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Download full textAngel Cruz; Barry Nash; Daniel Holloman; Joyce Yao – Journal of Extension, 2025
During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global lockdowns changed the way food was accessed and prepared. These changes at the consumer level impacted farms and fisheries of all types and sizes. To compensate for the loss of larger markets and restaurant revenue, small-scale food producers pivoted to direct marketing to remain viable during…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, COVID-19, Pandemics, Food
Direct linkSoldavini, Jessica; Andrew, Hazael; Berner, Maureen – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2022
The majority of studies on food insecurity among college students in the United States have found higher rates than the general population. International students make up an important group of U.S. college students yet have not been the focus of past research on food insecurity. This study estimated the prevalence of and identified characteristics…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Students, Food, Hunger
Stafford, Nanci – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study represents North Carolina community college student experience with food insecurity. Two-year students have a wide variety of challenges as they make their way to finishing a credential. One such challenge, hunger, has always been a component; awareness and discourse have not. The purpose of the research is to understand the narratives…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Hunger, Food, Student Experience
Daniel Radford; Joy Morgan; Barbara Kirby; Wendy Warner – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2023
Canning and home demonstration clubs played an important role in improving agriculture and home life shortly after the turn of the 20th century. Organized in local communities, these clubs for young girls and their mothers provided the opportunity for females to engage in experiential learning through the growth and canning of vegetables. Club…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Females, Skills, Family and Consumer Sciences
Stokes, Nathan; Arendt, Susan W. – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2018
Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of the study was to determine types and frequency of local food products purchased by schools as part of FTS programs and to identify whether differences in purchasing exist relative to school size (number of lunches served). Methods: A valid and reliable questionnaire was developed from qualitative interviews with…
Descriptors: Food Service, Food, Purchasing, School Personnel
Vilme, Helene; Paul, Christopher J.; Duke, Naomi N.; Campbell, Santiba D.; Sauls, Derrick; Muiruri, Charles; Skinner, Asheley C.; Bosworth, Hayden; Dokurugu, Yussif M.; Fay, John P. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: To understand the distribution of healthy and unhealthy food stores near historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Participants and methods: Using ArcGIS Pro's network analysis tools and ReferenceUSA database, this study characterized the healthy (favorable) and unhealthy (unfavorable) retail food stores within a 5-mile…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Food, Retailing, Black Colleges
Nothum, Anna; Eggett, Dennis; Stokes, Nathan – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2019
Purpose/Objectives: Farm to school (FTS) programs have many benefits, including potential for increased consumption of fruits and vegetables by students. However, there are challenges with hourly school nutrition employees' abilities to successfully process local produce and promote it to students. The purpose of this study was to identify…
Descriptors: School Personnel, Eating Habits, Self Efficacy, Health Promotion
Morgan, Maggie; Arrowood, John; Farris, Alisha; Griffin, Jamie – Journal of American College Health, 2023
A dual relationship between food insecurity and inadequate food literacy among college students may be attributed to limited food literacy, availability and ability to prepare healthful foods. Experiences that increase food literacy can improve diet quality and reduce food insecurity. Research was conducted through a food literacy-based curriculum…
Descriptors: Food, Hunger, Knowledge Level, Eating Habits
Sarah Bowen; Sinikka Elliott; Annie Hardison-Moody – RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2022
Researchers have noted large spatial variations in rates of food insecurity. But little research exists on why this is so and the impacts it has on rural families. Drawing on a mixed-methods longitudinal study with 124 poor and working-class households in North Carolina, we analyze the processes that shape lower-income rural families' access to…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Food, Hunger, Low Income
Duke, Naomi N.; Campbell, Santiba D.; Sauls, Derrick L.; Stout, Robyn; Story, Mary T.; Austin, Tomia; Bosworth, Hayden B.; Skinner, Asheley C.; Vilme, Helene – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: This study examined the prevalence of food insecurity (FI) among students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the Southeastern United States. Participants: Students attending four HBCUs (N = 351) completed an anonymous Web-based survey. Methods: Food insecurity was assessed using the 2-item Hunger Vital…
Descriptors: Hunger, College Students, Black Colleges, School Policy
Lindsey Haynes-Maslow; Zandra Alford; Carolyn Dunn – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2020
North Carolina Extension specialists conducted a needs assessment of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) agents to determine their foods and nutrition programming needs. Researchers examined agent and community needs, agent-offered programming, and barriers and facilitators to program implementation. Results will help inform the development of…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Needs Assessment, Family and Consumer Sciences, Food
Dara Bloom; Kathryn Boys; Rebecca C. Shisler; Rebecca Dunning; Caroline Hundley – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2022
Farm to Early Care and Education (Farm to ECE) initiatives generate similar benefits as Farm to School programs. However, there is a lack of research about local food procurement in Farm to ECE programs. We provide a descriptive evaluation of how 12 child care centers that participated in a Farm to ECE program procured local food. We found that…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Community Programs, Agricultural Occupations
Ayesha K. Hashim; Clark Wright; Sonya Stephens; Miles Davison – Phi Delta Kappan, 2024
The pandemic responses of Guilford County Schools in Greensboro, North Carolina, offer insights on how navigating the COVID-19 crisis can inform district and school practices to curb student absenteeism and support student engagement in learning. Guilford used ESSER money to develop pandemic response programs that addressed wide-ranging and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Districts, Attendance
Joyner, Helen S.; Stevenson, Clinton D. – Journal of Food Science Education, 2017
Quality management and quality control of food products are critical to producing food that is safe to consume and has consistent quality and sensory attributes. The extent to which undergraduate students are equipped with competencies in quality management/control, in theory, has a direct connection with their career potential to ensure food…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Food, Food Standards, Safety
Vilme, Helene; Campbell, Santiba D.; Sauls, Derrick L.; Powell, Keith; Lee, Jennifer; Stout, Robyn; Erkanli, Alaattin; Reynolds, Glenn; Story, Mary T.; Matsouaka, Roland A.; Austin, Tomia; Templeton, P. Gizem; Locklear, Millard; Bosworth, Hayden B.; Skinner, Asheley C.; Otienoburu, Philip E.; Duke, Naomi N. – American Journal of Health Education, 2022
Background: Farm-to-University (Farm2U) programs make healthy eating accessible, easier, and the default option. Yet, few published studies have focused on Farm2U implementations in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in conjunction with measurements of implementation barriers using the consolidated framework for implementation…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Agriculture, Partnerships in Education, Barriers
