Beneficial but Constrained: Role of Urban Agriculture Programs in Supporting Healthy Eating Among Youth

Raj, Subhashni; Raja, Samina; Dukes, Bree-Ana

doi:10.1080/19320248.2015.1128865

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“…In Buffalo (NY), youth gardeners from wealthier households were more likely to engage in healthy eating, with no measurable increase in healthy eating by youth gardeners from poorer households (Raj, Raja, & Dukes, 2016 ). Urban agriculture also poses specifi c health risks in poor communities where there is soil, water, and air pollution, all of which are more common there (Evans & Kantrowitz, 2002 ;McClintock, 2012 ;Nabulo, Black, Craigon, & Young, 2012 ;Wortman & Lovell, 2013 ).…”

Section: The Social Benefi Ts Of Urban Agriculturementioning

confidence: 99%

The Intersection of Planning, Urban Agriculture, and Food Justice: A Review of the Literature

Horst¹,

McClintock²,

Hoey

2017

Journal of the American Planning Association

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Section: The Social Benefi Ts Of Urban Agriculturementioning

confidence: 99%

The Intersection of Planning, Urban Agriculture, and Food Justice: A Review of the Literature

Horst¹,

McClintock²,

Hoey

2017

Journal of the American Planning Association

260

169

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“…Although producing food in the city is hypothesised to be beneficial to society, there are some challenges and risks associated with urban agriculture [42]. Several challenges and risks associated with the utilisation of organic waste in urban agriculture in the Durban South Basin were noted as perceived by the respondents and key informants.…”

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Perceptions of the Challenges and Opportunities of Utilising Organic Waste through Urban Agriculture in the Durban South Basin

Menyuka

Sibanda

Bob

2020

IJERPH

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Waste management has become pertinent in urban regions, along with rapid population growth. The current ways of managing waste, such as refuse collection and recycling, are failing to minimise waste in cities. With urban populations growing worldwide, there is the challenge of increased pressure to import food from rural areas. Urban agriculture not only presents an opportunity to explore other means of sustainable food production, but for managing organic waste in cities. However, this opportunity is not taken advantage of. Besides, there is a challenge of mixed reactions from urban planners and policymakers concerning the challenges and benefits presented by using organic waste in urban agriculture. The current paper explores the perceived challenges and opportunities for organic waste utilisation and management through urban agriculture in the Durban South Basin in eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province of South Africa. It is anticipated that this information will be of use to the eThekwini Municipality, policymakers, researchers, urban agriculture initiatives, households and relevant stakeholders in the study areas and similar contexts globally. Two hundred (200) households involved in any urban farming activity and ten (10) key informants (six (6) staff from the Cleaning and Solid Waste Unit of the eThekwini Municipality and four (4) from the urban agricultural initiative) were selected using convenient sampling. Descriptive statistics and inductive thematic analysis were used to analyse data. The significant perceived challenges and risks associated with the utilisation of organic waste through urban agriculture included lack of a supporting policy, climatic variation, lack of land tenure rights, soil contamination and food safety concerns. Qualitative data further showed that the difficulty in segregating waste, water scarcity, difficulty in accessing inputs, limited transportation of organic waste, inadequate handling and treatment of organic waste, and being a health hazard were some important challenges. On the other hand, the significant perceived benefits associated with the utilisation of organic waste through urban agriculture were enhanced food and nutrition security, and opportunities for business incubation. Other important benefits established through qualitative data were an improved market expansion for farmers and improved productivity. Overall, despite the perceived challenges and risks, there is an opportunity to manage organic waste through urban agriculture. It is imperative for an integrated policy encompassing the food, climate and waste management to be developed to support this strategy. All stakeholders—the government, municipal authorities and urban agricultural initiatives should also, guided by the policy, support urban farmers, for example, through pieces of training on how to properly manage and recycle organic waste, land distribution, inputs availability and water usage rights among other things.

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“…Studies show that when children participate in gardening, the benefits are numerous including: improved self-esteem and attitudes towards school (Block et al, 2011;Sheffield, 1992), improved social skills and behavior (Block et al, 2011;DeMarco, Relf, & McDaniel, 1999), decreased sedentary time and increased physical activity during the school day (Rees-Punia, Holloway, Knauft, & Schmidt, 2017), increased interest and attitudes towards eating fruits and vegetables (Gibbs et al, 2013;Raj, Raja, & Dukes, 2016), and significant gains in science achievement scores (Klemmer, Waliczeck, & Zajicek, 2015;Smith & Motsenbocker, 2005;Williams & Dixon, 2013). Long-term effects of being exposed to nature through activities such as gardening during childhood are associated with having more environmental sensitivity, concern, and activism later in adulthood (Chawla, 1998;Wells & Lekies, 2006).…”

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Growing democratic citizenship competencies: Fostering social studies understandings through inquiry learning in the preschool garden

Casey

DiCarlo

Sheldon

2019

The Journal of Social Studies Research

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Essential skills and attitudes necessary for active citizenship need to be cultivated as early as prekindergarten. This exploratory study investigated if three and four-year olds could be actively engaged in social studies practices through inquiry learning in a school garden. Eleven children openly interacted and conducted personally-driven investigations on a daily basis in the school garden located on their playground over nine-months. Three interviews with children, teacher observation notes, and lesson plans were analyzed to discover whether NCSS preK-12 learning themes (2010) for the social studies curriculum could be correlated with garden inquiries. Three prevalent NCSS themes surfaced from data analysis with Civic Ideals and Practices, People, Places, and Environments, and Time, Continuity, and Change being most prevalent. Results imply that working in a school garden through inquiry learning can foster the development of democratic competencies and thus, could be used to design C3 lessons for preschoolers in the garden.

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Beneficial but Constrained: Role of Urban Agriculture Programs in Supporting Healthy Eating Among Youth

Cited by 13 publications

References 53 publications

The Intersection of Planning, Urban Agriculture, and Food Justice: A Review of the Literature

The Intersection of Planning, Urban Agriculture, and Food Justice: A Review of the Literature

Perceptions of the Challenges and Opportunities of Utilising Organic Waste through Urban Agriculture in the Durban South Basin

Growing democratic citizenship competencies: Fostering social studies understandings through inquiry learning in the preschool garden

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