This giveaway has ended. Congrats to our winner, Ellen H.
What do you think of when you hear Kansas?
Dorthy? Toto? Flat? An awful stretch of I-70 on the way to Colorado? The “flyover” state?
I hope not. In fact, I really kind of love this place. The wheat fields. The Kansas skies. The rolling Flint Hills and hikes in the Tallgrass Prairie Nature Preserve. Visits to the salt mines and the Cosmosphere and Space Center. World class education. Historic places, Presidents, and Supreme Court decisions. Kansas is a great place to live, a great place to raise a family, and a great place to visit.
But what makes Kansas really special, in my opinion, is the people. Some famous like Jason Sudekis, Bob Dole and Eric Stonestreet. Some gone but not forgotten, like William Allen White, Thomas Hart Benton and Dwight D. Eisenhower. But mostly, just regular folks like you and I – Down-to-earth. Hardworking. Friendly. People who smile back.
I received a basket of goodies from the Kansas Farm Bureau, a non-profit advocacy organization that supports farm families in Kansas. Each item represented a unique place in Kansas, some I’ve been to before, and some I’ve not yet gotten to visit. What I love about local businesses like these are that they represent what makes Kansas great. Good, hardworking people. Business owners. Farm families. Real people.
One lucky KCM reader will win a basket of goodies like mine. I do hope all of you have the chance to explore the state this summer and meet some of the people that make this place great.
Be sure to visit:
Rabbit Creek Gourmet Foods, Louisburg
The Little Flower Farm, McLouth
Fritz’s Meats, Leawood
High Noon Saloon & Brewery, Leavenworth
Cashmere Gourmet Popcorn, Topeka
Here’s How To Enter The Giveaway
(Remember, each comment is considered a entry – so leave a separate comment each time.)
Leave me a comment and tell me your favorite thing about Kansas (if you’ve ever been).
Additional entry: Become a email subscriber to Kansas City Mamas. (I promise, I won’t spam you.) And then leave a comment and let me know.
Additional entry: Become in Like with Kansas City Mamas on Facebook. (We have fun, I promise.) And then leave a comment and let me know.
Additional entry: Follow ME on Pinterest. (I promise to NEVER pin coupon deals, but I do pin lots of recipes, fashion, home decor and more.) And then leave a comment and let me know.
Contest will be open till end of day on June 11, 2014. Winner will be notified by email and has 48-hours to respond before another winner is chosen. Winner must reside in the lower 48-states of the continental USA. Good Luck.
Disclosure: Kansas Farm Bureau provided the giveaway prize, but I was not compensated in any other way. The written remarks are entirely my own. Want more information – check out my full disclosure statement.
The people
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I love the friendly, salt-of-the-earth people
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the people definitely…whenever I travel away from home, I look forward to getting back to friendly, down-to-earth people
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Alas, I have never been to Kansas—perhaps it will be one of the places I visit when I retire!
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My favorite thing about Kansas is the people.
I have not been to Kansas, but I think I would like the food.
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My favorite thing about Kansas is the variety of entertainment options available to families! My kids are never bored because there’s always a park to explore, a museum to visit, or a new fresh restaurant to try!
Lots of great restaurants!
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The best reason in the world to love Kansas…my daughter, son-in-law and two grand-daughters live there!
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I love driving through the Flint Hills! Such gorgeous wide open space there, and it always makes me look forward to road trips through that portion of Kansas.
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I am an email subscriber and I appreciate your keeping us posted on deals.
Kansas City!
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My favorite thing about kansas is that there are so many kid friendly things to do.
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Schlitterbahn!
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Oklahoma Joe’s BBQ!
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The Spring weather
My husband was born there!
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The BBQ
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The food!!
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My family lives in Oklahoma so constantly traveling through. I love that they have Braums for delicious chocolate malts and pb cookies.
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Rural America in all of its splendor.
My favorite thing about KS is Lawrence!
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The beautiful fields of sunflowers in August.
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The sunflowers are gorgeous!
I have never been to Kansas before, but I would like to have an adventure there sometime in the future. My favorite flower is the sunflower. It makes me smile.
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I love that we have so much to do around here. A truly great place to raise a family!
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I love to see the sky in Kansas. Watching the storms roll in off the Rocky Mountains can be a wonderful and powerful sight. Not to forget about all of the sunsets, sky lines, and watching the clouds move across the sky. Endless hours of ever changing pictures.
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I enjoy the farm communities in Kansas.
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there is always so many awesome things to do with the kids!
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I love the fields of sunflowers in western Kansas in August!
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My favorite thing about Kansas are all of the grain elevators. Seriously. I call them the cathedrals of the midwest and every year I put a grain elevator coffee table book on my X-mas wishlist. Eventually I’ll get it! They are so majestic.
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I have lived here all my life I just love kansas B B Q especially Arthur Bryants, I also love the fields in mid spring and the sunflowers can not forget about them sunflower fields. I subscribe as well 🙂
The changing seasons and the friendly people!
Love living in Kansas!
I love the people in Kansas City. Everyone is so friendly and helpful. We love the BBQ, parks, lakes, trails, soccer fields, Tbones, farmers markets…
I love the BBQ
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What I like about Kansas. The people, the culture. There’s so much art to see here. And the BBQ is awesome!
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