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Examining the role of school food gardens, food waste systems and cooking facilities in experiential education: a cross-sectional survey of primary school teachers’ practices [PDF]

Archives of Public Health
Background Experiential learning about food, nutrition and sustainability (FNS) at school promotes population health and environmental sustainability.
Jessica V. Kempler, Claire Margerison, Janandani Nanayakkara, Alison Booth   +3 more
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Assessment of food gardens as nutrition tool in primary schools in South Africa

The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2017
Objectives: To assess knowledge, perceptions and practices on food production amongst learners and educators, gardening activities and management of school food gardens in schools participating in the National School Nutrition Programme.
Sunette M Laurie, Mieke Faber, Mamohkele M Maduna   +2 more
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Cultivating Sustainability: Principal Leadership Perspectives on School Food Gardens in South Africa

Managere
School food gardens are increasingly recognized as valuable contexts for Education for Sustainability (EfS), yet limited research has examined the leadership practices that enable their pedagogical integration.
Mukateko Sithole, Kathija Yassim
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Teachers’ perspectives on using school food gardens as a third space for sustainable livelihoods education

International Journal of Academe and Industry Research
Despite growing advocacy for sustainability education, limited empirical research has explored teachers’ perspectives on the pedagogical use of school food gardens as structured learning spaces for sustainable livelihoods education.
Mukateko Louisa Sithole , Kathija Yassim
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Growing together: unveiling the potential of school-based community gardens to foster well-being, empowerment, and sustainability

Urban Transformations
Most urban community gardens in South Africa face challenges related to land tenure rights, often leading them to negotiate for land use in school gardens.
Tinashe Paul Kanosvamhira
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How are vegetable gardens used, managed and resourced in Australian primary schools? A mixed-methods study [PDF]

BMC Nutrition
Background School gardens are an effective strategy to increase food literacy and to promote healthy eating and environmental health. However, barriers such as inadequate funding, time and training mean that many schools are not able to implement or ...
Melissa Burton, Claire Margerison, Janandani Nanayakkara, Anthony Worsley, Alison Booth   +4 more
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Nudging children toward healthier food choices: An experiment combining school and home gardens

Global Food Security, 2020
School gardens have become a widely used approach to influence children's food knowledge, preferences and choices in low- and high-income countries alike. However, evidence indicates that such programs are more effective at influencing food knowledge and
Ghassan Baliki, Tilman Brück, Ishwori Prasad Gautam   +2 more
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Participation, agency, and youth voice in establishing school gardens: comparing cases from Kenya and Papua New Guinea

Frontiers in Communication
This community case study investigates the establishment of school gardens in Kenya and Papua New Guinea (PNG), focussing on engagement and participation.
Graham J. Walker, Amy Vos, Kenneth Monjero, Trudie Sikas-Iha, Robyn G. Alders   +4 more
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Exploring the Relationship between School Gardens, Food Literacy and Mental Well-Being in Youth Using Photovoice

Nutrients, 2019
The goal of the project was to gain an understanding of the relationships between secondary school youth experiences in school gardens and their mental well-being.
Kerry Renwick
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TEACHING SUSTAINABILITY: THE PEDAGOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF SCHOOL GARDENS

Mix Sustentável
This paper explores the role of school gardens as pedagogical tools, focusing on their potential beyond mere food provision. In visited schools, gardens are not intended to meet dietary needs due to limited cultivation space relative to student ...
Lia Paletta Benatti
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