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Peer-reviewed research and reports on community urban agriculture, food education, composting, welfare and more.
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Contextual Teaching Learning (CTL) Learning Through School Media Environment Utilization To Improve Literacy Of Science And Achievement Test
2019Mia Hilmiyati, Anna Fitri Hindriana, Sri Redjeki · Edubiologica. · Global
This study investigated the impact of Contextual Teaching Learning (CTL) combined with school environment media on science literacy and cognitive achievement among X grade biology students. Using a pre-test-post-test control group design with purposive sampling, the experimental class (X MIPA-2) showed a high gain in science literacy (0.80) and a medium gain in cognitive achievement (0.68). The control class (X MIPA-1) had a medium science literacy gain (0.63) and a low cognitive achievement gain (0.29). Hypothesis testing confirmed significant differences between the groups, indicating that CTL with school environment media improved both science literacy and cognitive achievement.
Food educationBiodiversityPELATIHAN HIDROPONIK DI YAYASAN ASOFA AKSELERASI SODAQOH FIQRUL AKBAR, KAB. BEKASI
2019Annisa Nur Ichniarsyah, Heny Agustin, Maulidian Maulidian · Jurdimas (Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat) Royal · Indonesia (Bekasi)
The Asofa Foundation conducted hydroponic training for the community in Bekasi, Indonesia, covering seeding, transplanting, and mixing hydroponic fertilizers. Participants learned to cultivate plants using hydroponics, but seedlings died after transplanting due to poor local water conditions. The study suggests further training in fruit hydroponics or other cultivation methods suitable for the environmental conditions.
Limited or null effectFood educationCommunityEconomicsDigital agricultureSowing the seeds of a vibrant community
2019Wooley, Megan Katherine · Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) · United States
This study interviewed four community gardens in low-income neighborhoods across the United States about their programs and outreach activities. It also conducted an in-depth review of existing literature on community gardens and their benefits. The research noted that some difficulties exist with creating community gardens.
CommunityFood educationElderlyAGROECOLOGIA: DIFUSÃO DE SUAS PRÁTICAS DE PORTA EM PORTA
2019Talia Talita Sehn, Cassiano Peixoto Rosa, Andersson Daniel Steffler, Daiane Karina Grellmann, Divanilde Guerra · · Brazil (Tres Passos)
The objective was to identify cultivated species and their management, and to disseminate agroecological practices in domestic gardens and orchards in the urban perimeter of Tres Passos-RS, Brazil. Over two years, 177 residences were visited in the first year, with 165 (95%) having orchards and 147 (87%) having vegetable gardens. In the second year, 12 residences were visited, all (100%) cultivating vegetables and 10 (75%) having fruit trees.
DIYFood educationOrganic cycleWild Leaves on Narrow STEMs: Exploring Formal and Non-Formal Education Tensions Through Garden-Based Learning
2019Sarah E. Cramer, Anna Ball · Journal of Agricultural Education · United States
This qualitative case study in the United States examined a school garden program transitioning from non-profit to public school district control, conceptualizing this as a shift from a non-formal to a formal education paradigm. The research explored tensions between constructivist, non-formal educational philosophies and standardized, formal education within school garden settings. The findings indicate challenges in integrating non-formal learning into formal public education structures, arguing for broader legitimation of garden-based learning in curriculum.
Governance failureFood educationCommunityPolicyUrban Harvest
2019Tracy Hood · UNC Libraries · Global
This article cautions against professional planners dismissing community gardening projects as simplistic community development initiatives. Author Tracy Hood reminds planning and city officials of the value of small-scale, less costly community development options like community gardens. She lists and describes numerous economic, educational, and social benefits derived from planting and maintaining a garden.
CommunityEconomicsFood educationSOSIALISASI URBAN FARMING MELALUI BUDIDAYA TANAMAN SAYURAN SECARA VERTIKULTUR DAN HIDROPONIK DI KELURAHAN KALIJAGA, KECAMATAN HARJAMUKTI, KOTA CIREBON
2019Wachdijono Wachdijono, Siti Wahyuni, Umi Trisnaningsih · QARDHUL HASAN MEDIA PENGABDIAN KEPADA MASYARAKAT · Indonesia (Cirebon City)
A community service program in Kalijaga Village, Cirebon City, Indonesia, aimed to enhance PKK members' knowledge and skills in verticultural and hydroponic vegetable cultivation. Through training, including counseling, demonstrations, and practice, participants' knowledge improved, with those initially unfamiliar with verticulture gaining understanding. The program encouraged participants to practice verticulture and hydroponics in their own homes.
Food educationDIYCommunityA Randomized Trial to Encourage Healthy Eating Through Workplace Delivery of Fresh Food
2019Rachel Feuerstein-Simon, Roxanne Dupuis, Ryan Schumacher, Carolyn C. Cannuscio · American Journal of Health Promotion · United States
This randomized trial (n=60) at a large urban worksite investigated a subsidized workplace Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program with cooking education to increase home-cooked meals. Intervention participants received 8 biweekly fresh food deliveries. Results showed increased home-cooked meals, 3.8 times higher odds of twice-daily fruit consumption, and 6.2 times higher odds of twice-daily vegetable consumption compared to controls. Intervention participants also experienced an 89% reduction in food insecurity.
CSA & TeikeiHealthFood educationNatural urban farming as a mean to connect community to sustainable food: the case of demonstration garden in Tor Mancina
2019Patrizia Papetti, Sara Spognardi, Enrica Iannucci, Ilenia Bravo, Claudio Beni · International Journal of Environmental Policy and Decision Making · Italy (Tor Mancina)
The demonstration garden of Tor Mancina, Italy, engages schools and local communities to test sustainable agricultural practices. It conducts experiments on the phytostimulant and pest repellent effects of plant extracts for crop protection. These activities aim to instill positive values regarding food, agriculture, and the environment in youth, while also seeking to improve crop performance and safeguard biodiversity.
CommunityFood educationBiodiversityOrganic cycleVicar Ioan Marian, Edifier of Pedagogical Education in Năsăud (Romania)
2019Horațiu Catalano · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · Romania
This survey aimed to highlight the complex personality of curate-educator Ioan Marian and his contributions to the social, educational, and cultural life in Năsăud County, Romania. His name is connected to the establishment of the first preparatory course for teacher training on November 1, 1837, in addition to the Năsăud Normal School. He also founded a school for girls, ordered the construction of schools in frontier villages, increased teachers' salaries, set up school gardens for pomiculture, and contributed to the education of people with hearing impairments.
Food educationCommunityA IMPORTÂNCIA DE JARDINS VERTICAIS PARA A EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL E A UTILIZAÇÃO DE PLANTAS ALIMENTÍCIAS NÃO CONVÊNCIONAIS (PANC) COMO ESTÍMULO À AGRICULTURA URBANA
2019Luiza Oliveira Kossatz, Luciana Adelmann · Anais do EVINCI - UniBrasil · Brazil (Paraná)
This work aims to disseminate the concept of urban agriculture by raising awareness of environmental education's benefits for human development. It proposes adopting gardens made from recycled/reusable materials and utilizing endemic Paraná plant species, known as Non-Conventional Food Plants (PANC), that can be cultivated in vertical gardens and serve as food. The research intends to highlight the need to preserve local biodiversity and reduce urban pollution.
Food educationBiodiversityDIYUrban–rural linkagePersepsi dan Pola Perilaku Masyarakat dalam Pengembangan Pertanian Perkotaan sebagai Upaya Memperkuat Sistem Ketahanan Pangan Keluarga: Studi Kasus Kota Makassar Sulawesi Selatan
2019Abdullah Abdullah, Abdul Haris, Annas Boceng · Prosiding Seminar Nasional Fakultas Pertanian UNS · Indonesia (Makassar)
A quantitative survey of 300 respondents in Makassar City, Indonesia, used the Theory of Planned Behavior to study factors influencing urban agriculture development. Environmental knowledge was not a direct driver of behavior but contributed through attitude formation. Urban agriculture knowledge directly drove behavior and positively influenced motivation, subjective norms, and behavior. Motivation directly drove attitude formation, and attitude acted as an intervening variable between motivation/subjective norms and behavior.
CommunityFood sovereignty & justiceFood educationEnvironmental Studies Major Educates Community About Healthy Living at Somerset Development
2019Kandace Kohr · · United States
Thomas Riordan, an environmental studies major from Dickinson, worked as a community garden manager at Somerset Development. In this role, he educated and encouraged the community regarding healthy living.
CommunityFood educationHealthGardening with children and pre-service teachers
2019Janice Kroeger, Terri Cardy, Abigail E. Recker, Lynn Gregor, Aubrey Ryan, Anna Beckwith, Jacob Dunwiddie · · Global
This study aimed to enhance pre-service teachers' abilities to engage in hands-on work in school gardens with primary and preschool children. A professor and her students worked to build reciprocity and social connections globally. This initiative involved North American and Ghanaian Elders collaborating to nurture children's understanding of growing spaces and address the common notion of caring for the Earth.
Food educationCommunityURBAN HORTICULTURE – AGRICULTURE WITHIN THE LANDSCAPE OF NEW YORK CITY
2019Wiesława Gadomska · space&FORM · United States (New York City)
This article describes contemporary phenomena related to the introduction of new forms of urban horticulture in New York City. The observed phenomenon is multidimensional, where agrarian activity interacts with environmental, educational, social, and artistic issues within the city's landscape.
CommunityFood educationBiodiversitySituated agroecology: massification and reclaiming university programs in Venezuela
2019Olga Domené-Painenao, Francisco Herrera · Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems · Venezuela
The Bolivarian University of Venezuela established the Program Degree in Agroecology (PDA) in 2004 to expand agroecological practices and knowledge. Over a decade, more than a thousand PDA graduates have contributed to agroecological scaling in urban and rural areas, playing a key role in urban agriculture amidst economic crisis. The PDA has created human talent for territorializing agroecology and institutionalizing pro-peasant policy in Venezuela.
Food sovereignty & justicePolicyEconomicsFood educationUrban–rural linkageEspacios hortícolas ciudadanos, redes e infraestructuras ambientales como factores de resiliencia urbana
2019Sonia Delgado Berrocal · Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja) · Spain (Madrid)
This research focuses on the experience of new green systems co-created through urban horticulture and ecological agriculture in Madrid, Spain, as factors for urban resilience. It examines projects on abandoned urban plots, such as Esta es una plaza de Lavapies (2008) and Huerto de la Tabacalera (2010), and educational community gardens like Huerto del Retiro (2011). The study also considers initiatives that educate urban horticulturists and local organic matter cycle actions within Madrid's urban garden network.
CommunityPolicyFood educationHealthInvestigation of Necessary Items for Garden Events to Revitalize Urban Communities
2019In-Kyoung Hong, Young Chae, Sangmi Lee, Young-Bin Jung · Journal of people, plants, and environment · South Korea
This study investigated necessary items for urban garden events to revitalize local communities, surveying 298 adults at the 8th Korean Urban Agriculture Expo. Participants indicated a desire for community unity, with 71 (23.8%) stating this as an event purpose. Analysis confirmed 15 necessary items, classified into "image of event" (Factor 1) and "evaluation item" (Factor 2). Factor 1 showed significance with age in five items and education level in six items, while Factor 2 showed significance with education level in four items but not with age.
CommunityFood educationHealthNext Steps from a School Gardening Partnership Conference (AGES: Academic Gardening to Enrich our Students): Expanding the Impact of School Gardens Through Higher Education, K-12 School and Community Coalitions
2019Martha Assefa, Pat Barnosky, Michelle Beaulieu, Amy Borg, Casey Burns, Marguerite Cawley, Jennifer De Jordy, Daina Cheyenne Harvey, Kelsey A. Hopkins, Sue Hunt, Joanne Jaber Gauvin, Isabelle Jenkins, Eliza Lawrence, Anna Marinescu, Mackenzie May, Gina Plata-Nino, Grace Sliwoski, Adam Saltsman · The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network (American Medical Association) · United States (Worcester)
In Worcester, Massachusetts, a broad community coalition formed to brainstorm novel implementation models to improve the use and sustainability of school gardens in a city with high poverty and food insecurity rates. The group decided to foster new collaborations among higher education, K-12 schools, and community organizations. The resulting AGES conference provided information on school garden partnership models, curriculum integration, research evidence, community building strategies, and garden planning and maintenance.
Food educationCommunityHealth“Plant Some Plants, Plant Some Hope, Plant Some Future”. Urban Gardening at Lingnan University of Hong Kong: An Interview with Prof. Kin-Chi Lau
2019Rainer Einzenberger, Michaela Hochmuth · Digital Commons - Lingnan (Lingnan University) · China (Hong Kong)
An interview with Professor Kin-Chi Lau was conducted in March 2015 regarding the Urban Gardening Project at Lingnan University of Hong Kong. The interview portrayed the project's history, structures, and organizational characteristics, focusing on the challenges and difficulties participants faced in realizing the project.
Governance failureCommunityFood sovereignty & justicePolicyFood educationBiodiversidade e horta comunitária: relato de experiência envolvendo alunos com necessidades especiais
2019Rafaella Rodrigues Santos, Ana Clara Monte Teixeira, Andreza Cristina Stuchi, Alexandre Junio Borges Araujo, Daniela Araújo Vilela, Débora Brumatti Coutinho Messias, Felipe Ferreira Naves, Julia Hass, Lara Nascimento Zanato, Lara Parreira de Souza, Letícia Clemente Olmos Hernandes, Lorraine Mendes Barrada, Mayara Yukiko Yamada, Rafael Galisa de Oliveira, Tamires Do Carmo Dias, Yasmin de Araújo Ribeiro, Neusa Elisa Carignato Sposito, Carla Patrícia Bejo Wolkers · Revista Educação Artes e Inclusão · Brazil
This experience report details a project by PET BIO PONTAL and volunteer students from the Federal University of Uberlândia, Pontal Campus, involving 7th-grade students with special educational needs from a public special education school in Ituiutaba-MG, Brazil. The project aimed to teach about biodiversity in vegetable gardens through playful and inclusive methods, including sensory activities, garden implementation, and university visits. The project was well-received by the target audience and school management.
CommunityFood educationBiodiversityWelfarePEMBERDAYAAN KELOMPOK DASA WISMA AGROPERTIWI DALAM PENGEMBANGAN PERTANIAN PERKOTAAN DI DUSUN PERMATA ANYAR DESA UBUNG KAJA KECAMATAN DENPASAR UTARA KOTA DENPASAR
2019Indayati Lanya, Ni Made Trigunasih, AI Nyoman Sunarta, I Dewa made Arthagama · Buletin Udayana Mengabdi · Indonesia (Denpasar)
On July 13, 2019, a training program on potted fruit and vegetable cultivation techniques was conducted in Denpasar City for 40 members of the Dasa Wisma Agropertiwi group. The training, which included instruction and demonstrations of cultivation methods, enhanced participants' knowledge and skills. Participants showed enthusiasm and requested additional training on organic fertilizer production.
Food educationDIYCommunityLiving pharmacies practice in the municipality of Fortaleza, Ceará, and the need for a systemic extensiion action
2019Leonardo Lopes Rufino, Guillermo Gamarra-Rojas, Mary Anne Medeiros Bandeira, José Pedro de Camargo Rodrigues de Souza, José Newton Pires Reis · LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) · Brazil (Fortaleza)
A multi-case study characterized Living Pharmacies (LPs) in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. LPs are dedicated to the production, consumption, and distribution of medicinal plants, with 30% also meeting the SUS phytotherapics demand. Medicinal gardens function as urban agriculture and spaces for learning, demonstrating their multifunctionality. The study suggests paying attention to integrated cultivation and the need for systemic extension services in production, management, and processing.
CommunityHealthFood educationBiodiversityProyecto Jardín Community Garden: Traditional Medicine & Health Among Latinx in Boyle Heights
2019Hernández Romero, Jude Claudia · · United States (California)
This ethnographic dissertation, conducted at Proyecto Jardín community garden in Boyle Heights, California, documents the development of a medicinal garden, its design, and herbal remedy workshops. Based on observations and gardener conversations, it argues that Latinxs at Proyecto Jardín choose herbal modalities for self-reliance and to revive traditional medicine, not solely as alternatives to an inaccessible medical system. The study, though limited to a few participants, highlights the complex interplay of culture, socioeconomic factors, and identity politics in traditional medicine choices, and the garden's function as an informal health education space.
CommunityHealthFood educationHow Will We Eat and Produce in the Cities of the Future? From Edible Insects to Vertical Farming—A Study on the Perception and Acceptability of New Approaches
2019Kathrin Specht, Felix Zoll, Henrike Schümann, Julia Bela, Julia Kachel, Marcel Robischon · Sustainability · Global
Nineteen qualitative expert interviews were conducted to identify perceptions of sustainability, social acceptability, and ethical aspects of new urban food production approaches. While major perceived benefits included educational effects and efficient resource use, significant conflicts involved negative side-effects, legal constraints, and high investment costs. Acceptance barriers were largely tied to the "unknown," encompassing a lack of understanding of new approaches, uncertainty about benefits, health risk concerns, unfamiliarity with products, and ethical doubts about animal welfare. The study concluded that adapting the unsuitable regulatory framework, which discourages investors, is a crucial first step to foster dissemination of urban food production approaches.
Governance failureDigital agricultureEconomicsPolicyFood education