Local food communities: exploring health-related adaptivity and self-management practices
| Autor: | Szilvia Boros, Adrien Rigó, György Bárdos, Ágnes Neulinger, Ilona Liliána Birtalan, József Rácz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0303 health sciences
Self-management 030309 nutrition & dietetics business.industry Usability 010501 environmental sciences Community supported agriculture Healthy diet 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences Business Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) Food systems Business Product (category theory) Marketing Socioeconomic status 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Food Science Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | British Food Journal. 123:2728-2742 |
| ISSN: | 0007-070X |
| DOI: | 10.1108/bfj-12-2020-1176 |
| Popis: | PurposeWhile many characteristics of food consumption have been examined, little attention has been given to the health potential of consuming from local food communities. Local food communities, including community supported agriculture (CSA) are food initiatives, which try to respond to the healthy food, environmental or socioeconomic challenges of the food system. As a step toward understanding local food communities, this study sets out to examine the health-related adaptivity and self-management practices of CSA participation.Design/methodology/approachThe qualitative research approach, which included semi-structured interviews (n = 35), was designed to discover the potential for being healthy: the ability to adapt and to self-manage among CSA participants. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis.FindingsThe results suggest that local food communities can influence health-related adaptivity and self-management in the following themes: awareness of product origins; enhanced food-management capability; expanding applicability and usability of the food environment; and strengthening one's food-related self-image.Practical implicationsIncreasing the presence of local food communities might be part of developing strategies to evaluate the health effects of the local food environment and to encourage consumers to take responsibility for their own health.Originality/valueThis study extends the food consumption literature to include new knowledge about how local food communities facilitate individual efforts to enhance their own potential for health as well as improving understanding of the mechanisms that underpin a healthy diet. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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