Table 2.

Target, measure and sample questions corresponding to feasibility areas of focus; gardening and nutrition education programme for youth living in public housing, Dan River Region of south-central Virginia, USA, 2012

Area of feasibility focus	Target	Measure	Sample question
Demand and acceptability	Youth	Post-programme interview	‘What did you like most about the programme?’
	Parents	Pre-programme questionnaire	‘I would participate in a garden that was in the community where I live’
			Scale of 0 (=‘strongly disagree’) to 10 (=‘strongly agree’)
		Post-programme survey	‘If we offered the programme again in the future, talk to me about your interest in allowing your child to participate again’
Implementation	Site leaders	Post-programme interview	‘Do you plan to have a community garden next year?’
	N/A	Researcher evaluations and field notes	‘What were the barriers or challenges in implementation?’
	Youth	Attendance	‘How many children are present who enrolled in the programme?’
Limited-effectiveness	Youth	Pre–post survey
		Willingness to try F&V	‘Would you be willing to taste a new fruit?’
		Self-efficacy for eating F&V	‘For lunch at home do you think you can eat carrot or celery sticks instead of chips?’
		Self-efficacy for asking for F&V	‘Do you think you can ask someone in your family to have vegetables cut up and out where you can reach them?’
		Self-efficacy for gardening	‘Do you think you can weed and water the garden?’
		Gardening knowledge
		Plant parts	‘Can you eat roots?’
		Plant needs	‘Do plants need water to grow?’
		Plant life cycle	‘Is pollination part of the plant life cycle?’
		Garden maintenance	‘Can you improve the soil by adding compost?’
		Nutrition knowledge
		MyPlate	‘Is dairy represented on the MyPlate image?’
		Macronutrients	‘Do beans have a lot of protein?’
		Food safety	‘Should you wash your hands before preparing food?’

N/A, not applicable; F&V, fruits and vegetables.