Community supported agriculture (CSA) programs have become a viable source of locally produced foods
and represent a new way to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among individuals. Because CSAs
represent a way for consumers to acquire healthy foods while providing financial support to local farmers, CSA involvement could reflect, and be related to, greater concern with both health and environmental
impact of food choice. As such, the aim of this study was to examine whether ecological attitudes of CSA
members could predict food- and sustainability-related behaviours. Using an online survey, respondents
answered questions about attitudes towards the environment, as well behaviours related to food purchases, family food preparation, composting, recycling and minimising food-packaging waste. A total
of 115 CSA member responses were collected. Ordinary least squares (OLS) multivariate regression analysis was used to investigate the predictive validity of environmental attitudes on measures of behaviours.
A large portion of participants reported the amount and variety of fruits and vegetables their households
ate increased as a result of joining a CSA program. Ecological sensitivity was a significant predictor of sustainability-related behaviours as well as money spent eating out and times eaten away from home per
week. However, it was not predictive of family involvement in home food preparation.
Community supported agriculture (CSA) programs have become a viable source of locally produced foodsand represent a new way to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among individuals. Because CSAsrepresent a way for consumers to acquire healthy foods while providing financial support to local farmers, CSA involvement could reflect, and be related to, greater concern with both health and environmentalimpact of food choice. As such, the aim of this study was to examine whether ecological attitudes of CSAmembers could predict food- and sustainability-related behaviours. Using an online survey, respondentsanswered questions about attitudes towards the environment, as well behaviours related to food purchases, family food preparation, composting, recycling and minimising food-packaging waste. A totalof 115 CSA member responses were collected. Ordinary least squares (OLS) multivariate regression analysis was used to investigate the predictive validity of environmental attitudes on measures of behaviours.A large portion of participants reported the amount and variety of fruits and vegetables their householdsate increased as a result of joining a CSA program. Ecological sensitivity was a significant predictor of sustainability-related behaviours as well as money spent eating out and times eaten away from home perweek. However, it was not predictive of family involvement in home food preparation.
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