Field Notes:* Household Food Security and Gardening of Mothers with Young Children Living in Prince Edward Island. Issue 4 (4th July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sandha, Prabhdeep; Holcomb, John P.; Holben, David H.
• Is Part Of: Journal of hunger & environmental nutrition. Volume 16:Issue 4(2021)
• Page Start: 548
• Page End: 552
• Publication Date: 2021-07-04
• Subjects: Garden -- fruits -- vegetables -- food security; Nutrition -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Hunger -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Food supply -- Periodicals; 613.2
• DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2021.1873884
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1932-0248

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study examined the food security and gardening practices of mothers with young children. Participants were adult mothers with young children aged 0–6 years living in Prince Edward Island (PEI) and using Family Resource Center services. Controlling for marital status, education level, and race, data were analyzed using cumulative odds ordinal logistic regression with proportional odds. Forty percent of participants were living in food-insecure households. Mothers who gardened vegetables were associated with 1.94 times higher odds of living in a more food secure household, compared to non-gardeners ( p = .052). Nutrition education programs that improve household economic self-sufficiency are warranted.