Development of a Community Organic Vegetable Garden in Baltimore, Maryland: A Student Service-Learning Approach to Community Engagement
| العنوان: | Development of a Community Organic Vegetable Garden in Baltimore, Maryland: A Student Service-Learning Approach to Community Engagement |
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| المؤلفون: | Sherine Brown-Fraser, Ashley Nicole Spence, Ava Richardson, Randolph Rowel, Ivis Forrester |
| المصدر: | Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 10:409-436 |
| بيانات النشر: | Informa UK Limited, 2015. |
| سنة النشر: | 2015 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Gerontology, medicine.medical_specialty, Nutrition and Dietetics, Health (social science), Community engagement, business.industry, Public health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Service-learning, Public relations, Consumption (sociology), Agriculture, medicine, Landscaping, Sociology, Urban agriculture, Nutritional science, business |
| الوصف: | Urban community gardens are growing in many U.S. cities. More than 100 universities have established campus–community gardens; however. limited published data exist on the development of a university student-led, community-engaged garden in an urban setting. This article describes the principles and practices used in developing the Morgan State University Nutritional Sciences Program’s Community Organic Vegetable Garden. This urban community garden was initiated to promote healthy eating, service learning, community engagement, and student involvement. As a result, garden participation increased 4-fold, various crops were grown, and agriculture knowledge increased. In addition to the enhancement of landscaping and social interactions, a survey was developed. The garden positively influenced fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity, and environmental awareness. This was a successful campus–community project that strengthened service learning and community engagement for improved health, nutrition... |
| تدمد: | 1932-0256 1932-0248 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/19320248.2014.962778 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::fb74f3c15fd6092a085765528a91dd56 https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2014.962778 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi...........fb74f3c15fd6092a085765528a91dd56 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 19320256 19320248 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/19320248.2014.962778 |