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School Gardens: Unpacking the Potential to Reduce Food Insecurity among Alabama’s Children

Environment, Politics, and Society

ISBN: 978-1-78714-776-8, eISBN: 978-1-78714-775-1

Publication date: 2 May 2018

Abstract

School-aged children living in Montgomery and Troy located in Central Alabama are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity. This study used a one-group pre-test–post-test research design to investigate if gardening and nutritional activities could be used as effective intervention to reduce levels of food insecurity among school-aged children. Statistical results found that several of the participants live in urban food deserts. Food insecurity scores were higher for participants in Montgomery compared to those in Troy, AL. The relationship between parental income, household size, and location were important indicators for measuring food insecurity among participants. Recommendations for future research include expanding the scope of study to different sites and climates with larger samples to enhance our understanding of gardening and nutritional educational activities on food insecurity among school-aged children.

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Everhardt, S.L., Gill, B.I., Cellon, J. and Bradley, C. (2018), "School Gardens: Unpacking the Potential to Reduce Food Insecurity among Alabama’s Children", Environment, Politics, and Society (Research in Political Sociology, Vol. 25), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 97-118. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0895-993520180000025005

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