Table 3.

Post-Gardening Report of Activities, Benefits and Needed Support Associated with the Project

Perceived Activities and Benefits	Responses
Activities
Used store bought fertilizers in your garden (n=39)	12.8%
Used compost in your garden (n=39)	84.6%
Plan to use compost in garden in coming years (n=39)	97.4%
Used pesticides or herbicides in garden (n=39)	5.1%
Plan to use a cover crop in the garden over the winter (n=37)	100%
Plan to plant another garden next year (n=38)	100%
Benefits
Perceived the garden helped the health of the family (n=39)	94.9%
Families where children under age 18 helped in the garden (n=39)*	69.2%
Encouraged other families to start a garden (n=39)	92.3%
Planned to attend the Harvest Fiesta Celebration of the Project (n=38)	92.1%
Were able to attend the Harvest Fiesta Celebration (n=30)	33.3%
Received the support needed to prepare, plan, tend, and harvest garden (n=35)	100%
Support requests for future	n
Getting seeds	24
Composting	23
Pest control	19
Advice on Garden care (e.g., mulching, watering)	14
Advice on what to plant and when to plant it	8
Preparing the land	5
Tools to work in the garden	2
Canning or freezing vegetables	2
Other	8

^*Among all families (not just those with children under age 18).