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Impact of a school-based food garden on attitudes and identification skills regarding vegetables and fruit: a 12-month intervention trial

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Somerset, Shawn, Markwell, Katherine·2009·Public Health Nutrition

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Objective: To determine changes in ability to identify specific vegetables and fruits, and attitudes towards vegetables and fruit, associated with the introduction of a school-based food garden. Design: A 12-month intervention trial using a historical control (control n 132, intervention n 120), class-based, self-administered questionnaires requiring one-word answers and 3-point Likert scale responses. Setting: A state primary school (grades 4 to 7) in a low socio-economic area of Brisbane, Australia. Intervention: The introduction of a school-based food garden, including the funding of a teacher coordinator for 11 h/week to facilitate integration of garden activities into the curriculum. Main outcome measures: Ability to identify a series of vegetables and fruits, attitudes towards vegetables and fruit. Analysis: Frequency distributions for each item were generated and χ2 analyses were used to determine statistical significance. Exploratory factor analysis was employed to detect major trends in data. Results: The intervention led to enhanced ability to identify individual vegetables and fruits, greater attention to origins of produce (garden-grown and fresh), changes to perceived consumption of vegetables and fruits, and enhanced confidence in preparing fruit and vegetable snacks, but decreased interest in trying new fruits. Conclusions: The introduction of this school-based food garden was associated with skill and attitudinal changes conducive to enhancing vegetable and fruit consumption. The ways in which such changes might impact on dietary behaviours and intake require further analysis.

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Authors
Somerset, S., & Markwell, K.
Affiliations
Griffith University (AU)
Corresponding author
Somerset, Shawn
Venue
Public Health Nutrition
Published
2009-02
Volume
12
Issue
2
Pages
214-221
ISSN
  • 1368-9800 (ISSN-L)
  • 1475-2727
OpenAlex
W2171131276
Cited by
130
References
36
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FWCI
15.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Public Health Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • CLOK (University of Central Lancashire) (acceptedVersion)
  • QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion)
  • Research Bank (Australian Catholic University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
Keywords
fruit identification, fruit and vegetable intake, elementary school students, dietary behaviour, horticulture education
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Agriculture, Australia, Child, Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Fruit, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Schools, Social Class, Socioeconomic Factors, Vegetables, Chi-Square Distribution, Child Nutrition Sciences

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