Research suggests that the connection between poor diet and obesity among rural residents may be partially explained by limited access to healthy foods including fruits and vegetables (F&V). Based on federal suggestions to improve access, the purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between food shopping habits food venues and dietary intake of residents in rural counties of Kentucky. In May, 2013, a telephone survey was conducted using random-digit dial methods among n=149 participants in all three counties. Results showed that grocery shopping at supermarkets had a moderate positive correlation with F&V intake (r=.357, .348). These findings suggest participants who shop at supermarkets also consume F&V. Our study’s findings did not give a strong correlation between F&V consumption and farmers’ market use, which could be due to the locations of these markets, price of produce, or other environmental barriers that were not looked at in this study. Although the results from our study do not show a correlation, the majority of previous research supports the need to improve farmers’ market locations to help increase accessibility for groups with low F&V consumption and emphasize the importance of addressing economic barriers to food access.

A partir do desencantamento do mundo natural, no século XVI, ocorrem alterações na relação ambiente e sociedade, possibilitando a poluição e depredação do meio para o acumulo de capital. E desde então, o modelo de desenvolvimento, amplamente difundido nas áreas rurais, vem promovendo a degradação ambiental e fragmentação florestal. Esta, por sua vez, está diretamente relacionada com a tomada de decisão dos moradores das áreas rurais, em suas práticas, sendo esta condicionada ao sistema cultural vigente. A hipótese testada foi de que quanto maior é a relação dos moradores das propriedades rurais com o mercado e a vida urbana, menor é a conservação dos fragmentos florestais e o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a relação existente entre as práticas dos moradores rurais do município de Jacareí e a presença dos fragmentos. Pretendeu-se também identificar quais práticas seriam compatíveis com os pressupostos de sustentabilidade, em suas diferentes dimensões, numa realidade concreta, de tal modo que tal análise pudesse contribuir como subsídios para propostas de políticas públicas voltadas para esse enfoque. Realizou-se um estudo de caso da área rural de Jacareí onde foram selecionadas 6 propriedades rurais localizadas em 10 estradas principais do município, totalizando uma amostra de 60 unidades. A escolha das propriedades foi aleatória, sendo realizada entrevista semi-estruturada e observação in loco dos fragmentos e quintais florestais. Identificou-se que existem práticas que podem contribuir para a não conservação e ou/preença dos fragmentos florestais, principalmente naquelas propriedades relacionadas com o mercado, com monocultivo e também aquelas de lazer. Observou-se também que existem também diferentes culturas e práticas que contribuem com a conservação dos atributos naturais e dos fragmentos florestais, como os policultivos e os sistemas agroflorestais, alem da agricultura familiar, que estão inseridas em uma perspectiva ambiental da sustentabilidade. Foi possível estabelecer que as estratégias para alcançá-la implicam na ampliação e valorização da agricultura familiar e dos sistemas agroflorestais ali existentes. Estas estratégias constituem-se o ponto de partida para o planejamento de políticas públicas voltadas ao meio rural sendo necessário também considerar os aspectos que privilegiam as outras dimensões da sustentabilidade, além da ecológica. / From the disenchantment of the natural world in the sixteenth century, changes in the environment and society relationship occurred, allowing pollution and depredation of the environment for the accumulation of capital. And since then, the development model, widespread in rural areas, has been promoting environmental degradation and forest fragmentation. This, in turn, is directly related to the decision making of the residents of rural areas in their practice, which is subject to prevailing cultural system. The hypothesis tested was that the greater the ratio of residents of rural properties with the market and urban life, lower conservation of forest fragments and objectives of this study were to evaluate the relationship between practices of rural residents of the municipality of Jacarei and conservation of fragments. Also, to identify which practices would be consistent with the assumptions of sustainability in its various dimensions, in reality, so that this analysis could contribute as grants for proposals for public policies that focus. We conducted a case study of the rural area where Jacarei 6 were selected farms located in 10 major roads of the city, in a sample of 60 units. The choice of properties was random, semi-structured interviews and on-site observation of forest fragments and backyards being held. It was identified that there are practices that do not promote the conservation of forest fragments, especially those properties related to the market, and also those with monoculture leisure. It was also observed that there are different cultures and practices that promote the conservation of natural attributes and forest fragments, as polycultures and agroforestry systems beyond the family farm, that are inserted into an environmental sustainability perspective. It was possible to establish that the strategies to achieve it imply the expansion and enhancement of family agriculture and agroforestry therein. These strategies constitute the starting point for planning aimed at rural public policy is also necessary to consider the aspects that favor the other dimensions of sustainability, ecological beyond.

A partir do desencantamento do mundo natural, no século XVI, ocorrem alterações na relação ambiente e sociedade, possibilitando a poluição e depredação do meio para o acumulo de capital. E desde então, o modelo de desenvolvimento, amplamente difundido nas áreas rurais, vem promovendo a degradação ambiental e fragmentação florestal. Esta, por sua vez, está diretamente relacionada com a tomada de decisão dos moradores das áreas rurais, em suas práticas, sendo esta condicionada ao sistema cultural vigente. A hipótese testada foi de que quanto maior é a relação dos moradores das propriedades rurais com o mercado e a vida urbana, menor é a conservação dos fragmentos florestais e o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a relação existente entre as práticas dos moradores rurais do município de Jacareí e a presença dos fragmentos. Pretendeu-se também identificar quais práticas seriam compatíveis com os pressupostos de sustentabilidade, em suas diferentes dimensões, numa realidade concreta, de tal modo que tal análise pudesse contribuir como subsídios para propostas de políticas públicas voltadas para esse enfoque. Realizou-se um estudo de caso da área rural de Jacareí onde foram selecionadas 6 propriedades rurais localizadas em 10 estradas principais do município, totalizando uma amostra de 60 unidades. A escolha das propriedades foi aleatória, sendo realizada entrevista semi-estruturada e observação in loco dos fragmentos e quintais florestais. Identificou-se que existem práticas que podem contribuir para a não conservação e ou/preença dos fragmentos florestais, principalmente naquelas propriedades relacionadas com o mercado, com monocultivo e também aquelas de lazer. Observou-se também que existem também diferentes culturas e práticas que contribuem com a conservação dos atributos naturais e dos fragmentos florestais, como os policultivos e os sistemas agroflorestais, alem da agricultura familiar, que estão inseridas em uma perspectiva ambiental da sustentabilidade. Foi possível estabelecer que as estratégias para alcançá-la implicam na ampliação e valorização da agricultura familiar e dos sistemas agroflorestais ali existentes. Estas estratégias constituem-se o ponto de partida para o planejamento de políticas públicas voltadas ao meio rural sendo necessário também considerar os aspectos que privilegiam as outras dimensões da sustentabilidade, além da ecológica. / From the disenchantment of the natural world in the sixteenth century, changes in the environment and society relationship occurred, allowing pollution and depredation of the environment for the accumulation of capital. And since then, the development model, widespread in rural areas, has been promoting environmental degradation and forest fragmentation. This, in turn, is directly related to the decision making of the residents of rural areas in their practice, which is subject to prevailing cultural system. The hypothesis tested was that the greater the ratio of residents of rural properties with the market and urban life, lower conservation of forest fragments and objectives of this study were to evaluate the relationship between practices of rural residents of the municipality of Jacarei and conservation of fragments. Also, to identify which practices would be consistent with the assumptions of sustainability in its various dimensions, in reality, so that this analysis could contribute as grants for proposals for public policies that focus. We conducted a case study of the rural area where Jacarei 6 were selected farms located in 10 major roads of the city, in a sample of 60 units. The choice of properties was random, semi-structured interviews and on-site observation of forest fragments and backyards being held. It was identified that there are practices that do not promote the conservation of forest fragments, especially those properties related to the market, and also those with monoculture leisure. It was also observed that there are different cultures and practices that promote the conservation of natural attributes and forest fragments, as polycultures and agroforestry systems beyond the family farm, that are inserted into an environmental sustainability perspective. It was possible to establish that the strategies to achieve it imply the expansion and enhancement of family agriculture and agroforestry therein. These strategies constitute the starting point for planning aimed at rural public policy is also necessary to consider the aspects that favor the other dimensions of sustainability, ecological beyond.

This basic qualitative study examines the parental investment strategies of first-generation African American rural college graduates in cultivating college student success. Extant literature has demonstrated that the role of the family is necessary to support the college student and that the investment of the parent is paramount to student college completion. Although educational attainment is an important goal for African American rural residents, research detailing strategies that cultivated student college completion among this population is needed to fill the gaps in the literature. The objectives were to discuss communication, involvement, and factors of influence to determine how these parents transferred their educational beliefs to their children and supported them through college graduation. These stories of success were told through the eyes of first-generation parents and their second-generation adult offspring. Research detailing the parental investment strategies toward college completion is necessary to inform parents, educational institutions, and rural college student completion in postsecondary institutions of the strategies necessary to ensure college success in this population. Lieberman’s transgenerational theory, along with concepts extracted from parental investment as it relates to education, provided the conceptual lens for the study. Data collected through interviews and documents were analyzed utilizing content analysis. Ten semistructured interviews were conducted with parents and their adult offspring. Interviews gleaned the lived experiences of the participants. Data analysis revealed six themes: (a) Catch Them Early, (b) Set the Tone, (c) Keep Them Busy, (d) Don’t Let Them “Break Rank,” (e) Encourage Advancement, and (f) Tell the Generations. The findings support the importance of developing a family investment team, how a return on parental investment occurs, making use of rural extracurricular programming, and transferring positive beliefs regarding higher education.