Auburn Speaks – On Food Systems

Perfect Match: Alabama MarketMaker Helps Public Find Just What It Needs by Beth Walton, Deacue Fields, and LaDon Swann.......................................................................................................................................... 130 Collaborating for Success: How Franchising Feeds Restaurant Growth by David J. Ketchen, Jr. ...................................... 134 Collaborating for Safety: Identifying Gaps in Local Food System by Christy Bratcher......................................................... 140 Hunger Solutions Institute: Connecting People and Ideas That Work by Paula Hunker, Harriet Giles, and June Henton......................................................................................................................................................................... 146 We Can’t BBQ Our Way Out of This One: Auburn University Scientists Take the Lead in Managing a Destructive Plague of Wild Pigs by Mark D. Smith and Stephen S. Ditchkoff................................................... 152 Air Pollution: The Effects on Growth and Nutritional Value of Forages by Jacqueline Kochak............................................ 156 Water Management a Top Priority for Alabama Poultry Processing by Joe Hess and Sarge Bilgili............................... 160 Peanuts: Genetic Improvement of Drought Tolerance for Productivity and Food Safety

by Charles Chen, Phat Dang, and Marshall Lamb..................................................................................................................................... 162 Beekeeping in Kenya: Empowering People to Understand, Value, and Protect Their Resources

by William Deutsch and Njogu Kahare.......................................................................................................................................................... 168 Exploring the Federal Road: Historic Road Rich with Stories of Evolving Food Traditions

by Kathryn Braund ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 174 Visualizing Hunger: The Lessons of Käthe Kollwitz by Kathryn M. Floyd ............................................................................... 180 Crossing Borders, Changing Lives: Auburn Engineering Students Help Establish Food Security in Bolivian Village by Karen Hunley.............................................................................................................................................................. 186 Magic City Agriculture Project: Research in Action by Zac Henson........................................................................................... 190 Toni Alexander: Food Allowed in Class by Jay Lamar........................................................................................................................ 196 Tackling Organizational Challenges: Hunger Solutions Institute and United Nations World Food Programme by Daniel Henry and Kate Thornton............................................................................................................ 198 Harberts Bring Storied Quail Hunting Tradition Back to Sedgefields by Leah Rawls Atkins........................................ 204