Notably, the onset of shelter‐in‐place orders resulted in many individuals spending more time at home, which altered the way that households spent time on domestic activities. Among others, “economic activity, employment, food consumption, and workplace environments” have seen significant shifts (Coble, 2020, p. The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID‐19) has disrupted many industries and behaviors across the globe. These findings suggest that many urban households' food‐growing practices may not yet be mainstream and that other barriers may exist that inhibit households' participation. In addition, growing food at home before COVID‐19 was practiced by larger households and employed respondents, yet, during the pandemic, we find that home‐growing was more likely when children were in the household and households were smaller and younger (Detroit), and younger and more educated (Phoenix). Not all characteristics that determined who participated in community gardens before COVID‐19 are determining the likelihood to participate during the pandemic. Across both cities, our results suggest that the continuity of individuals' participation in growing food at community gardens and home is fragile. Using bivariate probit models, we find that (1) considerably fewer individuals participate in urban agriculture at community gardens compared to at‐home gardening (2) participation overall is lower in 2020 compared to 2017 and (3) respondents in Detroit practice urban agriculture more than respondents in Phoenix. The first round occurred during 2017 and the second during the lock‐down in 2020. To answer these questions, we conducted two online surveys in Phoenix, AZ, and Detroit, MI.
This study examines two central questions regarding the adoption of urban agriculture practices at the household level during the COVID‐19 pandemic: whether the outbreak of the novel coronavirus elicited participation in urban agriculture (e.g., community growing and home growing) and what are the characteristics of individuals who participate. Coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) disrupted the food system motivating discussions about moving from a dependence on long food supply channels toward shorter local supply channels, including urban agriculture.
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