Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic, Australia.
Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Vic, Australia.
Health Soc Care Community. 2019 Jul;27(4):e355-e366. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12737. Epub 2019 Mar 8.
Like many high-income countries, in Australia there are a range of programmes in place, from social security to food banks, to help address food insecurity. So far, they have been unable to adequately alleviate and prevent this growing nutrition challenge. This paper presents an evaluation of a new type of intervention in the food security landscape, the social enterprise. The Community Grocer is a social enterprise that operates weekly fresh fruit and vegetable markets in Melbourne, Australia. The aim of the study was to examine the market's ability to increase access, use and availability of nutritious food in a socially acceptable way, for low socioeconomic status urban-dwelling individuals. The mixed-method evaluation included: comparative price audits (n = 27) at local (<1 km) stores; analysis of operational data from sample markets (n = 3); customer surveys (n = 91) and customer interviews (n = 12), collected in two phases (Autumn 2017, Summer 2018). The results found common (n = 10) fruit and vegetables cost, on average, approximately 40% less at the social enterprise, than local stores. Over twenty per cent of customers were food insecure and 80% of households were low income. Thirty-four different nationalities shopped at the market, and just over half (54%) shopped there weekly. More than 50 types of vegetables and fruit were available to purchase, varying for cultural preferences and seasonality, which supported variety and choice. Overall, this enterprise promotes food security in a localised area through low-cost, convenient, dignified and nutritious offerings.
与许多高收入国家一样，澳大利亚也有一系列计划，从社会保障到食品银行，以帮助解决粮食不安全问题。到目前为止，这些计划还无法充分缓解和预防这一日益严重的营养挑战。本文评估了一种新的食品保障干预措施，即社会企业。社区食品杂货店是一家社会企业，在澳大利亚墨尔本每周运营新鲜水果和蔬菜市场。该研究的目的是考察该市场以社会可接受的方式增加低收入社会经济地位的城市居民获得、使用和获得营养食品的能力。混合方法评估包括：对当地（<1 公里）商店（n=27）进行比较价格审计；对样本市场的运营数据（n=3）进行分析；客户调查（n=91）和客户访谈（n=12），分两个阶段收集（2017 年秋季，2018 年夏季）。结果发现，在社会企业购买普通（n=10）水果和蔬菜的平均价格比当地商店低约 40%。超过 20%的顾客粮食不安全，80%的家庭收入低。有 34 个不同国籍的人在市场购物，超过一半（54%）的人每周在那里购物。有 50 多种蔬菜和水果可供购买，根据文化偏好和季节性有所不同，这支持了品种和选择。总的来说，这家企业通过低成本、方便、有尊严和营养丰富的产品在当地促进了粮食安全。
