During the COVID-19 pandemic, upstate New Yorkers turned to backyard and wild food production to gain more control over their food supply, according to a study by Cornell University. The research highlights how the pandemic-related disruptions in conventional food supply chains led to a significant uptick in gardening, poultry rearing, and foraging as a strategy to improve food security.
By Pooja Toshniwal PahariaSep 25 2023Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. In a recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, researchers at Cornell University evaluated the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on the generation and intake of gardened vegetables, backyard fowl, wild game, and fish, as well as foraged mushrooms, berries, and other plants, with the goal of better understanding how the crisis altered food choice and motives, including food security.
About the study In the present web-based, cross-sectional study, researchers evaluated COVID-19-related changes in food environments and food intake patterns in upstate New York, the rural hinterland of the New York metropolitan area. All participants completed questions from the COVID-19 Research Team and National Food Access modules on demographics and COVID-19 influences on employment and general food purchases. The team assessed food security using the US Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security Survey Module over a reference period of 30 days in 2019 .
Related StoriesAcross all backyard and wild food production tactics, 4 to 14% of participants reported participating for the very first time, 40 to 46% reported higher output, and 32 to 43% reported the same production as the preceding year. Food intake was widespread, with 98% of producers consuming vegetables and fruits, 94% consuming foraged foods, and 93% consuming backyard eggs.
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