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Harvest of Hope: The Impact of a Church Garden Project on African American Youth and Adults in the Rural American South

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: A pilot study was conducted of the feasibility of a church garden program to impact health outcomes in rural African American youth and adults. Thirty-six workdays were held at a Black church. Pre and post-intervention attitudes, diet, weight and blood pressure were measured. T-tests were used to test for significant within group differences. Spearman's rank correlation coefficients were used to test for significant bivariate associations. Youth showed improved attitudes about farming and gardening. No statistically significant changes were observed in adults. Church garden interventions can improve farming and gardening attitudes for rural, African American youth.

Source: Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition

DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2016.1146193

Authors: Molly Michelle De Marco, Tosha Woods Smith, William Kearney, Alice Ammerman

Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Urban Agriculture and Sustainability

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Zero hunger, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences