Leake Lesley, McClam Maria, Howell Amanda, Schreiber Katie
Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 220 Stoneridge Dr. Suite 103, Columbia, SC 29210 USA.
College of Charleston, Charleston, SC USA.
Food Nutr Health. 2025;2(1):10. doi: 10.1007/s44403-025-00020-5. Epub 2025 Mar 27.
To evaluate the impact of a farm to school program on urban, elementary-aged children.
A classroom of students receiving a farm to school intervention was compared to a control classroom at the same school. Pre-and post-surveys measured knowledge, attitudes, and consumption of fruits and vegetables in both groups. Dietary recalls measured consumption of fruits and vegetables post-intervention. Rich pictures captured children's mental model of food post intervention.
The rich pictures of farm to school students were more likely to include fruits and vegetables (OR = 7.2; 95% CI = 1.66,31.26) and imagery of the natural environment (insignificant) compared to the control group. Their overall mental models of food were significantly healthier ( < .01). No students in either group ( = 41) ate the USDA recommended servings of fruits and vegetables.
Farm to school programs influence children's mental model of food and may give students a more robust understanding of where food comes from.
评估一项从农场到学校项目对城市小学年龄段儿童的影响。
将接受从农场到学校干预的一个班级的学生与同一所学校的对照班级进行比较。前后调查测量了两组学生对水果和蔬菜的知识、态度及消费情况。饮食回顾记录了干预后水果和蔬菜的消费情况。丰富图片捕捉了干预后儿童对食物的心理模型。
与对照组相比，参与从农场到学校项目的学生的丰富图片更有可能包含水果和蔬菜（比值比=7.2；95%置信区间=1.66,31.26）以及自然环境意象（不显著）。他们对食物的整体心理模型明显更健康（P<0.01）。两组（n=41）均没有学生达到美国农业部建议的水果和蔬菜摄入量。
从农场到学校项目会影响儿童对食物的心理模型，可能会让学生更深入地了解食物的来源。
