Barriers to and Facilitators of Farmers ’ Markets Use Among Low-Income U.S. Households: A Qualitative Systematic Review

Food insecurity increases the risk of diet-related chronic disease among low-income populations due to persistent systemic health inequities. Short value chain (SVC) models of healthy food access —ie, programs that connect consumers more directly to producers—may be one solution for addressing food and nutrition insecurity. Farmers’ markets (FM) in particular have emerged with exponential growth as an alternative to conventional food retail, although systematic syntheses of literature on their utilization among low-income households in the United States (US) is limited.

Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - July 1, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Emily C. Kunkler, Katharine Garrity, Kathleen Krzyzanowski Guerra, Hannah Hart, Kathryn I. Poppe, Kara Johnson, Emma Lazor, Yang Liu, Khawlah Al-Muhanna, Ashlea Braun, Jennifer A. Garner Source Type: research