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Canadian Food Studies, 2023
Home food gardening has seen a resurgence since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This article presents the preliminary findings from the first 6 months of a 22-month home food gardening study in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Janet Music, Lisa Mullins, Sylvain Charlebois, Charlotte Large   +3 more
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Outdoor Home Gardener Preferences for Environmental Attributes in Gardening Supplies and Use of Ecofriendly Gardening Practices

HortTechnology, 2020
Home gardeners’ concerns for the environment are expressed both in the ecofriendly gardening practices they use and in environmental attributes they prefer in the gardening products they purchase.
McKenzie Thomas, Kimberly Jensen , Margarita Velandia , Christopher Clark , Burton English , Dayton Lambert , Forbes Walker   +6 more
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Knowledge of home gardening and anthropometric status of adult women in Odeda Local Government, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

International Journal on Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2023
A healthy lifestyle and illness prevention depend on adequate nutrition, and homestead food production, including home gardening, is one way to increase access and lower the cost of healthy foods. This study was carried out in Odeda Local Government Area
Jumoke Georgina ILO, Oluseye Olusegun Onabanjo, Aderayo Maryam Hamzat   +2 more
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Mass Spectrometry in the Home and Garden [PDF]

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 2014
Identification of active components in a variety of chemical products used directly by consumers is described at both trace and bulk levels using mass spectrometry. The combination of external ambient ionization with a portable mass spectrometer capable of tandem mass spectrometry provides high chemical specificity and sensitivity as well as allowing ...
Pulliam, Christopher J., Bain, Ryan M., Wiley, Joshua S., Ouyang, Zheng, Cooks, R. Graham   +4 more
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During COVID-19, Californians sought food security, connection and solace in their gardens

California Agriculture, 2023
Gardening offers a range of benefits, from food production to social connection to improved mental and physical health. When COVID-19 struck, interest in gardening soared, but it was unclear whether and how gardens would deliver these benefits in the ...
Lucy Diekmann, Summer Cortez, Pauline Marsh, Jonathan Kingsley, Monika Egerer, Brenda Lin, Alessandro Ossola   +6 more
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Achieving food security: Household perception and adoption of home gardening techniques in Ghana

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
As global food crises and high food prices continue to impact communities, there is a growing focus on strengthening local food systems and improving livelihoods.
Irene Serwaa Asante, Magdalene Aidoo, Stephen Prah, Margaret Aba Sam Hagan, Charles Kwame Sackey   +4 more
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Home Gardening as a Panacea to Food Insecurity in Ogun State [PDF]

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development Studies
This study investigates the role of home gardening as an effective and sustainable strategy in mitigating food insecurity in communities in Ogun state. The study employed a mixed method research approach, which included 200 households across four LGA in ...
Patience Abosede Olunusi, Oyetunde Adeduntan Olajumoke Adedokun, Olusola Funmilayo Babalola, Faith Oluwatosin Onigbinde, Motunrayo Risikat Asunmo   +4 more
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Citizen Science and Urban Home Gardeners’ Attitudes Toward Gardening

HortTechnology
Citizen science is a participatory research method that enlists community members as scientists to collect data at a scale that would not be possible for researchers on their own and in research contexts that are difficult for researchers to reach ...
Catherine G. Campbell, Daniela Perez Lugones, Celina Gomez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors affecting urban households’ participation in home gardens: the case of Mekelle City, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

European Journal of Horticultural Science
Home gardening is a means of food production and for enhancing household food security. The people of Tigray used home gardens as a means of survival during the war and siege, particularly in the urban areas. However, there is a lack of empirical studies
Aregawi Beyene, Azeb Gebreegziabher, Zenebe Abraha, Tsahaynesh Hagos, Yohansu Girmay   +4 more
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Survey data on home gardeners and urban gardening practice in Pune, India

Data in Brief, 2019
The role of home gardens as productive green spaces in emerging megacities has so far been neglected when addressing pathways for sustainable urban development.
Ingo Zasada, Siddhartha Lawrence Benninger, Meike Weltin   +2 more
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