Ed Dillinger and his wife Susan own the Lazy Heart D Ranch, home to 80 bison.

Les and Michelle Meyer planted their first grape vines in 1986. Today the father-daughter team grows more than 12,000 vines on 14 acres at Holy-Field Vineyard and Winery in the Leavenworth County town of Basehor.

Alvin Kahle and Jim Ferguson have been making Alma cheese for 40 years. But in this small town in Wabaunsee County, cheese is a community endeavor.

Professor Wade Radina believes coffee beans need two days to “recover” from the roasting process. He believes that roasted beans start to lose flavor after 2 weeks. So at Radina’s Coffeehouse and Roastery in Manhattan, beans are roasted on site two to three times a week and are let to rest for about two days.

Pies, cakes and camaraderie are the house specials at Our Daily Bread Bake Shoppe and Bistro in Barnes.

Instead of climbing aboard an airplane to Sweden, food travelers stop at Lindsborg for a smörgåsbord of kåldolmar, köttbullar, prinsesstårta and a pepparkaka or two.

Stephanie Thomas produces enough food for 34 families on her organic vegetable farm near Baldwin.

Ed Crosby roasts 400 pounds of pigs for weddings and special events near Larned.

Using Art Kyburz’s original recipes and adding a few of their own, Bret and Jeff Albers resurrected one of the best potato chips in the Midwest.

A young son with health challenges pestered his parents to get him some bees. One hive evolved into a family business and Anthony became an expert beekeeper and honey salesman.