Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviors Regarding Fruits and Vegetables among Cost-Offset Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) Applicants, Purchasers, and a Comparison Sample
Community-supported agriculture (CSA) participation has been associated with high fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption, which may be due to better access to FV for CSA purchasers, or to positive knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs (KAB) regarding healthy eating among CSA applicants. The objective of t...
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doaj-4725e76fdf654904ba846bc7b3a923392020-11-25T00:56:40ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432019-06-01116132010.3390/nu11061320nu11061320Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviors Regarding Fruits and Vegetables among Cost-Offset Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) Applicants, Purchasers, and a Comparison SampleKarla L. Hanson0Leah C. Volpe1Jane Kolodinsky2Grace Hwang3Weiwei Wang4Stephanie B. Jilcott Pitts5Marilyn Sitaker6Alice S. Ammerman7Rebecca A. Seguin8Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USADivision of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USADepartment of Community Development and Applied Economics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USADivision of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USADepartment of Community Development and Applied Economics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USADepartment of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USAThe Evergreen State College, Ecological Agriculture and Food System, Olympia, WA 98505, USAGillings School of Global Public Health and School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USADivision of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USACommunity-supported agriculture (CSA) participation has been associated with high fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption, which may be due to better access to FV for CSA purchasers, or to positive knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs (KAB) regarding healthy eating among CSA applicants. The objective of this study was to examine KAB and consumption, in association with application to a cost-offset CSA (CO-CSA) program, and with CO-CSA purchase among applicants. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of CO-CSA applicants and a comparison sample in August 2017. All respondents were English-reading adults with a child 2−12 years old and household income of ≤185% of the federal poverty level. Among CO-CSA applicants, some were CO-CSA purchasers (<i>n</i> = 46) and some were not (<i>n</i> = 18). An online comparison sample met equivalent eligibility criteria, but had not participated in CSA for three years (<i>n</i> = 105). We compared CO-CSA applicants to the comparison sample, and compared purchasers and non-purchaser sub-groups, using Mann-Whitney <i>U</i> tests and chi-square analysis. CO-CSA applicants reported better knowledge, self-efficacy, home habits, and diet than the comparison sample. Among applicants, CO-CSA purchasers and non-purchasers had equivalent KAB, but children in purchaser households had higher FV consumption than in non-purchaser households (4.14 vs. 1.83 cups, <i>p</i> = 0.001). Future research should explore associations between CO-CSA participation and diet using experimental methods.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/6/1320fruits and vegetablesdietary qualitylocal foodcommunity-supported agriculture (CSA)low-income |
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Karla L. Hanson Leah C. Volpe Jane Kolodinsky Grace Hwang Weiwei Wang Stephanie B. Jilcott Pitts Marilyn Sitaker Alice S. Ammerman Rebecca A. Seguin Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviors Regarding Fruits and Vegetables among Cost-Offset Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) Applicants, Purchasers, and a Comparison Sample Nutrients fruits and vegetables dietary quality local food community-supported agriculture (CSA) low-income |
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Karla L. Hanson Leah C. Volpe Jane Kolodinsky Grace Hwang Weiwei Wang Stephanie B. Jilcott Pitts Marilyn Sitaker Alice S. Ammerman Rebecca A. Seguin |
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Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviors Regarding Fruits and Vegetables among Cost-Offset Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) Applicants, Purchasers, and a Comparison Sample |
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Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviors Regarding Fruits and Vegetables among Cost-Offset Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) Applicants, Purchasers, and a Comparison Sample |
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Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviors Regarding Fruits and Vegetables among Cost-Offset Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) Applicants, Purchasers, and a Comparison Sample |
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Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviors Regarding Fruits and Vegetables among Cost-Offset Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) Applicants, Purchasers, and a Comparison Sample |
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Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviors Regarding Fruits and Vegetables among Cost-Offset Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) Applicants, Purchasers, and a Comparison Sample |
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knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors regarding fruits and vegetables among cost-offset community-supported agriculture (csa) applicants, purchasers, and a comparison sample |
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Community-supported agriculture (CSA) participation has been associated with high fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption, which may be due to better access to FV for CSA purchasers, or to positive knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs (KAB) regarding healthy eating among CSA applicants. The objective of this study was to examine KAB and consumption, in association with application to a cost-offset CSA (CO-CSA) program, and with CO-CSA purchase among applicants. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of CO-CSA applicants and a comparison sample in August 2017. All respondents were English-reading adults with a child 2−12 years old and household income of ≤185% of the federal poverty level. Among CO-CSA applicants, some were CO-CSA purchasers (<i>n</i> = 46) and some were not (<i>n</i> = 18). An online comparison sample met equivalent eligibility criteria, but had not participated in CSA for three years (<i>n</i> = 105). We compared CO-CSA applicants to the comparison sample, and compared purchasers and non-purchaser sub-groups, using Mann-Whitney <i>U</i> tests and chi-square analysis. CO-CSA applicants reported better knowledge, self-efficacy, home habits, and diet than the comparison sample. Among applicants, CO-CSA purchasers and non-purchasers had equivalent KAB, but children in purchaser households had higher FV consumption than in non-purchaser households (4.14 vs. 1.83 cups, <i>p</i> = 0.001). Future research should explore associations between CO-CSA participation and diet using experimental methods. |
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