“…In addition, for the subset of UA composed of home and community gardening, a wide body of observational studies report health benefits, such as increasing food security (Bushamuka et al, 2005;Stroink & Nelson, 2009), fruit and vegetable intake (Alaimo, Packnett, Miles, & Kruger, 2008;Armstrong, 2000;Litt, Soobader, Turbin, Hale, Buchenau, & Marshall, 2011;Twiss, Dickinson, Duma, Kleinman, Paulsen, & Rilveria, 2003), and physical activity (Armstrong, 2000;Draper & Freedman, 2010;Park, Shoemaker, & Haub, 2009), while reducing stress (Hawkins, Thirlaway, Backx, & Clayton, 2011;Van Den Berg & Custers, 2011). Building social capital is another documented community and community health-related benefit of gardening (Alaimo, Reischl, & Allen, 2010;Firth, Maye, & Pearson, 2011;Kingsley & Townsend, 2006).…”