Mississippi Farmers’ Interest in and Experience with Farm to School

Jessica L. Thomson, Tameka I. Walls and Alicia S. Landry
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Jessica L. Thomson: US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Stoneville, MS 38776, USA
Tameka I. Walls: US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Stoneville, MS 38776, USA
Alicia S. Landry: Department of Nutrition and Family Sciences, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR 72035, USA

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 13, 1-12

Abstract: The study’s purpose was to collect demographic and farm characteristics from Mississippi small farmers and to determine their abilities, experiences, and desires to engage in Farm to School (F2S) activities. The online survey was created using items taken from existing F2S surveys. Invitations to participate were sent via email to farmers beginning in October 2021 and ending in January 2022. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data. Of the 258 individuals with valid email addresses, 43 (17%) completed the online survey, and 38 fit the definition of small farm (Keywords: farm to school; local foods; Mississippi; online survey; procurement challenges; small farmers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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