F2S Research

• Farm to School Census and Comprehensive Review 

• Implementation and Evaluation of a Small-Scale Farm to School Program in Rural Wisconsin Area Elementary Schools (AmeriCorps research)

• Farm to School Activity Tracker as an Accurate and Reliable Measure of Farm to School Programming

• Formative Research to Create a Farm-to-School Program for High School Students in a Lower Income, Diverse, Urban Community

• Causal Pathways Linking Farm to School to Childhood Obesity Prevention

• Identifying Indicators of Readiness and Capacity for Implementing Farm-to-School Interventions

• Qualitative Exploration of Farm to School Program Adoption and Expansion in Massachusetts Schools

• A Multi-Component, School-Based Intervention, the Shaping Healthy Choices Program, Improves Nutrition-Related Outcomes

• School Nutrition Employees' Perceptions of Farm to School (FTS) Activities Differ Based on Management Type and FTS Participation Length

• Farm to School Activities and Student Outcomes: A Systematic Review

• The Impact of Farm-to-School Programming on Youth Nutritional Health Outcomes

• Design and participant characteristics of TX sprouts: A school-based cluster randomized gardening, nutrition, and cooking intervention 

• School-based gardening, cooking and nutrition intervention increased vegetable intake but did not reduce BMI: Texas sprouts - a cluster randomized controlled trial

• Impact of a School-Based Gardening, Cooking, Nutrition Intervention on Diet Intake and Quality: The TX Sprouts Randomized Controlled

• Effects of a School-Based Gardening, Cooking, and Nutrition Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial on Unprocessed and Ultra-Processed Food Consumption

• Making the Case for Schoolyard Forests

• The Effect of Preparation Method and Typicality of Colour on Children's Acceptance for Vegetables

• "Kids Choice" School Lunch Program Increases Children's Fruit and Vegetable Acceptance

• Longitudinal Behavioral Effects of a School-Based Fruit and Vegetable Promotion Program

• How to Promote Fruit Consumption in Children: Visual Appeal Versus Restriction

• Impact of a Multi-component, School-Based Nutrition Intervention on Students' Lunchtime Fruit and Vegetable Availability and Intake: A Pilot Study Evaluating the Shaping Healthy Choices Program

• A Cafeteria-Based Tasting Program Increased Liking of Fruits and Vegetables By Lower, Middle and Upper Elementary School-Age Children

• Increasing the Fruit and Vegetable Consumption of Fourth Graders: Results from the High 5 Project

• A Cafeteria-Based Tasting Program Improved Elementary School Children's Fruit Preferences and Self-Efficacy to Consume Fruits and Vegetables

• Fun Facts About Fruits and Vegetables Can Improve Consumption

• A Nationwide Snapshot of the Predictors of and Barriers to School Garden Success

• School Gardens Enhance Academic Performance and Dietary Outcomes in Children

• Gardening Increased Vegetable Consumption in School-Aged Children: A Meta-Analytical Synthesis

• The Effects of School Garden Experiences on Middle School-Aged Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Associated With Vegetable Consumption

• Assessing a School Garden Program as an Integrated Component of a Pilot Farm-to-School Initiative Based in South Carolina

• Effects of a School-Based Nutrition, Gardening, and Cooking Intervention on Metabolic Parameters in High-risk Youth: A Secondary Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial

• Barriers, Strategies, and Resources to Thriving School Gardens

Gardening and Mental Health

• How Gardening in Detroit Influences Physical and Mental Health

• Are Community Gardening and Horticultural Interventions Beneficial for Psychosocial Well-Being? A Meta-Analysis

• Gardening is beneficial for health: A meta-analysis

• Nature-based outdoor activities for mental and physical health: Systematic review and meta-analysis

• The importance of greenspace for mental health

• Community Garden Initiatives Addressing Health and Well-Being Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Infodemiology Aspects, Outcomes, and Target Populations

• Quality of Life Benefits of Urban Rooftop Gardening for People With Intellectual Disabilities or Mental Health Disorders

• Community Gardening Increases Vegetable Intake and Seasonal Eating From Baseline to Harvest: Results from a Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Trial

• The Impact of Therapeutic Community Gardening on the Wellbeing, Loneliness, and Life Satisfaction of Individuals with Mental Illness

• Exploring positive psychology intervention and mindfulness-based intervention in nature: impact on well-being of school students in India

• Horticultural Therapy And Its Impact On Mental Health

• 10 Mental Health Benefits of Gardening

• Cultivating wellbeing and mental health through gardening

• The impact of gardening on mental resilience in times of stress: A case study during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore

• 4-H youth thrive outdoors

• Cultivate Mental Health Through Gardening

• Behavioral Problems And Gardening: Using Gardening For Behavioral Disorders

• The Benefits of Horticultural Therapy for Children

• THERAPEUTIC HORTICULTURE ACTIVITIES DATABASE (THAD)

• MENTAL HEALTH TIPS: What Is Horticultural Therapy?

• Access With Education Improves Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Preschool Children

• Promoting Healthy Food Consumption Among Young Children: Evaluation of a Multi-Component Nutrition Education Program

• Farm to School and Nutrition Education: Positively Affecting Elementary School-Aged Children's Nutrition Knowledge and Consumption Behavior

• REAL School Gardens Program: Learning Gardens and Teacher Training to Improve Student Engagement and Academic Performance in Low Performing Elementary Schools 

• Effects of a School-Based Garden Program on Academic Performance: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

• What Works for Health: Farm to School Programs

• The association of diet quality and lifestyle factors in children and adults with ADHD: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• High Sugar Intake Increases ADHD Symptoms: A Literature Study

• Diet modification impact on ADHD outcome

• Dietary Sensitivities and ADHD Symptoms: Thirty-five Years of Research

• Current nutritional approaches in managing autism spectrum disorder: A review

• The association between sugar-sweetened beverages and milk intake with emotional and behavioral problems in children with autism spectrum disorder

• Association of sugar-sweetened beverages with executive function in autistic children

• Soft drink consumption and mental health problems among adults in Australia

• Eating patterns and mental health problems in early adolescence – a cross-sectional study of 12–13-year-old Norwegian schoolchildren