Attitudes to food gardening from a generational perspective: A South African case study

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 63-80

  Møller, Valerie ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community development; Intergenerational attributions; Motivations; South Africa; Urban food gardens

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964684130     PISSN: 15350770     EISSN: 15350932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J194v03n02_05     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Burns-Ncamashe, Z., August 31 2004. August 31, Personal communication
2. HelpAge International. 1999. The Ageing and Development Report:Poverty, independence and the world's older people, London:Earthscan Publications.
3. Hovorka, A. J., 2004. Entrepreneurial opportunities in Botswana:(Re)Shaping urban agriculture discourse. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 22(3):367–388.
4. Karaan, A. S.M., and Mohamed, N., 1998. The performance and support of food gardens in some townships of the Cape Metropolitan Area:An evaluation of Abalimi Bezekhaya. Development Southern Africa, 15(1):67–83.
5. Kirsten, J., Townsend, R., and Gibson, C., 1998. Determining the contribution of agricultural production to household nutritional status in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Development Southern Africa, 15(4):573–587.
6. Mlozi, M. R.S., 1996. Urban agriculture in Dar es Salaam:its contribution to solving the economic crisis and the damage it does to the environment. Development Southern Africa, 13(1):47–65.
7. Møller, V., ed. 2001. Living in Grahamstown East/Rini, Research Report No. 6 Grahamstown:Institute of Social and Economic Research, Rhodes University.
8. Møller, V., 2003. “Quality of life and positive youth development in Grahamstown East, South Africa”. In Advances in Quality-of-Life Theory and Research, Edited by:Sirgy, M. J., Rahtz, D., and Samli, A. C., 53–79. Dordrecht:Kluwer Academic Publishers.
9. Møller, V., and Ferreira, M., 2003. Getting by … Benefits of non-contributory pension income for older South African households, Cape Town:Institute of Social and Economic Research, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, and The Albertina and Walther Sisulu Institute of Ageing in Africa, University of Cape Town.
10. Møller, V., and Seti, S., 2003. Gardening is our life:Food gardens and quality of life in Grahamstown East, Research Report No. 10 Grahamstown:Institute of Social and Economic Research, Rhodes University.
11. Mustapha, A. R., 1991. Structural adjustment and multiple modes of social livelihood in Nigeria, Discussion Paper No 26 Geneva:United Nations Research Institute for Social Development.
12. Nell, W., Wessels, B., Mokoka, J., and Machedi, S., 2000. A creative multidisciplinary approach towards the development of food gardening. Development Southern Africa, 17(5):807–819.
13. Rogerson, C. M., 1993. Urban agriculture in South Africa:Policy issues from the international experience. Development Southern Africa, 10(1):33–44.
14. Ryan, R. M., and Deci, E. L., 2001. On happiness and human potentials:A review of research on hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. Annual Review of Psychology, 52:141–166.
15. Schmidt, M. I., and Vorster, H. H., 1995. The effect of communal vegetable gardens on nutritional status. Development Southern Africa, 12(5):713–724.
16. Scott, M. B., and Brutsch, M. O., 1994. Evaluation of the trench-bed method of vegetable growing in semi-arid areas. Development Southern Africa, 11(2):253–257.
17. Sisitka, L., 23 October 2003. Personal communication on food gardening 23 October
18. South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR). 2003. Fast Facts Johannesburg No. 9
19. Taylor, D., 1988. Agricultural practices in Eastern Maputaland. Development Southern Africa, 5(4):465–473.
20. Taylor, M., and Jinabhai, C., 2001. Working with community health workers to improve nutrition in rural KwaZulu-Natal. Development Southern Africa, 18(2):125–140.
21. Van Vuuren, C. J., 1988. Community gardens as food producing units. Development Southern Africa, 5(1):40–45.
22. Webb, N., 1998. Urban cultivation:Food crops and their importance. Development Southern Africa, 15(2):201–213.
23. World Bank. 1994. Averting the Old Age Crisis, New York:Oxford University Press.