Productivity, resource efficiency and financial savings: An investigation of the current capabilities and potential of South Australian home food gardens.

ABSTRACT: As the dominant form of urban agriculture (UA) in Australia, existing home food gardens potentially represent a significant resource in the context of future urban food security and sustainability. However, a severe lack of in-field data has hindered our understanding of the form and function of home food gardens which in turn may hinder innovation and improvement. We investigated the productivity, resource efficiency and potential financial savings of home food gardens in South Australia. A group of 34 citizen science participants measured and recorded inputs and outputs from their gardens. Inputs included time spent on various gardening activities, financial costs, and water use. Outputs included crop yields, from which retail value and nutritional content were then derived. The paper ou

SUBMITTER: Csortan G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7156066 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature