Patricia A. Carney|Janet L. Hamada|Rebecca E. Rdesinski|Lorena Sprager|Katelyn R. Nichols|Betty Y. Liu|Joel Pelayo|Maria Sanchez|J. Shannon
Impact of a Community Gardening Project on Vegetable Intake, Food Security and Family Relationships: A Community-based Participatory Research Study
Oregon Health & Science University|Oregon Health & Science University|Oregon Health & Science University|Oregon Health & Science University|Oregon Health & Science University
communitybased participatory research project used popular education techniques support educate hispanic farmworker families planting maintaining organic gardens measures included pre post gardening survey key informant interviews observations made communitybased gardening meetings assess food security safety family relationships thirtyeight families enrolled study pregarden time period four families enrolled study postgarden period total 42 families enrolled 2009 gardening season families enrolled pregardening time period 163 household members mean age interviewee 440 ranging 21 78 years age median number occupants household 40 range 28 frequency adult vegetable intake several time day increased 182 848 p 0001 frequency childrens vegetable intake several time day increased 240 640 p 0003 gardening season sum frequencies sometimes frequently worrying past month food would run money available buy 312 sum frequencies dropped 31 post garden period p 0006 frequency skipping meals due lack money statistically significantly different gardening season either adults children analysis text responses key informant interviews revealed physical mental health benefits reported well economic family health benefits gardening study primarily families often worked gardens together community gardening program reduce food insecurity improve dietary intake strengthen family relationships