TABLE 1—
Characteristics of Study Participants and Gardens, Collected From a National Sample of School Gardeners: United States, June 2017
| Characteristics | No. (%) |
| Participants | |
| Female | 83 (83.8) |
| Primary gardener | 62 (62.6) |
| Role | |
| Teacher | 34 (34.3) |
| Garden educator | 14 (14.1) |
| Administrator | 17 (17.2) |
| Parent or community volunteer | 15 (15.2) |
| FoodCorps member | 5 (5.1) |
| Other school personnela | 14 (14.1) |
| Gardens | |
| Location | |
| New York Stateb | 58 (58.6) |
| New York City | 36 (33.3) |
| Washington, DC | 20 (20.2) |
| California | 3 (3.0) |
| Iowa | 3 (3.0) |
| Wisconsin | 3 (3.0) |
| Colorado | 2 (2.0) |
| Washington | 2 (2.0) |
| Hawaii | 1 (1.0) |
| Kansas | 1 (1.0) |
| Minnesota | 1 (1.0) |
| Mississippi | 1 (1.0) |
| Maryland | 1 (1.0) |
| Massachusetts | 1 (1.0) |
| Connecticut | 1 (1.0) |
| New Jersey | 1 (1.0) |
| Type of location | |
| Urban | 70 (70.1) |
| Suburban | 15 (15.2) |
| Rural | 14 (14.1) |
| Length of operation, y | |
| < 1 | 14 (14.1) |
| 1 to < 3 | 37 (37.4) |
| 3 to < 5 | 20 (20.2) |
| 5 to < 10 | 16 (16.2) |
| ≥ 10 | 12 (12.1) |
| Edible garden | 92 (92.9) |
| Operating budget, $ | |
| < 2000 | 67 (67.7) |
| 2000 to < 5000 | 17 (17.2) |
| 5000 to < 10 000 | 7 (7.1) |
| 10 000 to < 50 000 | 8 (8.1) |
| ≥ 50 000 | 0 (0.0) |
| Primary gardener paid | 35 (35.4) |
| Maintenance sourcesc | |
| Teacher | 52 (52.5) |
| Administrator | 7 (7.1) |
| Volunteer | 21 (21.2) |
| FoodCorps member | 18 (18.2) |
| Students | 35 (35.4) |
| Designated committee | 17 (17.2) |
| Other school personnela | 13 (13.1) |
| No maintenance | 1 (1.0) |
Note. A total of 99 school gardeners participated in the survey.
a
Personnel also employed at the school, other than teachers, garden educators, and administrators (including personnel from school food, farm school, sustainability groups, librarians, custodians, special education assistants, other, not specified).
b
Includes participants from New York City.
c
Respondents selected all sources of garden maintenance that applied; percentages do not total to 100.