Love Local Food in and around Wichita, Kansas

A little RED at Christmastime. Silence.  Standing outside taking in a blanket of newly fallen snow.   Silence.  Little ones asleep in their warm beds.  Silence.  My blog while I grow babi...

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 Rain.  It's raining.  My thoughts go to what the rain means - two kiddos and mud, no park time, muddy puppy paws in the house, a dreary day.  After dropping off my oldest at a fri...

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Food and time with family is special to me.  It's even more special when I know where the food we eat comes from.  Recently my brother visited and we shared a breakfast item that I grew up eat...

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Turnips are a terrific vegetable to grow locally in the winter.      Okay, really, have you ever heard anyone describe the turnip as "terrific"?  This root vegetable is probably s...

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This too is local... One morning I visited my Mom and Cousin Paige at my grandfather's farm.  Browned cow heart sat in a pan on the stove.  "It tastes just like roast beef," my younger natu...

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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED - MS, RD, LD While it's not as exciting as James Bond, my most recent mission accomplished happened right before the birth of my second child.  Yes, I finished my Maste...

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THIS SEASON'S FAVORITE FIND... Mid July I began thinking about how I preserve foods, and how I love my dehydrator.  What I don't love:  the energy it uses for the almost 24 hour cycle it take...

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Earlier this summer we enjoyed a tasty local meal - chicken salad on fresh greens with cucumbers.  In Dietitian school I learned that plates should be colorful - REDS, BLUES, GREENS, PURPLES, O...

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CLUCK, CLUCK, SQUAAAAWK, SQUAAAAAWK, EEEEK, SQUAAAWK, CLUCK, CLUCK, SQUAAAAWK!   We moved into our new house last year.  Recently the 35 year old air conditioner Q * U * I * T !!  Oh m...

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OH THE SWEET, SWEET STRAWBERRIES!     Last night our family went strawberry picking north of Wichita at Jester Creek Farms .  Without many words, here is our wonderful experience... ...

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"I wanna take her in da house Ma"  It's chicken time again.  Chris and I have been married almost four years, and for one reason or another, we've raised baby chicks three of those ye...

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 If you've read my other blog (which I totally abandoned upon the arrival of kids), you know I had an "Awww, nuts" experience that I blogged about (here ).  Well, I'm happy to say my ex...

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 As many of you know, we welcomed an addition to our family late January.  Madeline Elizabeth has made our family of three into a family of four, and we are excited to get to know her...

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Homemade Butter & Local Honey - A Tasty Combination! Chris and I love to host local foods meals.  Each attendee brings something that was produced locally to share.  At our most recent m...

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 CHRISTMAS, THE LOCAL FOODS WAY!     THIS YEAR'S LOCAL FOODS CHRISTMAS GIFT. Each year Chris and I make food baskets for our family and friends and like to tie in our love ...

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 CLARA HELPING DADDY PREPARE TO START SEEDS IN MARCH, 2012.   If you're a regular blog follower, you know Chris, Clara & I said goodbye to the garden we planted in the spring, and m...

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FRESH FROM THE OVEN! This week we picked apples from my grandfather's green apple tree.  Apparently, when you don't pick them soon enough, they start to turn red and begin to taste mealy. ...

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They're not pretty, but they sure are tasty. If you are a regular blog follower, you know our little family moved into a new home.  There is a lot of work to do, including adding a garden,...

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FRESH MULBERRIES AND FROZEN RHUBARB MAKE  AN EXCELLENT COMBINATION FOR A TASTY PIE. Earlier I blogged about the mulberry pickin' we've been doing - what a great season for mulberries!...

http://lovelocalfood.blogspot.com/2012/05/aunt-sues-mulberry-rhubarb-pie.html

HIKING IS A GREAT TIME TO FORAGE FOR LOCAL FOOD. One activity I've blogged about before  that Chris and I enjoy is hiking.  Combine hiking with local foods, and we're totally excited.  T...

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MY BABY GIRL KNOWS LOCAL FOODS ARE MY FAVORITE! In our nutrition obsessed culture, I am saddened when people ask if certain foods are even worth eating because they "are so low in nutrient...

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"Que Bella!"  Asparagus, fresh mint, strawberries and chicken eggs.   Breakfast ingredients all harvested from our little plot of land in Wichita. Since everything worked out as plann...

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Groceries cost less when we grow our own. With the cost of food these days, it's always nice when you can find a bargain.  Many people think it costs more to eat local, but there are ways...

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First, welcome back to all of my email subscribers who, unless you've been visiting the website directly, have missed out on blog updates for many months.  Unfortunately the Feedburner blog not...

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Old Town Farmers' Market - Photo from FairsandFestivals.net . As you're perusing the local producers list  and other lists on this website, please remember that "it's all yours."  I'm now...

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