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A Reimagined Roast Straight from the Ranch

By Meta Newell West on May. 28, 2024

Photography by Aaron Patton Eck Agriculture continues generations of farming and ranching with direct-to-customer sales and an array of original recipes Often up before sunrise, Darrin Eck and Beth…

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Wildcat Dining Star

By Meta Newell West on May. 22, 2023

Photography by David Mayes Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø State University’s national reputation for tasty food in pleasant settings owes much to the work of Dr. Mary Molt An educator and culinary innovator for nearly a…

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Creating Legacy in Abilene

By Meta Newell West on Mar. 22, 2023

Photography by Jason Dailey Abilene’s new Legacy Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø restaurant builds on century-old Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø hospitality and ranching traditions from two families Editor's Note: After this article was…

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Taste of Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø: National Festival of Breads

By Meta Newell West on Mar. 16, 2023

If a baking event is begun by a group with the name “The Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø Wheathearts,” then it has to be good. In 1990, this women’s wheat-growers auxiliary group proposed holding a statewide baking contest…

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Taste of KANSAS!: Making Cheese with Jason Wiebe Dairy

By Meta Newell West on Jan. 13, 2023

Photography by Dave Leiker On a third-generation farmstead near Durham, Jason and Sheri Wiebe—with the help of their herd of dairy cows—are creating cheese varieties that have won international…

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Seven Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø Cheesemakers to Sample

By Meta Newell West on Jan. 12, 2023

Photography by Dave Leiker Cheesemakers across the state are putting Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø on the map with their locally-made artisanal varieties Alma Creamery Founded in 1946, this family-owned creamery makes…

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Land Yourself at Fly Boy Brewery

By Meta Newell West on Jan. 10, 2023

Photography by Justin Lister A restaurant in the middle of our state taps local suppliers, a skilled chef, and great beer to draw in customers from surrounding counties and beyond It’s Prime Rib…

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Taste of Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø: Danduland

By Meta Newell West on May. 02, 2022

Photography by Karen Bonar A Salina gardener demonstrates the rich, tasteful possibilities found in a simple backyard garden of an ordinary Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø neighborhood In the back yard of a residential…

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A Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø Staple

By Meta Newell West on Nov. 03, 2021

(Updated November 3, 2021) Enterprise’s Hoffman Grist Mill offers visitors a glimpse into a historic Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø industry—turning wheat to flour. If Joe Minick, a Dickinson County native, has his…

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Taste of Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø: Soy in the Mix

By Meta Newell West on Sep. 02, 2021

Photography by Nick Krug The “joy of soy” is more than a catchy phrase for Charlene Patton, the consumer media specialist for the Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø Soybean Commission. She regularly touts the benefits of soy…

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