Community Food Security and Nutrition Educators

Eco-Efficiency Assessment and Food Security Potential of Home Gardening: A Case Study in Padua, Italy

“…Among the diverse UA methods, home gardens have expanded via private spaces that have turned into productive land, contributing to individual, household, and community food security [39] (i.e., the condition in which "all community residents obtain a safe, culturally acceptable, nutritionally adequate diet through a sustainable food system that maximizes community self-reliance and social justice" (p. 37) [40]). In particular, home gardens in the Global North have been crucial in specific historical events (e.g., wars and economic depressions) [12] and are a permanent form of agriculture in cities, increasing the vegetable and fruit uptake of the urban population quantitatively and qualitatively [41].…”

Community Food Work as Critical Practice: A Faith-Based Perspective through Narratives

“…Descriptions of what is defined as food security range from household to community perspectives based on policy, grassroots, and academic influences (see Hamm & Bellows, 2003). For instance, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) deems households with members who face times where they do not have access to enough food for an active, healthy life as food insecure (Coleman-Jensen, Nord, & Singh, 2013).…”

Food Insecurity: Rudimentary Education for Local Youth (FIREFLY)

“…However, lessons on the interconnection between nutrition, food insecurity, and sustainability are not widespread in the classroom. Corresponding to this, nutrition educators research, teach, and conduct community outreach within the area of food insecurity, yet no clear consensus exists concerning what this multidimensional field encompasses (Hamm & Bellows, 2003). It is suggested that nutrition education and food insecurity be integrated because optimal health, well-being, and sustainability are at the core of both topics.…”