Sheridan Wimmer

Born and raised in Kansas, Sheridan Wimmer has an appreciation for the state’s agricultural diversity. Representing the best interests of Kansas farmers and ranchers is Sheridan’s jam (or jelly, no discrimination). Great food and wine are at the top of Sheridan’s sustenance list and she knows it wouldn’t be here without the hard work of our farmers and ranchers.

Visit Gieringer’s Family Orchard and Berry Farm for fresh fruit and fun attractions

By Sheridan Wimmer on July 30, 2025

Yellow school buses park beside bright sunflowers for a day of exploration at Gieringer’s Family Orchard and Berry Farm in Edgerton. While kids eagerly explore, parents and teachers work to keep them...

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Saline County Family Grows Community and Produce at Salt and Light Homestead

By Sheridan Wimmer on July 15, 2025

A little green gate with a welcome sign greets you as you approach Salt and Light Homestead northeast of Salina along the rural roads of New Cambria. Behind the gate sits a small shed where large...

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Kansas County Farm Bureaus partner with Kansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry

By Sheridan Wimmer on May 16, 2025

The tradition of hunting in Kansas is strong with generations of families. Conservation of many hunted species is vital to the landscape in Kansas. Deer populations, specifically, are imperative to...

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Barbys Recognized with 2024 Kansas Leopold Award

By Sheridan Wimmer on May 8, 2025

Farmers and ranchers are widely considered the original conservationists. From hunting and gathering to the cultivation of plants, agriculturists have evolved their knowledge of caring for our soil,...

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How a Franklin County flower farm is rooted in its community

By Sheridan Wimmer on April 25, 2025

“Birdie, let her get out of her vehicle,” Brenda Hayden, owner of Aunt B’s Blossoms in Franklin County, says to her dog, with the assurance the dog isn’t a threat. Birdie is a mutt, with a large...

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Camels in Kansas: From Song Lyrics to Herds on the Prairie

By Sheridan Wimmer on March 21, 2025

A special song is more than its rhythm, lyrics and bridge. It can be a memory, a map and a treasured bond. When Valeri Crenshaw was a little girl, she remembered a song her dad, Roy, loved – The...

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The West Riley restores heirlooms and creates western charm in Dexter

By Sheridan Wimmer on March 7, 2025

The art of renovation comes from a love for tradition. In a world of instant gratification, big box stores and online shopping, some of that love has been diminished, but it’s not gone when there are...

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Kansas veteran and chef serves his country and stellar dishes from Sumner County

By Sheridan Wimmer on March 3, 2025

Whether it’s a call to action serving in the Army or his calling to create culinary masterpieces, Mike Castaneda, from the south-central Kansas town of Wellington in Sumner County, embraces new...

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Kansas county features stunning tour of redbud trees and barn quilt creations

By Sheridan Wimmer on February 3, 2025

Many of us have memories of our grandmas or moms who enjoyed quilting. Their hands were never still – always with a needle in their hand or a sewing machine pedal at their foot. Like reading physical...

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Lettuce growers in Kansas help feed small town

By Sheridan Wimmer on January 30, 2025

Heartland Highway — or if you prefer its proper name, U.S. 36 — stretches across Kansas from the Doniphan County town of Elwood on the Missouri River to Cheyenne County’s St. Francis near the...

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