Home gardening and food preservation practices of the elderly in rural Kentucky
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14722869 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Quandt (0000-0002-2968-5459, University of Kentucky, corresponding author), Sara A Quandt, Joan B Popyach (Bastyr University), Kathleen M Dewalt (University of Pittsburgh) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 183-199 |
| Publication date | 1994-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ecology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03670244.1994.9991360 |
| OpenAlex | W2091690599 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 20 |
Previous research on the nutritional vulnerability of the elderly has failed to examine the unique potential for dietary enhancement provided by gardening and food preservation among the rural elderly. The goal of this paper is to describe contemporary home gardening and food preservation practices in persons 55 years and older in rural Kentucky. Data come from a year of qualitative research and two subsequent surveys designed to record seasonal variation in diet and nutritional strategies of a sample of 639 respondents. Fifty‐six percent of the elders had home gardens; they were in better functional status and less likely to live alone than nongardeners. A core garden of 7 items most commonly raised was identified from a total of 22 items reported. Most elders preserved home produce; preservation techniques specific to particular foods are identified. Patterns of foods grown and favored preservation techniques are analyzed in relation to historical traditions, traditional beliefs, and food preferences in the region. Key words: Home gardeningfood preservationnutritional anthropologyelderlyruralethnographyKentuckyAppalachiaseasonal variabilitynutritional strategies
Environmental health · Food habits · Food preparation · Food safety · Geography · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing · Medicine · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability · Gerontology
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The social and nutritional meaning of food sharing among older rural adults
Self-management of nutritional risk among older adults
Exploring the social bases of home gardening
Food insecurity and household eating patterns among vulnerable American-Indian families
Consumer Food System Participation
Not whether, but when
Ethnobotany and horticulture
Social isolation, support, and capital and nutritional risk in an older sample
Some Psycholog Ical Benefits of Gardening
Dietary patterns of older adults in the United States, NHANES II 1976–1980
Ecological dimensions of Appalachian agricultural diversity, 1880?1910
Food preservation practices of selected homemakers in East Tennessee
Hog Meat and Hoecake
Rural‐Urban Differences Among the Elderly
Food and Drink in America
The Rural Aged
Family History and the Life Course
American Communities
| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2026 (31) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |