Designing Educational Farm Tours to Improve Consumer Trust in Modern Agriculture

Autor/inn/en	Ferris, Theodore A.; Smith, Julia M.; Dunckel, Mary A.; Cullens, Faith; Kuschel, Ashley
Titel	Designing Educational Farm Tours to Improve Consumer Trust in Modern Agriculture
Quelle	In: Journal of Extension, 58 (2020) 1, (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-5315
Schlagwörter	Agriculture; Trust (Psychology); Consumer Education; Extension Education; Program Effectiveness; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Landwirtschaft; Konsumerziehung; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot
Abstract	Breakfast on the Farm educational farm tours were introduced in Michigan in 2009 to improve consumer knowledge about, impressions of, and trust in modern food production. Over 89,000 participants have attended events on 40 commercial dairy, beef, crop, and fruit farms. This article addresses organization and funding of the events and some of their general impacts. Volunteers staff stations on topics such as animal care, food safety, nutrition, and water quality. Surveys indicate that attendees' impressions of and trust in farmers and food production improve and that product purchases increase. Events patterned after Michigan's model have occurred in several states and may be implemented elsewhere for similar purposes. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Extension Journal, Inc. e-mail: joe-ed@joe.org; Web site: http://www.joe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01