Intervention Study of Cost-Offset Community Supported Agriculture (CO-CSA)
Pediatric Obesity, Child Nutrition Disorders
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Pediatric Obesity focused on measuring Community-Supported Agriculture, Local Food System, Vegetable, Fruit, Childhood Obesity
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- English-speaking
- Parent or legal guardian of a child in the household between the ages of two and 12 years
- Self-reported income less than 185% of the Federal Poverty Level or report enrollment in SNAP, WIC, or Head Start
- Has access to a computer from which s/he can complete on-line data collection
- Has an active e-mail account or willing to create an e-mail account
- Has not participated in CSA in the past three years
- Willing to purchase the 50% CO-CSA share (can use SNAP benefits if desired and available)
- Willing to attend CSA-tailored education sessions
- Willing to make a firm commitment to three years of participation (2016 enrollment) or two years of participation (2017 enrollment), with timing of the off-set benefit determined by randomization
- Complete baseline survey
- Pay deposit to farm
Exclusion Criteria:
- Non-English-speaking
- Not the parent or legal guardian of a child in the household between the ages of two and 12 years
- Self-reported income equal to or greater than 185% of the Federal Poverty Level and no report of SNAP, WIC, or Head Start enrollment
- Does not have access to a computer from which s/he can complete on-line data collection
- Does not have an active e-mail account or is not able or willing to create an e-mail account
- Has participated in CSA in the past three years
- Not able or willing to purchase the 50% CO-CSA share
- Not able or willing to attend CSA-tailored education sessions
- Not able or willing to make a firm commitment to three years of participation (for 2016 enrollment) or two years of participation (2017 enrollment), with timing of the off-set benefit determined by randomization
- Not able or willing to complete baseline survey
- Not able or willing to pay deposit to farm
Sites / Locations
- Barker
- Corning
- Gasport
- Lockport
- Medina
- Newfane
- Watertown
- Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill
- Pittsboro
- Siler City
- Bristol
- Burlington
- Burlington
- Cuttingsville
- Hinesburg
- Ludlow
- Rutland
- Rutland
- South Burlington
- Starksboro
- Starksboro
- Vergennes
- Winooski
- La Conner
- Mount Vernon
- Olympia
- Rochester
- Sedro Woolley
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Group One (Two-year Intervention, 2016 Enrollment)
Group Two (Delayed Two-year Intervention, 2016 Enrollment)
Group Three (One-year Intervention, 2017 Enrollment)
Group Four (Delayed One-year Intervention, 2017 Enrollment)
Group one intervention participants in CO-CSA plus nutrition education will receive a subsidized share of CSA produce (50% standard member price) weekly for approximately 20 weeks each year in 2016 and 2017. During the 2016 season they will attend nine skill-based, nutrition education sessions focused on use of CSA produce.
Group two intervention participants in CO-CSA plus nutrition education will receive a subsidized share of CSA produce (50% standard member price) weekly for approximately 20 weeks each year in 2017 and 2018. During the 2017 season they will attend nine skill-based, nutrition education sessions focused on use of CSA produce.
Group three intervention participants in CO-CSA plus nutrition education will receive a subsidized share of CSA produce (50% standard member price) weekly for approximately 20 weeks in 2017 and will attend nine skill-based, nutrition education sessions focused on use of CSA produce.
Group four delayed intervention participants in CO-CSA plus nutrition education will receive a subsidized share of CSA produce (50% standard member price) weekly for approximately 20 weeks in 2018 and will attend nine skill-based, nutrition education sessions focused on use of CSA produce.