A study of food donation community garden programming during the COVID-19 pandemic
Growing together or growing apart?
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Moses Timbiti Wanyakha
INancy Grudens-Schuck
Ann M. Oberhauser
Iowa State University
2024-11-27
Excerpt:
In a new JAFSCD article, Growing together or growing apart? A study of a food donation community garden program during the COVID-19 pandemic, Wanyakha, Grudens-Schuck, and Oberhauser present initial findings on how the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted Master Gardener efforts to grow and donate fresh produce to food pantries in the Midwest. The Growing Together Program funds Master Gardeners to establish community donation gardens to increase the nutritional profile of Iowa food pantry inventory and thus to improve the diet of patrons. The researchers examined Master Gardener survey data from the Growing Together Program at Iowa State University to assess the impact of COVID-19 on their production and provision of fresh produce to Iowa food pantries.
KEY FINDINGS
Labor hours during the pandemic years of 2020–2021 decreased significantly.
Quantities of fresh produce donated to food pantries also declined during the pandemic period.
Volunteer shortages, donation inconsistency, and exclusionary practices of the community appeared to be inherent to the concept and structure of volunteer-based food donation partnership programs.
Despite the overall decrease, volunteers did not disappear altogether. A number of volunteers did continue to participate, especially those with a strong service conviction about the program.
More should be done to improve the nutrition environment at food pantries—particularly during times of public crisis.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/a-study-of-food-donation-community-garden-programming-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
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