Trial reportPreventing chronic disease2013
Feasibility of using a community-supported agriculture program to improve fruit and vegetable inventories and consumption in an underresourced urban community.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Local Food System Approaches to Address Food and Nutrition Security among Low-Income Populations: A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2024Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Preliminary trial findings from Harvest Share: a cost-offset community supported agriculture model to improve diet in New York City.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Trial
- Community supported agriculture plus nutrition education improves skills, self-efficacy, and eating behaviors among low-income caregivers but not their children: a randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Trial
- Cluster randomized controlled trial of a mobile market intervention to increase fruit and vegetable intake among adults in lower-income communities in North Carolina.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018Trial
- Farm Fresh Foods for Healthy Kids (F3HK): An innovative community supported agriculture intervention to prevent childhood obesity in low-income families and strengthen local agricultural economies.BMC public health · 2017Trial
- Implementation of a six-month produce prescription program for a rural Medicaid population increased vegetable consumption and reduced food insecurity in Washington state.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
- Preliminary effectiveness of a food pantry-led community-supported agriculture program in the USA: a quasi-experimental pilot study.Public health nutrition · 2026Observational
- Local food procurement behavior and overall diet quality among adults in Québec: results from the NutriQuébec project.Nutrition journal · 2024Article
- Factors Associated with Participation in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) among Low-Income Households: A Scoping Review.Nutrients · 2024Article
- A qualitative study to inform the development of a subsidized community-supported agriculture program for Chinese Americans in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Cost analysis and cost effectiveness of a subsidized community supported agriculture intervention for low-income families.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Article
- Development and Validation of a Short Questionnaire Assessing the Behavior of Local Food Procurement in Quebec, Canada.Current developments in nutrition · 2022Article
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Research-Tested Mobile Produce Market Model Designed to Improve Diet in Under-Resourced Communities: Rationale and Design for the Veggie Van Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Participation in cost-offset community-supported agriculture by low-income households in the USA is associated with community characteristics and operational practices.Public health nutrition · 2022Article
- Behavioural change box? Applying the COM-B model to understand behavioural triggers that support consumption of fruits and vegetable among subscribers of a fruit and vegetable box scheme.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionDirect-to-consumer marketing efforts, such as community-supported agriculture (CSA), have been proposed as a solution for disparities in fruit and vegetable consumption. Evaluations of such efforts have been limited. The objective of this study was to test the feasibility of a CSA intervention to increase household inventory of fruits and vegetables and fruit and vegetable consumption of residents of an underresourced community.
methodsFor this randomized, controlled feasibility study, we recruited 50 low-income women with children. Intervention (n=25) participants were offered 5 educational sessions and a box of fresh produce for 16 weeks; control participants were not offered the sessions nor were they included in the produce delivery. We collected data on participants' home inventory of fruits and vegetables and on their consumption of fruits and vegetables at baseline (May 2012) and postintervention (August and September 2012).
resultsOf 55 potential participants, 50 were enrolled and 44 were reached for follow-up. We observed a significant increase in the number of foods in the household inventory of fruits and vegetables in the intervention group compared with the control group. The intervention group reported greater increases in fruit and vegetable consumption; however, these did not reach significance. Intervention participants picked up produce 9.2 (standard deviation=4.58) of 16 weeks; challenges included transportation and work schedules. Most participants (20 of 21) expressed interest in continued participation; all stated a willingness to pay $10 per week, and some were willing to pay as much as $25 per week.
conclusionCSA is a feasible approach for providing fresh fruits and vegetables to an underresourced community. Future studies should evaluate the impact of such a program in a larger sample and should take additional steps to facilitate participation.
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