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Volga Germans bring wheat, cuisine to Kansas

May 5, 2011
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By Kirsten Lee

America the Beautiful, written in 1893 by Katherine Lee Bates, sings of amber waves of grain. Wheat grown in Kansas has a rich background filled with stories of heritage and multiple settlements.

The story German settlers living along the banks of the Volga and Karaman rivers in Russia immigrated to Kansas. They brought with them wheat farming skills and a rich culinary heritage, both still evident in the state today. Click to continue…

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Lenexa set to celebrate 30 years of barbecue

May 5, 2011

By Ben Marshall LENEXA – For two days in late June, the air near Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park in Lenexa fills with equal parts competitive spirit and sweet, hickory barbecue smoke. Four Men and a Pig, Five Guys and a Grill and other cleverly named teams from across the country converge on the Kansas City suburb [...]

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Food critic’s tools: “Blooming palate, full tongue”

May 5, 2011

By Annarose Hart “My little sister loved to eat coconut until she was 7 and her best friend Marcy told her she didn’t.” Dr. Edgar Chambers IV, distinguished professor of sensory analysis and consumer behavior and director of Kansas State University’s Sensory Analysis Center, begins a story. Now Chamber’s little sister won’t touch the soft [...]

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Edgar Chambers examines personal side sensory analysis

May 4, 2011

By Allie Coulter “I don’t like seafood.” Dr. Edgar Chambers IV asked, so I told him. Then he commented, “You must be from the Midwest. Many people around here do not enjoy seafood.” As a child I remember my parents fixing orange roughy and then forcing my sisters and I to eat it. Not only [...]

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Professor favors more sustainable farming methods

May 4, 2011

By Caitlin Adams Rhonda Janke’s sustainability work began with her hands in the dirt. Playing and working outside was normal for Janke who grew up on a farm in Kansas. She lives, teaches and believes in the power of sustainability. The farming experience Janke has led her to become an activist for sustainability. Finding less [...]

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Program teaches students about border security, food security, international trading

May 4, 2011

By Kirsten Lee The movie Star Wars, a common interest that was shared by Justin Kastner and Jason Ackleson, is what brought these multifaceted men together while attending college. Upon their galaxy formed friendship, they found other shared interests that overlapped in many regards to cover what is now within the Frontier program for the [...]

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Bistro Kids: changing lunches one school at a time

May 4, 2011
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By Kelly Leonard KANSAS CITY – Under the guidelines of the National School Lunch Program Flamin’ Hot Cheetos qualify for inclusion in children’s school lunches, but locally sourced tofu, a product that has considerably more to offer nutritionally than the Cheetos, is not allowed on the children’s plates. Since Kiersten Firquain started Bistro Kids, a [...]

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