Assessing the Educational Needs of Urban Gardeners and Farmers on the Subject of Soil Contamination

Autor/inn/en	Harms, Ashley Marie Raes; Presley, DeAnn Ricks; Hettiarachchi, Ganga M.; Thien, Stephen J.
Titel	Assessing the Educational Needs of Urban Gardeners and Farmers on the Subject of Soil Contamination
Quelle	In: Journal of Extension, 51 (2013) 1, (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-5315
Schlagwörter	Urban Areas; Agriculture; Soil Science; Public Health; Environmental Influences; Needs Assessment; Extension Education; Agricultural Occupations; Gardening; Surveys; Experience; Knowledge Level; Information Sources; Kansas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Stadtregion; Landwirtschaft; Bodenkunde; Gesundheitswesen; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Bedarfsermittlung; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Agriculture; Occupation; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Gartenarbeit; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Erfahrung; Wissensbasis; Information source; Informationsquelle
Abstract	Participation in urban agriculture is growing throughout the United States; however, potential soil contaminants in urban environments present challenges. Individuals in direct contact with urban soil should be aware of urban soil quality and soil contamination issues to minimize environmental and human health risks. The study reported here assessed the needs of urban gardeners and farmers throughout the United States with respect to soil contamination. Our results suggest that urban gardeners and farmers need and want information and guidance on best management practices for safely growing food crops on mildly contaminated urban soils. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10