Background Garden-based interventions show promise for improving not only child nutrition,
but other indicators of child health. Yet, existing systematic reviews of garden-based …

As school farms become more prominent programs to teach food education, research is
needed to support school farms' implementation and sustainability. This scoping review …

It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that early care and education
(ECE) programs should achieve recommended benchmarks to meet children's nutrition …

The purpose of this study is to investigate preservice teachers'(PSTs) perspectives on out-of-
school learning (OOSL). A total of 100 PSTs studying at a faculty of education in Turkey …

Abstract Excerpts from the Executive Summary: The US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
supports a growing range of farm to school activities in which schools work with local or …

Student engagement in under-resourced public schools remains an ongoing challenge in
the United States. Moreover, there is no panacea for student disengagement in high poverty …

Farm to Early Care and Education (Farm to ECE) initiatives generate similar benefits as
Farm to School programs. However, there is a lack of research about local food procurement …

Children's development is shaped by the world around them. According to Bronfenbrenner's
theory, children are influenced by direct interactions and the broader environment, which …

Interest in farm to early care and education (ECE) programming, which consists of
gardening, nutrition education, and local food procurement, has been growing in the United …

Background Garden-based interventions have the potential to impact young children's
health in a number of ways, including enhancing dietary intake, increasing outdoor physical …