Understanding Barriers and Strategies to Accessing Healthy Food in Urban Agriculture for Community Residents in Predominantly Black Communities.

Community health equity research & policy Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-10 DOI:10.1177/2752535X231214844
Saria Lofton, Akilah Martin, Marjorie Kersten, Nanyombi Lubimbi, Helene Vilme, Forgive Avorgbedor, Angela Odoms-Young
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Abstract

Background: Some residents in predominantly Black communities face significant challenges in accessing healthy food. However, urban agriculture is a growing sector that aims to increase overall food production, access to affordable and nutritious produce, and potentially improve community food security.

Purpose: This study aimed to provide insight into barriers and strategies that urban agriculture growers and advocates identified for accessing urban agriculture markets in their communities.

Research design and study sample: We interviewed and conducted focus groups with 17 urban growers and local food advocates that work in predominantly Black communities in Chicago.

Data collection and/or analysis: Understanding the complexities of access to healthy food can be challenging; therefore, we used the concept of access - accessibility, availability, affordability, accommodation, and acceptability - to better understand these barriers.

Results: Key barriers were the lack of accessibility to traditional food retailers, high availability of processed foods, and cultural acceptability of urban-produced foods.

Conclusion: Building urban agriculture networks to support growers, connect with consumers, and emphasize political engagement can help to diversify and grow urban agriculture.

了解以黑人为主的社区居民在城市农业中获得健康食品的障碍和策略。
背景:一些以黑人为主的社区的居民在获得健康食品方面面临重大挑战。然而,城市农业是一个不断增长的部门,其目标是增加整体粮食生产,获得负担得起的营养农产品,并有可能改善社区粮食安全。目的:本研究旨在深入了解城市农业种植者和倡导者为进入其社区的城市农业市场而确定的障碍和策略。研究设计和研究样本:我们采访并组织了17名城市种植者和当地食品倡导者的焦点小组,他们在芝加哥以黑人为主的社区工作。数据收集和/或分析:了解获得健康食品的复杂性可能具有挑战性;因此,我们使用了获取的概念——可访问性、可用性、可负担性、住宿和可接受性——来更好地理解这些障碍。结果:主要障碍是无法进入传统食品零售商,加工食品的供应量很高,以及城市生产食品的文化可接受性。结论:建立城市农业网络,支持种植者,与消费者建立联系,并强调政治参与,有助于城市农业的多样化和发展。
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