Growing Great Vegetables in the Heartland

Growing Great Vegetables in the Heartland is a vegetable gardening book by Andrea Ray Chandler. Decide whether this is the book you need.

I’ve been on a search for a great vegetable growing book which covers everything I need to know for growing in Kansas, and which I would be happy to recommend to you.

How to [...]

Local Thanksgiving, Kansas Style – part 2

Pumpkin Pie by Jason Riedy

In Local Thanksgiving – part 1 I covered snacks and starters, meat, and drinks. It’s time to think about veggies, sides, and desserts. Yum!

What kind of desserts can you create from foods grown in Kansas. Will you have to fore-go cranberries? Read on.

Veggies to Grace Your Table

The growing season is [...]

Kids in the Holiday Kitchen

Egad! It worked by qwrrty

Once outdoor kids have run off some steam it’s time to get them involved with food in the kitchen. Holiday cooking with kids takes some patience, but after all holidays are about family; Thanksgiving is a great time to be cooking with kids.

There are many things for kids to do [...]

Make Like a Kansas Possum and Prepare for a Prairie Winter

a possum in a crabapple tree by normanack

Look at that cute possum visiting his local crabapple tree for a winter snack. I doubt he’s a Kansas prairie opossum, but he could be, bear with me.

Preparing for Winter

Let’s say you want a quick lesson in preparing for winter. What lessons can you learn from a [...]

Green Granny?

Old Woman Portrait by Michael Melrose

Did you have a green granny? A granny who grew her own food, lived without the luxury of daily hot baths, and didn’t drive a gas-guzzler? Maybe your grandma is still around (mine died back in 1985). Is your granny green compared to you?

Would Grandma Be Proud?

Let’s take a [...]