Volume 53, Number 6 (2015)
Feature Articles
Extension Professionals and Community Coalitions: Professional Development Opportunities Related to Leadership and Policy, System, and Environment Change
Carol A. Smathers and Jennifer M. Lobb
Best Practices in Community Garden Management to Address Participation, Water Access, and Outreach
Luke Drake and Laura Lawson
From Kickoff to Handoff: Coaching Teens to Tackle STEM Literacy
Chad Ripberger and Lydia B. Blalock
Zoonotic Diseases—Fostering Awareness in Critical Audiences
David C. Van Metre and Paul S. Morely
Motivations of Volunteer Leaders in an Extension Exercise Program
Lisa T. Washburn, Carol E. Cornell, LaVona Traywick, Holly C. Felix, and Martha Phillips
Incorporating Nutrition Education Classes into Food Pantry Settings: Lessons Learned in Design and Implementation
Annie Hardison-Moody, Sarah Bowen, J Dara Bloom, Marissa Sheldon, Lorelei Jones, and Brandi Leach
Research in Brief
Perspectives of Extension Agents and Farmers Toward Multifunctional Agriculture in the United States Corn Belt
John W. Doudna, Matthew E. O’Neal, John C. Tyndall, and Matthew J. Helmers
Youth Representation on County Government Committees: Youth in Governance in Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Matthew Calvert, John De Montmollin, and Tedi Winnett
Evaluating the Mentor-Mentee Relationship in the 4-H Tech Wizards Program
Andy Toelle, Bryan D. Terry, Brent Broaddus, and Heather Kent
Residents' Perceptions Toward Utility-Scale Wind Farm Development
Joseph Campbell and Eric Romich
Understanding Public Engagement in Water Conservation Behaviors and Knowledge of Water Policy: Promising Hints for Extension
Pei-wen Huang and Alexa J. Lamm
Ideas at Work
Systematic Approach to Food Safety Education on the Farm
Angela Shaw, Catherine Strohbelhn, Linda Naeve, Paul Domoto, and Lester A. Wilson
Exploring the Effectiveness of a Retreat Method for Extension Staff
Steven M. Worker, Russell D. Hill, JoLynnn C. Miller, Charles G. Go, and Rita J. Boyes
An Agent Allocation System for the West Virginia University Extension Service
Michael John Dougherty and Daniel Eades
The Youth Writers: Developing Curriculum for Their Peers
Michelle Krehbiel, Melissa S. Fenton, and Patricia J. Fairchild
Tools of the Trade
Opportunities and Best Practices to Support Sustainable Production for Small Growers and Post-Harvest Processors in Southern California
Fissore Cinzia, Daniel F. Duran, and Robert Russell
Infographics: An Innovative Tool to Capture Consumers" Attention
Kelly Niebaum, Leslie Cunningham-Sabo, Ja.n Carroll, and Laura Bellows
Physical Activity: A Tool for Improving Health (Part 1—Biological Health Benefits
Patrick J. Gallaway and Nobuko Hongu
Helping Farmers Access Farmland: New Jersey's New Land Link Website
Brian J. Schilling, Lucas J. Marxen, Jeffrey C. Everett, Camille L. Miller, David A. Kimmel, and Justine C. Cook
"Clickers" and HACCP: Educating a Diverse Food Industry Audience with Technology
Angela Shaw, Aubrey Mendonca, and Aura Daraba
Application of IMPLAN to Extension Programs: Economic Impacts of the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension SNAP-Ed Spending
Ashley Kerna, George Frisvold, Laurel Jacobs, Vanessa A. Farrell, Linda Houtkooper, and Scottie Misner
Use of Interactive Electronic Audience Response Tools (Clickers) to Evaluate Knowledge Gained in Extension Programming
Patrick Gunn and Dan Loy
Cost Effectiveness Ratio: Evaluation Tool for Comparing the Effectiveness of Similar Extension Programs
KSU Jayaratne
Writing Panels Articulate Extension Public Value in the West
Ja.n B. Carroll, Roxie Rogers Dinstel, and Linda Marie Manton
Identifying Critical Thinking Styles to Enhance Volunteer Development
Keegan D. Gay, Bryan Terry, and Alexa J. Lamm
Commentary
Envisioning New Roles for Land-Grant University Extension: Lessons Learned from Climate Change Outreach in the Midwest
Linda Stalker Prokopy and Rebecca Power
Whither Leadership, Whither Extension?
Steven B. Johnson