The Community Garden Health Block

Conditions

• Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - 95 Years

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

• Community garden activities — BEHAVIORAL
  The gardens in the intervention group will receive an 8-week intervention that includes 1) educational materials, 2) healthy cooking demonstrations, food and transportation support and 3) garden social activities. The control group will be asked to abstain from intervention activities. The control group will receive the delayed 8-week intervention one month after the intervention group.

Study Details

The goals of this community-based clinical trial are to examine the association between community garden participation and 1) fruit and vegetable intake (primary outcome) and 2) access to healthy food (secondary outcome) among adults aged 18-95 living in low resource communities. Gardens will be randomized to the intervention (n=4 gardens) or control group (delayed intervention, n=3 gardens). Participants will be assigned to one of seven community gardens to receive an 8-week intervention. During the intervention, participants will be asked to volunteer in the garden, participate in garden social activities, participate in healthy cooking demonstrations and educational sessions. Participants will receive educational materials as well. To assess the effects of the intervention, participants will receive a baseline, 8-week, and 6-month survey. Outcome measures will be compared between the intervention and control groups.

Key Dates

Start date

Jul 15, 2025

Status verified

Jul 2025

Primary completion

Jul 1, 2026

Completion

Mar 1, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment

138 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Arms

• Experimental: Garden intervention
  The gardens in the intervention group will receive an 8-week intervention that includes 1) educational materials, 2) healthy cooking demonstrations, food and transportation support and 3) garden social activities.
• Active Comparator: Delayed intervention
  The control group will be asked to abstain from intervention activities during the 8 week period. The control group will receive the delayed 8-week intervention one month after the intervention group.

Primary Outcome Measure

Fruit and vegetable intake [ Time Frame: From baseline to 8 weeks (end of intervention) and 6-months post intervention ]

Central Contacts

• Pebbles Fagan, PhD, MPH
  301-802-7735
  [email protected]
• Elizabeth Taylor, BA
  501-526-6689
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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