Container gardening program as a way of food augmentation: action research

Winalyn Denzon; Meraflor C. Estose; Krysha Camille Villanueva; Joa H. Jao

doi:10.31893/multiscience.2023043

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Abstract

Container gardening is seen as a long-term endeavor that promotes economic, environmental, and social well-being as well as physical, mental, and social health. Despite government efforts, the public does not actively engage in urban agriculture activities, and it is challenging to retain participants' interests. This study aimed to design a container gardening program that can be implemented as a banner program for BTVTED students. This descriptive study involved fifty (50) respondents from selected areas who fit under the inclusion criteria and were randomly chosen to answer the acceptability survey regarding the use of container gardening. The data and research findings were conducted through the use of the mean and the standard deviation, discovered that number of participants mostly engaged are females and the level of acceptability for container program as a way of food augmentation with regards to the economy has the highest value, which means that the respondents agreed it can produce foods from own crops, it can also generate income and supply food and subsistence of family. The researchers recommended that local governments might be able to encourage the growth of container gardening engagement in several activities, such as a campaign to educate participants and non-participants about the advantages of container gardening in the future.
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Denzon, W., Estose, M. C., Villanueva, K. C., & Jao, J. H. (2023). Container gardening program as a way of food augmentation: action research. Multidisciplinary Science Journal, 5(4), 2023043. https://doi.org/10.31893/multiscience.2023043

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[2] Barrameda TV (2017) Surviving in the city through home gardens: a case study of Home Gardeners in Barangay UP Campus. Philippine Journal of Social Development 9.

[3] Beavers AW, Atkinson A, Varvatos LM, Connolly M, Alaimo K 2022. How Gardening in Detroit Influences Physical and Mental Health. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 19:7899. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19137899

[4] Christensen S, Dyg PM, Allenberg K 2019. Urban community gardening, social capital, and "integration" – a mixed method exploration of urban "integration-gardening". Copenhagen, Denmark, Local Environment 24:231-248 DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2018.1561655

[5] Coleman-Jensen A, Rabbitt MP, Gregory C, Singh A (2017) Household Food Security in the United States in 2016. ERR-237, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

[6] Dan Brennan MD (2021) How Gardening Affects Mental Health. Available in: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/how-gardening-affects-mental-health?fbclid=IwAR1tQPk5tbtc_7wc7AYKAUyn838Louwmhbp9SKMw5ksIneqIIORjqgPyWQ. Accessed on: Eline K 2018. Barriers to Gardening for Older Women and Methods to Overcome Them. https://pureportal.coventry.ac.uk/files/31023684/Kolk._PhD_Pure.pdf

[7] Giles-Corti, B, Vernez-Moudon, A, Reis R, Turrell G, Dannenberg AL, Badland H, Foster S Lowe, Sallis J.F, Stevenson, M (2026) City planning and population health: A global challenge. Lancet 388:2912–2924

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[9] Howard PL (2006) ‘Gender and social dynamics in swidden and homegardens. Latin America 2006:159–82.

[10] Julianne QA (2021) IPB project promotes S&T-based home gardening in the time of a pandemic. Accessed on: https://uplb.edu.ph/all-news/ipb-project-promotes-st-based-home-gardening-in-the-time-of-a-pandemic/

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[13] Machida D (2019) Relationship between Community or Home Gardening and Health of the Elderly: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey in Japan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16:1389 DOI:10.3390/ijerph16081389

[14] Mc GSL, Höltge, J, Maercker, A, Thoma, MV (2018) Sense of Coherence and Stress-Related Resilience: Investigating the Mediating and Moderating Mechanisms in the Development of Resilience Following Stress or Adversity. Frontiers in Psychiatry 9:378.

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[20] Raphael AA, Owusu A, Charles P, Stephen AT (2019) A review of practices for sustaining urban and peri-urban agriculture: Implications for land use planning in rapidly urbanising Ghanaian cities. 84:260-277. DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.03.004.

[21] Rosenberg M, Kondo K, Kondo N, Shimada H, Arai H (2020) Primary care approach to frailty: Japan’s latest trial in responding to the emerging needs of an ageing population. Integr. Healthcare J. 2:e000049.

[22] Samarpan C, Debabrata B (2018) Homestead Gardening: An Emerging Venture Towards Achieving Food Security and Nutritional Security - A Study of Selected Areas of West Bengal. International Journal of Applied and Natural Sciences 7:49-62.

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[25] Stahlbrand L, Roberts W (2020) Local food system responses to COVID-19: Toronto and its city region. Available in: https://ruaf.org/news/local-food-systemresponses-to-covid-19-toronto-and-its-city-region/. Accessed on: September 20, 2020.

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[29] Thompson R (2018) Gardening for health: a regular dose of gardening. Clin Med (Lond). 18:201–205. DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-3-201

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[34] Zasada I, Weltin M, Zoll F, et al (2020) Home gardening practice in Pune (India), the role of communities, urban environment and the contribution to urban sustainability. Urban Ecosyst 23:403–417. DOI: 10.1007/s11252-019-00921-2

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