Food insecurity and nutrition education: The role of Extension Master Gardeners in providing fresh produce to food pantries
Moses Timbiti Wanyakha
Abstract:The nutritional profile of food pantry inventories has been a challenge to maintain at a higher level. Master Gardener volunteer programs have recently started designing community donation gardens to address the nutritional gaps in food pantry inventory and programming. These programs often claim to serve their communities and to engage many local stakeholders, but it is unclear where, how, and to what extent each stakeholder group is involved and how their involvement shapes programming. To understand the rol… Show more
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