By Vanessa Whiteside on January 17, 2024
Made in the Heartland: Kansas Products Great for Gift-Giving
Where to Shop Local in the Sunflower State
For Kansas Day, give the gift of the Sunflower State to someone special or purchase a made-in-Kansas product for yourself. Several stores make it easy to shop from local suppliers for an authentic farm-to-table gift-gifting experience.
Prairy Market & Deli
601 N. Main Street, Newton
Prairy Market & Deli’s main street store has been a fixture of the downtown scene, selling Prairy® products since 2000. Customers can expect locally sourced groceries and dry goods in the market, including Prairy® bite-size cookies and crackers produced in-house. Reach-in coolers house Kansas-raised meat cuts and dairy products supplied by area farmers.
If you purchase items with the 1% For the Tallgrass Prairie emblem, a portion of your purchase dollars goes to the Prairie Foundation to preserve and restore the Flint Hills tallgrass region.
Prairy Market & Deli
601 N. Main St.
Newton, Kansas 67114
(316) 283-6623
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Heart of Kansas Mercantile
121212-14 Main Street, Great Bend
One-stop shopping for Kansas-made gourmet food and housewares is easy at Heart of Kansas Mercantile. Create a gift basket that represents the heart and soul of the Land of Oz from a wide selection of packaged and jarred foods, including Pat’s Beef Jerky, Holmes Made Salsa and Yoder’s Kitchen Garlic Dill Pickles.
Home decor items like hand-poured soy candles by Kansas Earth and Sky Candle Company with prairie-inspired fragrances are quintessential gifts.
Heart of Kansas Mercantile
121212-14 Main Street
Great Bend, Kansas
(620) 786-2333
Karen’s Country Kitchen
300 Oak Street, Bonner Springs
The items for sale at Karen’s Country Kitchen capture the essence of Kansas. An Amish bulk food country store, shoppers can stock up on uniquely Kansas dip mixes, summer sausage and rolled butter.
A selection from more than 70 types of cheeses range from Black Truffle to Steakhouse Onion & Cheddar (free samples available!). When selecting gifts for a friend who appreciates spicy food, a block of cheese made with ghost pepper is ideal.
Karen’s Country Kitchen
300 Oak Street
Bonner Springs, Kansas
(913) 441-7877
karenscountrykitchen.net
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Kansas Originals Market & Deli
233 Highway 232, Wilson
At Kansas Originals Market & Gallery, shoppers can expect to find shelves stocked with many items produced by farmers and makers statewide. They carry the largest selection of Kansas-made, Kansas-grown inventory in the world.
If it’s framed photography, bath and beauty items, jarred condiments or books, you’ll find it available at the brick-and-mortar store north of Wilson at I-70 Exit 206 on K-232 Highway or via the online store.
Kansas Originals Market & Gallery
233 Highway 232
Wilson, Kansas 67490
(785) 658-2602
www.kansasoriginals.com
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