Wild and backyard food use during COVID-19 in upstate New York, United States by Jeanne L. Coffin-Schmitt, Jeanne L. Coffin-Schmitt, Nia Clements, Grace Marshall, Lu Liu, Aly Trombitas, Zi Wang, Shuai Yuan, Amelia Greiner Safi, Karla L. Hanson, Kathryn J. Fiorella

“…We investigated the impact of COVID-19 on production and consumption of gardened produce, backyard poultry, wild game and fish, and foraged mushrooms, berries, and other plants in New York State, aiming to understand crisis influenced food choice and motivations, including food security.MethodsWe conducted an online, cross-sectional survey in October–December 2020 with a convenience sample of participants (n = 505) with an interest in gardening, poultry rearing, foraging, hunting, and/or fishing from six counties in upstate New York. We recruited through the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and other relevant email and social media pages.ResultsAcross the wild and backyard food production strategies, 4.0–14.3% of respondents reported engaging for the first time and 39.6–45.7% reported increased production (a little or a lot more), and 31.6–42.7% of respondents’ production was the same as the previous year. …”
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