%0 Journal Article
%T Improving Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: Use of Farm-to-Consumer Venues Among US Adults
%A Heidi M. Blanck
%A PhD
%A Olivia M. Thompson
%A PhD
%A Linda Nebeling
%A RD
%A PhD
%A Amy L. Yaroch
%A PhD
%J Preventing Chronic Disease
%D 2011
%I National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
%X Improvements to the food environment including new store development and more farm-to-consumer approaches (ie, farmers¡¯ markets, roadside stands, pick-your-own produce farms, or community-supported agriculture programs) may aid Americans in making healthier dietary choices. We analyzed data from a subset of respondents (N = 1,994) in the National Cancer Institute¡¯s Food Attitudes and Behaviors Survey, a mail survey of US adults. We determined associations between primary grocery shoppers¡¯ region and sociodemographic characteristics and frequency of purchasing fruits and vegetables in the summer from farm-to-consumer venues. A little more than one-quarter (27%) of grocery shoppers reported a frequency of at least weekly use of farm-to-consumer approaches. Older adults and respondents who live in the Northeast were most likely to shop farm-to-consumer venues at least weekly, and no differences were found by sex, race/ethnicity, education, or annual household income. These findings suggest that farm-to-consumer venues are used by many Americans and could be expanded to increase access to fruits and vegetables.
%K improving fruit and vegetable consumption
%K farm-to-consumer venues
%U http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2011/mar/10_0039.htm