Home and Wild Food Procurement Were Associated with Greater Intake of Fruits and Vegetables During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Northern New England in a Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Participation in home and wild food procurement (HWFP) activities (i.e., gardening, hunting, fishing, foraging, preserving food, raising livestock, and raising poultry for eggs) skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Procuring food through HWFP activities may have important food security and nutrition benefits, while also enhancing food sovereignty and food system resilience. This cross-sectional study examined the effect of HWFP activities on food security status, fruit and vegetable intake, and meat consumption. Methods: We used data collected in 2021 and 2022 from adults (n = 2001) through two statewide representative surveys in Maine and Vermont, United States. Dietary intake was assessed using the Dietary Screener Questionnaire. Food security status

SUBMITTER: McCarthy AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12114189 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature