

  Sarah Lineberger, Jayne M. Zajicek · HortTechnology · Global

  This study evaluated the "Nutrition in the Garden" program's effect on students' attitudes and behaviors regarding fruit and vegetables. While students' attitudes towards vegetables and fruit/vegetable snacks became significantly more positive after gardening, no differences were detected in attitudes towards fruit. Crucially, students' fruit and vegetable consumption did not significantly improve, remaining at an average of 2.0 servings per day, which is below national averages and recommendations.

  Limited or null effectFood educationHealth
  Read source →DOI: 10.21273/horttech.10.3.593

• The Myth of the Urban Peasant

  2000

  Simon Clarke, Elena Varshavskaya, Сергей Алашеев, Marina Karelina · Work Employment and Society · Russia

  This paper examines the "myth of the urban peasant" in Russia, which suggests urban households survive economic collapse through subsistence agriculture. Based on official and survey data analysis, it shows that while many urban households grow food, those with low incomes are least likely to do so, and subsistence production complements rather than replaces paid employment. Furthermore, those who grow their own food work long hours for little return, spending no less on purchased food than those who grow nothing.

  Limited or null effectEconomicsCommunityWelfareUrban–rural linkage
  Read source →DOI: 10.1177/09500170022118536