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The GROW Nebraska® Foundation was founded with the idea of expanding resources to businesses and entrepreneurs alike to make a sustainable living anywhere within the state of Nebraska. As a 501(c) 3 educational foundation, the GROW Nebraska® Foundation was founded in 1998 and now works to extend resources, training, a brick-and-mortar store, as well as an eCommerce site full of Nebraska products to help elevate Nebraska-based businesses.GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-65826779883140635062023-05-02T18:05:00.004-05:002023-05-02T18:05:47.381-05:002023 Business Plan: Snap and Boost Program Holds First Graduation<p> </p><div class="wp-block-image" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #081040; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized" style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: table; margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-849" decoding="async" height="380" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" src="https://gnwbc.org/wp-content/uploads/337536765_2212609752283211_2040798221401701550_n-1-1024x865.jpg" srcset="https://gnwbc.org/wp-content/uploads/337536765_2212609752283211_2040798221401701550_n-1-1024x865.jpg 1024w, https://gnwbc.org/wp-content/uploads/337536765_2212609752283211_2040798221401701550_n-1-300x253.jpg 300w, https://gnwbc.org/wp-content/uploads/337536765_2212609752283211_2040798221401701550_n-1-768x649.jpg 768w, https://gnwbc.org/wp-content/uploads/337536765_2212609752283211_2040798221401701550_n-1-1536x1298.jpg 1536w, https://gnwbc.org/wp-content/uploads/337536765_2212609752283211_2040798221401701550_n-1.jpg 2048w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: bottom;" width="450" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption" style="box-sizing: inherit; caption-side: bottom; color: var(--global-palette5); display: table-caption; font-size: 12.8px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em;">2023 Graduating Business Plan: Snap And Boost Class</figcaption></figure></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #081040; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing); margin-top: 0px;">Omaha, Nebraska- On March 28<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span> GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center celebrated an amazing group of Entrepreneurs as the first graduating Class of Business Plan: Snap & Boost 2023 and the organization couldn’t be prouder!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #081040; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing); margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #081040; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing); margin-top: 0px;">This year, Cohort 1 was made up of individuals representing businesses in the industries of Transportation, Technology, Home Care, Childcare and Food Services. Each Entrepreneur completed this 6-week training program not only gaining knowledge and tools but also completed Business Plans.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #081040; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing); margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #081040; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing); margin-top: 0px;">The program also went through and recognized many students, with awards such as <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Best Student of The Cohort, Trail Blazer Award – First Male in Snap & Boost, </em>and<em style="box-sizing: inherit;"> Team Lead The Justice League Award.</em></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #081040; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing); margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #081040; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing); margin-top: 0px;">The winner of <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Best Student Award</em> Alecia Steed with Busy Vegan<em style="box-sizing: inherit;"> </em>states, ” Busy Vegan started as an idea formulated in my mind that I continue to strive each day to make a reality. Snap & Boost was another steppingstone to help me accomplish that, by completing my business plan with the help of this class, it will help me get funding to grow my business.” </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #081040; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing); margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #081040; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing); margin-top: 0px;">We also heard from Kodjovi Zounon with Crowned Warrior LLC who won <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Trailblazer Award</em>. He states,” Business Plan: Snap & Boost was a great program that really helped me understand the basics of business strategies and creating a success business plan.” </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #081040; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing); margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #081040; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing); margin-top: 0px;">There were four winners of The Team Lead Award; Tierra Nesbit: IAM Curvy Red, Maria Correa: 3PHAS3 Media LLC, Marcella Dial: Dial’s Creative Customs LLC, Glennasha Walker: 50 Shades of Bundles. All of these participants stated similar things, such as Business Plan Snap and Boost is a Must!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #081040; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing); margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #081040; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing); margin-top: 0px;">Business Plans are an ESSENTIAL part of business growth, and now 22 more business owners are ready to advance to their next level of growth with an empowered vision. Thank you to our many sponsors, guest speakers, trainers, and collaborative partners in helping build something special and impactful for our collective community.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #081040; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing); margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #081040; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing); margin-top: 0px;">GNWBC is proud to continue supporting these Entrepreneurs in their quest of excellence and success on their business journeys. To learn more about Snap & Boost visit the link <a href="https://gnwbc.org/business-plan-snap-and-boost/" target="_blank">here</a>!</p><figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-gnwbc wp-block-embed-gnwbc" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #081040; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper" style="box-sizing: inherit; position: relative;"><br /></div></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #081040; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing); margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">About the GROW Nebraska® Women’s Business Center</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #081040; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Grow Nebraska® Women’s Business Center’s <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">mission since 2021 is to serve all Women, Cultures and Communities in achieving their Educational, Professional and Entrepreneurial goals. We believe in the potential of Women, Minorities, Immigrants and Families and choose to Educate, Train and help them obtain successful business ownership and employment.</em></strong></p>GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-91066027707198676952023-04-19T15:58:00.004-05:002023-04-19T16:00:18.334-05:00Easy Weeknight Chicken Parmesan Bake ( ONLY 5 INGREDIENTS!!!)<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;">Do you ever come home from a long day at work and have little motivation to cook? Trust me, we do too. Luckily, this simple chicken parmesan bake solved all of my problems on those busy nights! It is quick, easy, and you can't leave out the delicious part! Today we will be featuring</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;"> </span><a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buynebraska.com/pages/search-results-page?q=sabbiatos%20pasta" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">Sabbiotos' Pasta</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;">and</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;"> </span><a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buynebraska.com/products/angis-sicilian-style-spaghetti-sauce-33-oz-jar" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">Angi's Sicilian Style Spaghetti Sauce</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;">. We would also like to give a shout out to</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;"> </span><a class="js-no-transition" href="https://anaffairfromtheheart.com/easy-weeknight-chicken-parmesan-bake-5-ingredients/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">An Affair From The Heart</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;">for this amazing recipe! </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px; margin: 0px 0px 25px;"><a class="rte__image js-no-transition" href="https://anaffairfromtheheart.com/easy-weeknight-chicken-parmesan-bake-5-ingredients/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="408" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0065/5399/3334/files/Weeknight-Chicken-Parmesan-3-1536x2048_480x480.jpg?v=1679694968" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%;" width="306" /></a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px; margin: 0px 0px 25px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px; margin: 0px 0px 25px;"><a class="js-no-transition" href="https://sabbiatos.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Who is Sabbiatos?</span></a></p><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0f38bfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-element_type="widget" data-id="0f38bfa" data-widget_type="text-editor.default" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><div class="elementor-widget-container" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px;">Sabbiatos is a family owned business that stands behind the quality of its product using only the best ingredients by supporting as many small businesses and buying local ingredients. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px;">They have created a pasta that is unique to the culinary industry. It offers a different variety of pasta that closely portrays the style native to its home country of Italy. It is a healthy homemade Pasta made with locally grown ingredients and not produced in a large factory. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px;">Offering a high quality hand made product with a variety of shapes, flavors and sizes makes our company very unique. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; text-align: center;"><a class="rte__image js-no-transition" href="https://sabbiatos.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="186" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0065/5399/3334/files/Logo_480x480.webp?v=1679694691" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%;" width="377" /></a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; text-align: center;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px;">Ingredients: </p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;">1 jar <a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buynebraska.com/products/angis-sicilian-style-spaghetti-sauce-33-oz-jar" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">spaghetti sauce</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;">1 (25 oz) Bag Frozen Breaded Chicken Tenders (I used Tyson)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;">1 cup fresh shredded Parmesan cheese</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;">6 slices Mozzarella cheese</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;">1 package of <a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buynebraska.com/pages/search-results-page?q=sabbiatos%20pasta" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">Sabbiatos pasta</a> (variety of flavors and styles, all can be used in this recipe), cooked, drained and rinsed</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px;">Instructions</p><ol style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 25px 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><li id="mv_create_80_1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;">Preheat oven to 375 degrees.</li><li id="mv_create_80_2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;">Spray a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.</li><li id="mv_create_80_3" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;">Pour a small amount of <a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buynebraska.com/products/angis-sicilian-style-spaghetti-sauce-33-oz-jar" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">spaghetti sauce</a> in the bottom of your dish and spread to cover.</li><li id="mv_create_80_4" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;">Lay frozen chicken on top of the sauce.</li><li id="mv_create_80_5" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;">Pour the rest of the <a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buynebraska.com/products/angis-sicilian-style-spaghetti-sauce-33-oz-jar" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">spaghetti sauce</a> over the chicken.</li><li id="mv_create_80_6" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;">Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.</li><li id="mv_create_80_7" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;">Top with sliced Mozzarella cheese.</li><li id="mv_create_80_8" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;">Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes, uncover and bake for an additional 5-8 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.</li><li id="mv_create_80_9" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;">Serve over <a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buynebraska.com/pages/search-results-page?q=sabbiatos%20pasta" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">pasta</a>. Sprinkle with additional Parmesan if desired</li></ol><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px;"><a class="js-no-transition" href="https://sabbiatos.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">CHECK OUT MORE PRODUCTS FROM SABBIATOS HERE!!!</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buynebraska.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">CHECK OUT MORE PRODUCTS FROM NEBRASKA HERE!!!</a></p></div></div>GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-43719648584349067352023-04-11T11:48:00.000-05:002023-04-11T11:48:03.061-05:00Cedar Hollow Ham’s Award 2023 Russ’s Market Best Local Product<p> <img alt="" class="wp-image-13686 jetpack-lazy-image entered jetpack-lazy-image--handled lazyloaded" data-lazy-loaded="1" data-ll-status="loaded" data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" height="300" loading="eager" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" src="https://i0.wp.com/grownebraska.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2-1.png?resize=900%2C900&is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/grownebraska.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2-1.png?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/grownebraska.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2-1.png?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/grownebraska.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2-1.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/grownebraska.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2-1.png?resize=768%2C768&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/grownebraska.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2-1.png?resize=480%2C480&ssl=1 480w" style="background-attachment: initial; 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overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 147px !important; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Kearney, Neb. – This year another lucky business got to walk away with Russ’s Market Nebraska Best Local Product Award. This award has been going on for seven years now, but this year GROW Nebraska was honored to help present Cedar Hollow Ham’s as the winner. Cedar Hollow Ham’s is based out of Lincoln, Nebraska and was without a doubt the right choice for the award.</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">There is also no better business to sponsor this award than Russ’s Market who has been around since 1964 and has been a GROW Nebraska member since 2009. Just like any business it started with one little store in Lincoln, Nebraska and expanded to thirty-two stores today. Brian Hayes District Manager of Russ’s B&R states some of the key aspects they look for in finding a business for this award is the obvious, a Nebraska based company. He said this jokingly but continued with some major key points.</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Hayes states, “It starts with quality product. If you have a quality product it’s just a natural tie in when we find another Nebraska company that is kicking butt. It’s a partnership made in heaven. If we can sell it and be profitable selling it, we will go a hundred miles an hour, and we will work together. We have done that with so many businesses. That’s what we look for and we have done that with Cedar Hollow Hams. That’s why we chose them this year. Straight up quality and it’s right in our back yards. Especially when they are willing to come to our market with great costs.”</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Russ’s Market customers know it’s a value from that quality and price value of the product. Cedar Hollow Hams was represented by two of their leaders this year. Jim Giegling VP of sales who has been in the meat industry for thirty plus years but has been with Cedar Hollow Ham’s for about four. He was excited to come to a family-owned business and have good partners inside this community. Tim Hagedorn the VP of Operations who has been with the company since 2003 where he started as the quality control guy and has worked his way up from there. He has really loved working for a family-owned company as well as them giving them the ability to run the company the way they want it to be ran.</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Cedar Hollow Ham’s has been around since 1991 starting with six or eight employees and has only grown since then. They didn’t expect it to grow to where it is now. They started with meat department sales and expanded to deli and now are trying to find a good balance between the meat and deli departments.</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">When asked about how they felt about winning the award Hagedorn states, “I was surprised. Jerry our CEO told us about it, I didn’t know until then.” Giegling follows up and states, “We’re excited about being recognized as a local manufacturer here in town. Having a good partner like Russ’s. Our goal is really to grow our business from here in Lincoln out.” Cedar Hollow Ham’s doesn’t go farther west than the Rockies yet, but they go all the way to the east coast. Giegling states, “I think ultimately we want to continue to grow and keep working with family-owned organizations like Russ’s.”</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The 2023 MarkeTech conference had so many great speakers, and incredible sponsors making it possible to wrap up with the highest attendance it has ever had. What an honor it has been to continue to host the award at MarkeTech. Brian Hayes states, “It’s the perfect outlet. You guys are promoting Nebraska businesses. There’s no better place than here.”</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The GROW Nebraska Foundation will be excited to announce next year’s winner at the 2024 conference which will be held February 29th. For more information about MarkeTech please visit <a href="https://marketechconference.com/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #40b3df; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">https://marketechconference.com/</a> and stay tuned for upcoming details on next year’s conference! </p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">By Katee Daly<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The GROW Nebraska® Foundation was founded with the idea of expanding resources to businesses and entrepreneurs alike to make a sustainable living anywhere within the state of Nebraska. As a 501(c) 3 educational foundation, the GROW Nebraska</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">® Foundation was founded in 1998 and now works to extend resources, training, a brick and mortar store, as well as an eCommerce site full of Nebraska products to help elevate Nebraska-based businesses and connect Nebraska entrepreneurs to the global marketplace. Support or join GROW Nebraska Foundation’s efforts by visiting <a href="http://www.grownebraska.org/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #40b3df; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">www.grownebraska.org</a>. </span></span></p></div></div></div></div>GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-88950308518446770112023-04-04T16:11:00.003-05:002023-04-04T16:12:14.716-05:00Holiday Ham with Riesling and Mustard Glaze<p><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;">Looking for a last minute Easter dinner recipe? We've got you covered with this simple, delicious Holiday Ham with Riesling and Mustard Glaze recipe. It will leave your guests coming back for seconds! Today we will be featuring</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;"> </span><a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/buzz-savories-llc/products/spicy-beer-mustard-must-have-condiment-natural-ingredients-locally-brewed-craft-beer-honey" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">Buzz Savories Spicy Beer Mustard</a><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;">,</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;"> </span><a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/buzz-savories-llc/products/honey" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">Honey</a><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;">, and</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;"> </span><a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/buzz-savories-llc/products/buzz-savories-honey-mustard-all-natural-honey-mustard" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">Honey Mustard</a><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;">! We would also like to give a shout out to</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;"> </span><a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buzzsavoriesllc.com/recipes/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">Buzz Savories</a><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;"> </span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;">for this amazing recipe! </span></p><div class="rte" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px; margin-bottom: 15px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 15px;"><a class="rte__image js-no-transition" href="https://buzzsavoriesllc.com/holiday-ham-with-riesling-and-mustard-glaze/?mc_cid=4d9df383bc&mc_eid=5d6a441ef6" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="359" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0065/5399/3334/files/BuzzSavories_f1609c48-d131-4b43-811f-10f3ee682c3a_480x480.png?v=1679690623" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" width="359" /></a>Created in Holdrege, Nebraska, Buzz Savories features top of the line mustards. Spicy Beer Mustard and Honey Mustard are gourmet mustards that are a must-have in your household. Buzz Savories creates exceptional mustard that you will leave you wanting more.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 15px;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 15px;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px;">Betty, pictured above, is the proud owner of many bee hives. She started this journey just trying to find a hobby after retiring. This led her to venture into bee keeping, and finding something to do with her excess honey! </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px;">👇 <a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buzzsavoriesllc.com/holiday-ham-with-riesling-and-mustard-glaze/?mc_cid=4d9df383bc&mc_eid=5d6a441ef6" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">Check out her recipe below! </a>👇</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Ingredients: </span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" data-uid="0" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount" style="box-sizing: border-box;">1</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit" style="box-sizing: border-box;">2# or up to 14#<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></span><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-name" style="box-sizing: border-box;">whole, cured smoked ham</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded" style="box-sizing: border-box;">option - bone-in and also select a right-size ham that will serve the number of guests at the table. 4 people per pound of ham</span></li><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" data-uid="1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount" style="box-sizing: border-box;">2</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit" style="box-sizing: border-box;">cups</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-name" style="box-sizing: border-box;">sweet Riesling wine</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded" style="box-sizing: border-box;">or a semi sweet white wine of your choice or apple cider</span></li><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" data-uid="2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount" style="box-sizing: border-box;">2</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tb.</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-name" style="box-sizing: border-box;">unsalted butter</span></li><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" data-uid="3" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount" style="box-sizing: border-box;">¼</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit" style="box-sizing: border-box;">cup</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-name" style="box-sizing: border-box;">chopped green onion</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded" style="box-sizing: border-box;">only the whites</span></li><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" data-uid="4" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount" style="box-sizing: border-box;">3</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit" style="box-sizing: border-box;">sprigs</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-name" style="box-sizing: border-box;">fresh thyme and 2 tsp. fresh thyme leaves</span></li><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" data-uid="5" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount" style="box-sizing: border-box;">½</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit" style="box-sizing: border-box;">cup<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></span><a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buynebraska.com/products/spicy-beer-mustard-must-have-condiment-natural-ingredients-locally-brewed-craft-beer-honey" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank"><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-name" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Buzz Savories Spicy Beer mustard</span></a></li><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" data-uid="6" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount" style="box-sizing: border-box;">1<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></span><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tb.</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span><a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buynebraska.com/products/honey" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank"><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-name" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Buzz Savories honey</span></a></li><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" data-uid="7" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount" style="box-sizing: border-box;">½</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit" style="box-sizing: border-box;">tsp.</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-name" style="box-sizing: border-box;">freshly ground pepper and 1 pinch kosher salt</span></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px;"><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-name" style="box-sizing: border-box;">How To Prepare: </span></p><ol style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 25px 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><li class="wprm-recipe-instruction" id="wprm-recipe-22432-step-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><div class="wprm-recipe-instruction-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Heat oven to 300 Degrees. Place ham in a roasting pan in a rack. Remove the rind and score the fat crosswise without piercing the flesh of the ham.</span></div></li><li class="wprm-recipe-instruction" id="wprm-recipe-22432-step-0-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><div class="wprm-recipe-instruction-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Boil 7 cups of water with 1 cup wine in a saucepan for 5 minutes. Pour into bottom of roasting pan.</span></div></li><li class="wprm-recipe-instruction" id="wprm-recipe-22432-step-0-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><div class="wprm-recipe-instruction-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Bake ham, basting occasionally until an instant-read thermometer registers 110 Degrees F. Depending upon size of ham from 1 hour to 3 for a 14# ham.</span></div></li></ol><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Make The Glaze: </span></p><ol style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 25px 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><li class="wprm-recipe-instruction" id="wprm-recipe-22432-step-1-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><div class="wprm-recipe-instruction-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Melt butter in a sauce pan and cook the onions and thyme springs until onions are soft, about 10 minutes. Stir in remaining wine and bring to a simmer, and cook until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 8 minutes.</span></div></li><li class="wprm-recipe-instruction" id="wprm-recipe-22432-step-1-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><div class="wprm-recipe-instruction-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Remove thyme sprigs and transfer to a food processor. Add <a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buynebraska.com/products/honey" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">honey</a>, <a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buynebraska.com/products/spicy-beer-mustard-must-have-condiment-natural-ingredients-locally-brewed-craft-beer-honey" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">spicy beer mustard</a> (or if you prefer less spice, you can also add in <a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buynebraska.com/products/buzz-savories-honey-mustard-all-natural-honey-mustard" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">Buzz Savories Honey Mustard</a> as a substitution), salt and pepper and fresh thyme leaves and process until smooth.</div></li><li class="wprm-recipe-instruction" id="wprm-recipe-22432-step-1-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><div class="wprm-recipe-instruction-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Increase oven heat to 350 Degrees F when ham temp. registers 110 Degrees F. Remove ham from oven and using a pastry brush spread glaze mixture over the ham. Return to oven and bake ham until internal temperature registers 135 Degrees F, and it looks golden. If it browns too quickly, tent with aluminum foil.</span></div></li><li class="wprm-recipe-instruction" id="wprm-recipe-22432-step-1-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><div class="wprm-recipe-instruction-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Transfer ham to a large platter and let rest for 20 minutes before carving</span></div></li><li class="wprm-recipe-instruction" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;">You can also serve the <a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/buzz-savories-llc/products/spicy-beer-mustard-must-have-condiment-natural-ingredients-locally-brewed-craft-beer-honey" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">Spicy Beer Mustard</a> or <a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/buzz-savories-llc/products/buzz-savories-honey-mustard-all-natural-honey-mustard" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">Honey Mustard</a> as a dipping sauce! </li></ol><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px;"><a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buzzsavoriesllc.com/holiday-ham-with-riesling-and-mustard-glaze/?mc_cid=4d9df383bc&mc_eid=5d6a441ef6" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank"><span class="rte__image" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img alt="" height="258" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0065/5399/3334/files/holiday-ham2-300x300_480x480.jpg?v=1679691084" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%;" width="258" /></span></a></p><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px;"><a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buzzsavoriesllc.com/recipes/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank"> CHECK OUT MORE RECIPES FROM BUZZ SAVORIES HERE!!!</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><a class="js-no-transition" href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/buzz-savories-llc" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">CHECK OUT MORE PRODUCTS FROM BUZZ SAVORIES HERE!!!</a></p><div><br /></div></div></div>GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-58167747049959207112023-03-31T16:46:00.003-05:002023-03-31T16:47:15.963-05:00Buzz Savories Has Success Over the Holidays with Gift Box Sets<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNO4jB3mldN8fbXfETf9Wjmiw4T3fyBg0VcaAEbpoUQPawxWjCmMnHKapHMc59GcbnU52lY3-28tdmGG_dt1vXCZ-s4LZixevbVIMrb-AQQq8qkPm_m6hAXdzjBrcGZiaNamE1_5f25kYkcXDes3mqQvBwJsDUi7jJAiEQIbBNBaCGVy5QhhGoRLiOsQ/s900/Untitleddesign_77-1.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNO4jB3mldN8fbXfETf9Wjmiw4T3fyBg0VcaAEbpoUQPawxWjCmMnHKapHMc59GcbnU52lY3-28tdmGG_dt1vXCZ-s4LZixevbVIMrb-AQQq8qkPm_m6hAXdzjBrcGZiaNamE1_5f25kYkcXDes3mqQvBwJsDUi7jJAiEQIbBNBaCGVy5QhhGoRLiOsQ/w173-h173/Untitleddesign_77-1.webp" width="173" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8cG-GMFe5DwynAjxUmkm1JackJLkx_K-gw5AfCf5v5bmRCq_sfFrIb6S-RJOmxNdMQqZ4XI-cDKjqF0xx3gby5K5i3m47xS40bmwm0hWTT1itiIe-Ncf9Ffv22NcJV_95kCfOQFgbbMrkNv-N4Vee8KyEhgQVgqDEQ5hWs3A0HDEof-MvYqaYA6P1Q/s900/Untitled-design-400.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8cG-GMFe5DwynAjxUmkm1JackJLkx_K-gw5AfCf5v5bmRCq_sfFrIb6S-RJOmxNdMQqZ4XI-cDKjqF0xx3gby5K5i3m47xS40bmwm0hWTT1itiIe-Ncf9Ffv22NcJV_95kCfOQFgbbMrkNv-N4Vee8KyEhgQVgqDEQ5hWs3A0HDEof-MvYqaYA6P1Q/w171-h171/Untitled-design-400.webp" width="171" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7sAGrBsAQnOqFCRV93zkyw2bBpTJI6RXMRgvdEJOS2tIejX3xRaR1uNMeZUM0hdV3R2_U1UdNgpcMBt4vnNmVbTiavUGTAZ9nUv7Xy7mT1QhceI_3lwA0rLu2z37XBysFOwZ2_SfLoV1pbf-2us8iAQKwQZRdGLlwhNIX6kARnsCRxSwQGUo_EQirQ/s900/Untitleddesign_79.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7sAGrBsAQnOqFCRV93zkyw2bBpTJI6RXMRgvdEJOS2tIejX3xRaR1uNMeZUM0hdV3R2_U1UdNgpcMBt4vnNmVbTiavUGTAZ9nUv7Xy7mT1QhceI_3lwA0rLu2z37XBysFOwZ2_SfLoV1pbf-2us8iAQKwQZRdGLlwhNIX6kARnsCRxSwQGUo_EQirQ/w166-h166/Untitleddesign_79.webp" width="166" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #353535; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Every year GROW Nebraska tries to come up with new holiday gift box ideas. This year we teamed up with a few different members one of those businesses included Betty Sayers and Buzz Savories Honey Products! Buzz Savories has been a GROW Nebraska member since 2019. Betty’s gift boxes were flying off the shelf this past holiday season! We couldn’t be more excited for the amazing opportunity this brought Betty and the GROW Nebraska Buy Nebraska store.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #353535; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Zoe Terry E-Commerce Marketing Specialist adds to this success that, “Market testing and launching is one of the primary benefits that GROW Nebraska offers Nebraska businesses.<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span>We are always looking for ways to help our members get more of the market share and become more profitable.”</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #353535; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Betty Sayers owner of Buzz Savories states her reason for doing this is, “I watched and studied the successes GROW Nebraska realized from their gift promotions during the Christmas holiday in 2021.<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span>In addition, Ag West, a corporation in Holdrege invited Buzz Savories to participate in their “Christmas in July” event, and the experience furthered my interest in gift sets.”</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #353535; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Betty goes on to say, “We sold 50 gift sets in December, and we are ramping up ads to showcase gift sets especially designed for Mother’s Day.<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span>We designed a Honey Gift Set and a Spicy Beer Mustard, Buzz Savories Honey Mustard and our local honey gift sets including a “Recibees” book, a swizzler, and a beeswax candle in each with a coaster.”</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #353535; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Buzz Savories used these boxes as another way to add to all their social media platforms. For those who have not seen her gift boxes yet, they are a fun green color with the Buzz Savory logo. On the inside the has an elegant display of her products, along with a Recibees booklet. This is a fun way to showcase amazing ways to cook with her product! There were a couple of options to choose from but both options seemed to be a hit.</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #353535; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">We would love to congratulate Betty for her success! If you are interested in creating a gift box set for the holidays give us a call! We would love to help you out! To support Betty in this venture or to check out her products visit the link below!</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #353535; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/buzz-savories-llc" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #40b3df; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Shop Buzz Savories Here!</a></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #353535; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Give the store a call at: 308-338-3520</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #353535; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">By Katee Daly</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #353535; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The GROW Nebraska® Foundation was founded with the idea of expanding resources to businesses and entrepreneurs alike to make a sustainable living anywhere within the state of Nebraska. As a 501(c) 3 educational foundation, the GROW Nebraska</span><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">® Foundation was founded in 1998 and now works to extend resources, training, a brick and mortar store, as well as an eCommerce site full of Nebraska products to help elevate Nebraska-based businesses and connect Nebraska entrepreneurs to the global marketplace. Support or join GROW Nebraska Foundation’s efforts by visiting <a href="http://www.grownebraska.org/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #40b3df; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">www.grownebraska.org</a>. </span></span></p></div>GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com0Kearney, NE 68845, USA40.7352962 -99.1677572-36.395693626590308 120.20724280000002 90 41.4572428tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-23611007991454127882018-06-12T06:59:00.001-05:002023-03-31T16:26:14.170-05:00College Trip to Peru Sparks World-Changing Nebraska Soap Business
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">Six years ago, Andrew Vrbas was a
budget-strapped college student making soap in his college apartment. He had an
idea for a business that would help change the lives of people around the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">After just five years in
business, his Pacha Soap Co™ enterprise is already doing that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">The business that he and his
wife, Abi, started in Hastings in 2013 has donated 3.4 million bars of soap to
people in developing countries, has created 256 jobs in Nebraska and around the
world, has provided 74,078 children with hand-washing education and has created
wells to provide 4,000 people with clean water. And in 2017, Whole Foods
honored Pacha Soap with its 2017 Supplier of the Year award.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">It all started with Andrew’s 2010
trip to Peru. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">“As a junior in college, I didn’t
know that a trip to volunteer for others would ignite a life change in me,”
Andrew said. “My trip took me to Peru, South America, to volunteer at a local
school and then later on, a local construction crew. There, I witnessed basic
needs not being met, many of the things that our society takes for granted.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">An idea sparked in Andrew’s mind:
what if he could help the Peruvians by starting his own for-profit business
back in the United States?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">After some research, he decided to
create organic handcrafted soap under the name Pacha Soap. All of the
ingredients to make soap can be found near the equator, which is where the
people lived that he wanted to help.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">When
starting his business, Andrew sought membership and advice from <a href="https://grownebraska.org/" target="_blank">GROW Nebraska</a>.
Thanks to the organization’s special low membership rate for college students,
Andrew was able to test the viability of his Pacha soap at <a href="https://buynebraska.com/" target="_blank">GROW Nebraska retailstores</a>. Andrew and Abi also gleaned advice from other GROW Nebraska members and
from the organization’s educational trainings and workshops.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">The
social entrepreneurs set up their company so that a portion of profits from
each bar of soap is directed toward helping locals develop regenerative,
self-sustaining business and occupational training, such as soap making, well
drilling and hygiene education. Its mission is to “empower people in developing
nations with sustainable ventures, creating healthier communities by disrupting
the cycle of poverty.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As Pacha Soap grew, so did the
opportunity to create global change. They established a soap production shop in
Burundi, Africa, in 2014. At the same time, they started building operations
and adding employees in the Hastings headquarters. They started selling
products at Whole Foods Market, and in 2016, the company launched an exclusive
product called Froth Bombs™ with Whole Foods. This new product allowed Pacha to
train and help people in developing nationals drill clean water wells. </span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">Today,
Pacha Soap employs more than 50 people in Nebraska and has empowered locals in
Burundi and Kenya, Africa, to start their own soap enterprises. And, the
company is currently in the process of assisting locals in Peru and the Congo
to do the same. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">And Pacha Soap’s work is just
beginning. This summer, the company is releasing several new products: salt
blocks, two new limited edition froth bombs (Bubbles the Whale and Twinkle
Toes), three new limited edition soap blends (Dead Sea Clay, Coconut Lemon and
Watermelon Peppermint) and is releasing a new product, Extra Scrubby Whipped
Soap.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">Purchase Pacha Soap products and
help change the world on GROW Nebraska ecommerce site, <a href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/pacha-soap-company">Buy Nebraska</a> </span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">and at the GROW Nebraska retail store in Kearney.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<!--EndFragment--><br />GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-35550729933752145732018-06-07T11:00:00.001-05:002023-03-31T16:24:36.355-05:00Love of Popcorn Leads to Thriving Business for Gibbon's HR Poppin' Snacks<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px;">
Cheryl Hughes has loved eating popcorn since she was a little girl, especially caramel corn.</div>
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When she learned that her favorite popcorn snack shop at Kearney’s Hilltop Mall would be closing in 2000, she decided to take action.</div>
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“My initial goal was to continue to offer caramel popcorn to the area,” Cheryl said.</div>
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Nearly 20 years later, Cheryl and Gary Hughes’ HR Poppin’ Snacks Gourmet Popcorn pops more than 20,000 pounds of popcorn seeds annually from their production shop in Gibbon. They sell their popcorn in more than 135 flavors at stores around the country.</div>
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Their stellar customer service, high-quality round popcorn and willingness to share and give back have helped them become a rural Nebraska success story.</div>
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“I am able to help people a lot through this business,” Cheryl said. “You wouldn’t think that selling popcorn would allow you to do that.”</div>
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Starting a popcorn business</h3>
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When the Munchville snack shop owner announced he was closing his Hilltop Mall location in 2000, Cheryl was happily employed as a home health nurse. However, she also loved popcorn. Her husband, Gary, operated a successful restaurant equipment service business, and the Munchville owner asked if they would be interested in purchasing his equipment.</div>
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Gary and Cheryl decided to buy the equipment, and Cheryl learned how to operate it and make the popcorn she loved. Since she didn’t want to quit her nursing job to work in a retail popcorn store, she decided to sell her popcorn wholesale.</div>
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She rented a kitchen in Shelton the first two years, and she began learning how to produce great popcorn and how to be a business owner. Besides nursing, Cheryl previously worked with the Federal Crime Commission and the Council on Alcohol and Drugs in Lincoln.</div>
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Gary brags about his wife’s abilities to problem solve and make things happen.</div>
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“She’s very passionate about what she does,” Gary said. “She’s very good at what she does.”</div>
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Cheryl joined GROW Nebraska as one of its first members, and is grateful for the organization’s marketing help. She sought advice from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Food Processing Center, the Rural Enterprise Assistance Project, the Nebraska Department of Economic Development and her health inspector.</div>
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“I rely on my health inspectors a lot,” Cheryl said. “A lot of people look at the health inspector as an enemy, but I look at them as someone who can help. I ask a lot of questions from a lot of people. I use my resources.”</div>
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In their quest to make the best popcorn possible, the Hughes discovered the magic mushroom popcorn developed through years of trial and error by Nebraskan B. Keith Heuermann of Phillips.</div>
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The magic mushroom seeds pop 100 percent round, have a tender hull and don’t leave any unpopped kernels in the bottom of the batch.</div>
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HR Poppin’ Snacks started producing quality popcorn in various flavors, packaged it into clear 7-ounce snack bags and distributed it to be sold at convenience stores, gifts shops and holiday stores.</div>
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GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-58548775390848100452018-05-15T16:31:00.003-05:002023-03-31T16:23:04.692-05:00Spice Up Summer Steaks With Holen One Java Rub<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background-color: white;">Summer is just around the corner, and that means it’s
finally time for summer barbecues and steaks on the grill! Several GROW
Nebraska members, including longtime member Holen One Farms, offer sauces,
marinades and seasonings to create the perfect flavor for your summer grilling.
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black;">“Something magical happens when the
blend of aromatic spices, peppers, turbinado sugar, and coffee is rubbed into
ribs, roasts, steaks, or chicken before grilling. The coffee enhances the
natural meat flavors, leaving the grilled meat a beautiful coffee brown.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black;">That’s the description of Holen One
Farms’ best-selling product, the Java Rib & Roast Rub, that can be used as
a dry rub or all-purpose seasoning to make that perfect summer steak or pork
chop.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Holen One Farms of rural Loomis started their catering and
seasonings business at about the same time that GROW Nebraska started and was
one of its first members.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Renee Holen said the partnership with GROW Nebraska has made their
products more visible. Besides their Java Rub, they also sell a BBQ dipping
& glazing sauce and a marinade.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="background-color: white;">Mike and Renee Holen ventured into the catering and food business
after raising five kids and working for 30 years in farming. They initially
started with a food concession business that allowed them to travel the country
to sell products at fairs, carnivals and other special events. Eventually, so
many customers wanted to know the secret behind their <span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black;">tender and juicy Steak-on-a-Stick and pork loin that the idea
to sell their Original Recipe Marinade began. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black;">After 20 years of catering and
selling Holen One Food Products, the Holens are now slowing down a bit. They
still cater smaller local events.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black;">Meanwhile, their food products
continue to grow in popularity and are available (along with 3,200 other
products) on GROW Nebraska ecommerce sites: <a href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/holen-one-farms">BuyNebraska.com</a></span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black;">,</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <a href="http://stores.ebay.com/GROW-Nebraska/_i.html?_nkw=holen+one&submit=Search&_sid=748468911" target="_blank"> eB</a></span><a href="http://stores.ebay.com/GROW-Nebraska/_i.html?_nkw=holen+one&submit=Search&_sid=748468911" target="_blank">ay</a></span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black;"> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_in_-2_p_4_11?me=A3BI7YTNENK0JD&rh=p_4%3AHolen+One+Farms&ie=UTF8&qid=1374696080" target="_blank">Amazon</a>,</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black;"> as well as at grocery stores around the state, such as Hy-Vee,
Whole Foods, Russ’s Market and Super Saver. Products are also available on
their website at holenonefarms.com.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">For recipes using Holen One Farms
products, visit <span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><a href="http://www.holenonefarms.com/recipes/">http://www.holenonefarms.com/recipes/</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Visit the <a href="https://buynebraska.com/" target="_blank">GROW Nebraska eCommerce website (BuyNebraska.com)</a> to discover more gourmet food products to spice up your summer
grilling from these GROW Nebraska members:</span></div>
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<li><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.buynebraska.com/A-Rent-A-Chef-Seasonings-s/2062.htm">A Rent A Chef Seasonings, Omaha</a></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.buynebraska.com/category-s/2266.htm">Baileyz Cottage, Plainview</a></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.buynebraska.com/Baldridge-Seasoning-s/2105.htm">Baldridge Food Company, North Platte</a></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.buynebraska.com/Chili-Dawg-s-Foods-of-Fire-s/2106.htm">Chili Dawg’s Foods of Fire, Blair</a></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://bestnaturalbbq.com/">Fat Boy Natural BBQ, Lincoln</a></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.buynebraska.com/category-s/2318.htm">Lucky Star Beef / Nebraska Star Beef, Holdrege</a></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.buynebraska.com/category-s/2327.htm">Mystic Rhoads, Lincoln</a></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.buynebraska.com/Oasis-Enterprises-s/2146.htm">Oasis Enterprises, Sparks</a></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.buynebraska.com/category-s/2390.htm">Oh Yeah Spices LLC, Chapman</a></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.buynebraska.com/category-s/2363.htm">Sandstone Grill, Burwell</a></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.buynebraska.com/Wild-Sky-Seasoning-s/1987.htm">Wild Sky Seasonings, North Platte</a></span></li>
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designing publications, such as newsletters and annual reports, to writing
press releases, blog articles and feature stories. Her articles have been
published in “Nebraska Rural Living,” “Nebraska Life Magazine,” “Her View From
Home,” “Chicken Soup for the Soul Angels & Miracles” and in newspapers and
other print and online publications. She is also the founder and editor of <a href="http://www.nebraskafamilymagazine.com/">Nebraska Family Magazine</a>, a</span><span style="background-color: white;">n e-magazine that provides encouragement and inspiration to Nebraska families.
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<span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Beverly Trew is a Registered Nurse who
appreciates the purity and healing properties of all-natural products. That’s
why she has always loved Shepherd’s Dairy 4 Ewe’s lotions and soaps.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">When the company’s founder, Kim Curtis, was ready
to sell her sheep-milk soap business 10 years ago, Beverly decided to take
action and purchase the Anselmo-based business.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“It is a good product, and it’s natural,” Beverly
said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Sheep milk has the highest butter fat of any
animal milked (besides water buffalo), Beverly explains. The sheep milk is an
effective and softening skin cleanser that leaves the skin silky smooth with a
hydrated appearance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“It’s
moisturizing,” Beverly said. “It’s healing. It helps sun damaged skin. It just
feels so different than other lotions. It’s thicker and richer.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Beverly purchases the milk from a sheep herd in
Bushnell near the Wyoming border and makes all the products herself with lots
of help from family, including her eight grandchildren.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">She enjoys owning a business that allows her to
create and sell the products, and she enjoys working alongside her family and
grandchildren teaching them important business and life lessons. Beverly
continues to work as an RN while making and selling Shepherd’s Dairy products.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Shepherd’s Dairy products include soaps and
lotions, milk baths, lip balms, foamers, and shaving mugs and shaving soaps. She
even makes a line of kids’ soaps, lotions and lip balms called the Little Lamb
Collection that are great baby gifts. Her Hope Collection honors cancer
patients, and 10 percent of the income from all purchases are donated to the
American Cancer Society.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Shepherd’s Dairy lotions, which come in 13
fragrances (including unscented), </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">are the best sellers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The products can be purchased from the Shepherd’s Dairy <a href="http://www.shepherdsdairy4ewe.com/" target="_blank">website</a>, or GROW Nebraska store in Kearney, from GROW Nebraska's <a href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/shepherds-dairy-4-ewe" target="_blank">BuyNebraska.com store</a> and <a href="http://stores.ebay.com/GROW-Nebraska/_i.html?_nkw=shepherds+dairy&submit=Search&_sid=748468911" target="_blank">eBay store</a>, or from GROW Nebraska member <a href="https://members.grownebraska.org/list/member/prairie-grounds-cafe-gifts-broken-bow-415" target="_blank">Prairie Grounds Cafe in Broken Bow</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/bath-and-body" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Shop Nebraska-made Bath & Body Products Now!</span></a></b></div>
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Visit GROW Nebraska’s <a href="https://members.grownebraska.org/list/Member/shepherd-s-dairy-4-ewe-553" target="_blank">Bath & Body members’ page</a> to learn
about these other great soap and lotion products in Nebraska: <o:p></o:p></div>
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<li><a href="https://members.grownebraska.org/list/member/east-street-enterprises-wood-river-107" target="_blank">East Street Enterprises, Wood River</a></li>
<li><a href="https://members.grownebraska.org/list/member/farm-cottage-creamery-north-platte-196" target="_blank">Farm Cottage Creamery, North Platte</a></li>
<li><a href="https://members.grownebraska.org/list/member/new-morning-farm-goat-milk-soap-stamford-14" target="_blank">New Morning Farm Goat Milk Soap, Stamford</a></li>
<li><a href="https://members.grownebraska.org/list/member/ogallala-bay-rum-ogallala-551" target="_blank">Ogallala Bay Rum, Ogallala</a></li>
<li><a href="https://members.grownebraska.org/list/member/pacha-soap-hastings-180" target="_blank">Pacha Soap, Hastings</a></li>
<li><a href="https://members.grownebraska.org/list/member/sandhills-goat-products-dunning-635" target="_blank">Sandhills Goat Products, Dunning</a></li>
<li><a href="https://members.grownebraska.org/list/member/wingsets-lincoln-91" target="_blank">Wingsets, Lincoln</a></li>
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<!--EndFragment-->GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-88132053974579854622018-03-22T14:53:00.001-05:002023-03-31T16:19:31.515-05:00Grain Place Foods, Inc. Participates in USDA Local Foods Grant<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S5Tn37Rtlag/VnIiX4u7VMI/AAAAAAAAAOg/pCUKgi3NEhw/s1600/grain_place.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S5Tn37Rtlag/VnIiX4u7VMI/AAAAAAAAAOg/pCUKgi3NEhw/s1600/grain_place.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>Increasing local food distribution options is one of the goals of the USDA grant awarded to GROW Nebraska. GROW Nebraska is working with ag-producers and ag-cooperatives throughout the state to brand their products, distribute to new regional markets and build wholesale business opportunities.<b></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">One local Nebraska business now has global customers thanks to GROW Nebraska and comments on the popular Dr. Oz show. Grain Place Foods, Inc. went from selling 10-20 two pound bags of hulled barley a week to receiving 600 orders in just three days after Dr. Oz touted hulled barley. Potential customers were easily able to find them on GROW Nebraska’s Amazon store. Christian Evans says this is a great example of how their partnership with GROW Nebraska has benefited their company. GROW also helps create awareness of the economic and cultural value of buying local to have transparency in food sources.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Grain Place Foods, Inc. provides high quality, organic grains and seeds. Their products include seeds, whole grains, old fashioned rolled grains, and stone ground flours and meals. The mission of Grain Place is to provide their customers grain products that are grown and produced in an ecologically sustainable and socially responsible manner - with the conviction that how your food is produced does matter!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">GROW Nebraska is a program of Central Plains Foundation, Inc. and helps maximize the state’s entrepreneurial spirit and build the global reputation of Nebraska businesses by providing sustainable business environments through business-building marketing and education. To learn more about GROW Nebraska or Nebraska entrepreneurs and businesses, visit <a href="http://www.grownebraska.org/">www.grownebraska.org</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">To purchase products from Grain Place Foods, Inc., click <a href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/grain-place-foods">here.</a> </span>GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-64720007586386555202018-03-20T11:07:00.002-05:002023-03-31T16:18:54.153-05:00Cooper’s Best Wins The 2018 Russ’s Market Best Local Product Award<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 107%;">Kearney, Neb. – Congratulations,<a href="https://members.grownebraska.org/list/member/cooper-s-best-flour-lincoln-182" target="_blank"> Cooper’s Best</a><span style="font-size: small;">! On March 15, 2018 at
GROW Nebraska’s MarkeTech Conference, Susan Zink from Cooper’s Best accepted a
trophy for the 2018 Russ’s Market Best Local Product Award. GROW Nebraska, an
educational 501©3 nonprofit, and Russ’s Market teamed up to identify the best
local company in the state, and contestants were judged on innovation,
promotion, sales, and local involvement.</span></span></div>
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for the award were accepted until February 28. “After sharing the list with our
category managers, Cooper's Best </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">stood out,” said Marty Jarvis, Director of
Marketing for Russ’s Market. “We have worked well with Susan Zink and her
husband [Mark] for </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">years.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Best is the perfect example of a company that is working to build up our state,
create jobs, and expand into new markets,” said Janell Anderson-Ehrke, CEO of
GROW Nebraska. “Susan is a charter member of GROW Nebraska, and we’ve been able
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business has evolved into large-scale operation, which supplies products for
both wholesale distribution and private labeling. Over the years, Heartland
Gourmet has diversified to keep up with changing tastes and demands. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times";">For example, their 54,000 square foot
factory <span style="background: white;">is certified in organic and gluten free
manufacture. </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">They are a staple in
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Nebraska companies and promoting them. Russ’s Market is proud to be a Nebraska
company. They started in Lincoln in 1964. This award fits perfectly with their
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local companies, and Russ’s Market’s willingness to stock local products on
their shelves is something everyone should celebrate. By getting products into
Russ’s Market, it provides our businesses with the confidence and sales
experience to capture additional marketing opportunities, which means selling
in pallet lots, resulting in </span><span class="MsoCommentReference" style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 107%;">more revenue and job creation,” said Janell Anderson
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member of GROW Nebraska since 2009. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Today B&R Stores, Inc. operates
six employee-owned Russ’s Market stores in the Lincoln area and one in
Hastings. Russ’s son, Pat Raybould, serves as president of the company. In
addition to operating the Russ’s Market stores, B&R Stores, Inc. operates
ten </span><span style="font-family: "times"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Super
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Save Best in Lincoln, and the Grand Central Apple Market in </span>Kearney<span style="color: #222222;">.</span></span></span></div>
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Nebraska small businesses. The organization provides market access, education,
and training to launch and connect Nebraska businesses to the global
marketplace. GROW Nebraska’s educational programs and scholarship opportunities
are funded in part by federal and state funding, along with generous support
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<br style="font-family: ProximaNova, "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21px;" /><span face="ProximaNova, 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21px;">Since that day 15 years ago, Preferred Popcorn has been providing the popcorn that has become a staple in Sathyam Theatre's famous flavor-it-yourself popcorn. The high-yield, large kernels make the best theatre popcorn around. The personal touch makes it all the better. “What I love about working with them is how it’s not become a corporate set up. It has remained farmer-run where the CEO is himself on the tractor during planting season," said Shah.</span><br style="font-family: ProximaNova, "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="font-family: ProximaNova, "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21px;" /><span face="ProximaNova, 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21px;">Want the full story from Sathyam Theatre? <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-story-behind-sathyams-iconic-popcorn/article22405257.ece" target="_blank">Read More Here!</a></span><br style="font-family: ProximaNova, "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="font-family: ProximaNova, "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21px;" /><span face="ProximaNova, 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21px;">Do you want to try "The Best Popcorn In The World" ?</span><br style="font-family: ProximaNova, "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21px;" /><span face="ProximaNova, 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/preferred-popcorn" target="_blank">Order some now from BuyNebraska.com >></a></span><br style="font-family: ProximaNova, "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="font-family: ProximaNova, "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21px;" /><span face="ProximaNova, 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="https://www.grownebraska.org/impact/case-studies/#popcorn" target="_blank">Learn more about Preferred Popcorn's partnership with GROW Nebraska >></a></span>GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-32277597061769216792017-04-13T14:00:00.001-05:002023-03-31T16:17:28.373-05:00Organic Grains are the Stars at Grain Place Foods<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Archivo Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<i>Article by Betty Sayers, Nebraska Rural Living</i><br />
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March brought chill winds and gray skies, but the Rural Foodies wrapped up in fleece and headed down the road to Marquette, Nebraska, to glean facts about organic grains at Grain Place Foods. The north wind pushed us through the door and into the corporate office located at the Vetter farm, south of Marquette. Our senses were bombarded with the homespun smell of fresh grains. We were standing near the grain processing machines where tons of grain pour through cleaning, sorting and packaging machines in preparation for shipping to national and international markets. The warehouse smelled like a bread basket.<br />
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David Vetter, the executive director of Grain Place Foods, Inc. was solving a packaging problem in the warehouse when we arrived, and I noticed a print-out of the Grain Place Foods mission statement on the entry wall: The Grain Place provides ecologically sustainable grain products that benefit the long-term health of our clients and our planet because how your food is produced does matter!<br />
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The Rural Foodies whole heartedly agree with this statement because we pursue pinnacle experiences regarding food grown in rural Nebraska by chefs who smoke, grill, pickle, stew, sauté, bake and serve Nebraskans’ favorite foods or invent value-added food businesses like Grain Place Foods.<br />
Organic growers are relatively few in number in the Corn Belt so when our friends Tom and Linda Schwarz, organic growers near Bertrand , Nebraska, mentioned meeting Vetter at an organic conference, we knew a Rural Foodies story was in the making.<br />
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I first spotted Grain Place products in 2007 at The Back Alley Bakery in Hastings, where chefs prepare fresh, locally grown and always full of flavor lunches often incorporating Grain Place organic grains into their breads and salads. Learning more about these grains, cooking with them and meeting the principals behind Grain Place Foods were on my wish list.<br />
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<b>Farming the organic way</b><br />
Vetter built Grain Place Foods into an international business for buying, cleaning, sorting, testing, marketing, and shipping organic grains as well as securing organic certification for his 280-acre family farm. On the farm, his family grows organic grains, beef and pigs for local, national and international wholesale markets. The Grain Place also offers products direct to the consumer via their online store.<br />
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Organic grains cleaned, tested, packaged and sold at Grain Place Foods include barley, flaxseed, wheat, millet, rolled oats, white and yellow popcorn, long grain brown rice, quinoa and spelt. Check out their website for a complete listing of their products and photos showing the grains and flours.<br />
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Vetter, the scientist, farmer, marketing and mechanical mastermind who leads this prospering company holds a degree in Agronomy and Soil Science from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln and a Master of Divinity from the United Theological Center in Dayton, Ohio. I expected the Agronomy and Soil Science degree for an organic grain grower, but I asked why a Master’s of Divinity.<br />
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“We practice stewardship of the soil, water, land, plants and animals here, and our farming and theology are related in all ways,” Vetter said with certainty.<br />
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<b>Science and farming work together organically</b><br />
Vetter’s conversation about farming the organic way was sprinkled with the words “relationship” and “association” like sugar on gingersnap cookies. They go together. The science and practice of organic farming is intimately associated with the microbial and insect life in healthy soils.<br />
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“We apply our best methods of renewal and resilience to manage soil fertility,” he said. “We pay attention to the associations between the soil microbial community and the plants because information is exchanged between microbes in the soil and the roots of a growing plant that helps the plant.”<br />
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“The relationships of the pollinators and the birds and wildlife on the farm also improve the fertility of the soils and the growing condition for plants,” he added.<br />
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The Vetter farm pastures cattle, and the varieties of grasses and legumes growing in the Grain Place Foods pasture indicate a well-managed prairie grassland for the cattle and another benefit to farming the organic way. He also introduced us to his healthy herd of pigs that eat the leftover grains swept up from the floor of the cleaning room. All things in Vetter’s world seem to be speaking to one another and in association.<br />
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In addition, the Vetter family values its associations over the years with organic farmers, leading agronomists in the burgeoning organic industry, and the value-added organic food makers and distributers across North America and worldwide.<br />
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“The worldwide demand for organic grains and other organic produce outpaces the supply,” Vetter said.<br />
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Vetter and Grain Place Foods were featured in the December 2016 issue of Acres, a monthly magazine publishing real-world sustainable and organic farming news and facts.<br />
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<b>So now we cook </b><br />
Why cook with whole organic grains? They require time to prepare and who has the time? I agree, preparing and cooking Kamut wheat, barley, oats, quinoa, farro, millet and others take time, and we want our food fast and ready-to-eat. Culinary grains fit the slow-food movement.<br />
I justify the time because number one, the results taste fabulous. They also feel good in my stomach and satisfy my hunger because they pack a lot of flavor and fiber. Being well and feeling good are my second, third and fourth reasons for cooking and eating organic whole grains. Medical research on wellness advises us to include whole grains in our weekly menu plans. See this 2017 study by the American Medical Association.<br />
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So now we cook, and we recommend the recipes on the Grain Place Foods website, as well as a recipe from my mother’s recipe box for whole grain bread — easy to make and a beautiful canvas for the kamut wheat to show its flavor of the earth and sky.<br />
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We hope you will try a few of these recipes and learn to love organic whole grains as much as we do. Grain Place Foods is all about introducing more of us to the wonders of organic whole grains and the people who produce them.<br />
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Grain Place Foods has been a member of GROW Nebraska for many years and continues to set a great example for other members. Visit <a href="https://buynebraska.com/">www.buynebraska.com</a> to shop their great product, and check out their website www.grainplacefoods.com to learn more about this wonderful company.<br />
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<b>About GROW Nebraska:</b><br />
GROW Nebraska is a not-for-profit organization based in rural Nebraska.Serving over 400 Nebraska small businesses, the organization provides market access, education and training to launch and connect Nebraska businesses to the global marketplace. GROW Nebraska's educational programs receive federal and state funding, along with generous support from foundations and individual donors. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.grownebraska.org/">www.grownebraska.org</a>.
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GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-84016081559963178962017-04-05T11:00:00.001-05:002023-03-31T16:10:03.454-05:00Our Story | GROW Nebraska Member, Simply Sunflower<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Archivo Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<a href="https://www.simplysunflower.com/single-post/2017/03/31/Our-Story">Article by Sierra Forrest, Direct of Marketing & Sales, Simply Sunflower</a><br />
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So many people ask, "how did Simply Sunflower begin?" That has to be one of my favorite questions to answer. I am extremely proud of our excellent product, but that doesn't compare to the pride I feel for my family - the roots which grew this company! We're a family business and family is right where our Simply Sunflower story began. <br />
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From a humble beginning, my dad, Alan Koelling or Farmer Al as some people call him, started driving a tractor as soon as his feet could reach the pedals. His dad owned a farm and ranch near Ord, Nebraska that had been passed down from his father. The Koellings had come as immigrants from Germany and settled in Nebraska thanks to the Homestead Act of 1862. The original land and farming business has been in the Koelling family for the past 120 years! The soil is rich in history and heritage and our family has always been filled with pioneers and innovators.<br />
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My dad, his brothers, and sister grew up in the same beautiful farmhouse that my Grandma Elinor still lives in today. My dad helped my Grandpa Orel on the farm and ranch sunup to sundown....with taking some breaks to attend Ord High School. After graduation, Farmer Al moved to the big city of Lincoln, Nebraska where he received his Agriculture Education Degree from the University of Nebraska. That's also where he and my mom Jeanette fell in love. They got married, moved back to Ord and began life together on the Koelling farm.<br />
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Fast forward several years, my sister Carissa and I were born. We lived the typical farm girl life, filled with 4H projects, bucket calves, and new baby kittens each summer. Living life in Mira Valley was a lot like Little House on the Prairie...only with electricity and ATVs. My favorite part of growing up on the farm was summer afternoons riding on the back of my dad's 4-wheeler. We would get absolutely soaked driving underneath the pivot as it shoots out water onto the cornfield. That was playtime amidst the work. My dad was always working and researching new ways of productive farming. <br />
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To be a better steward of the environment, Al began using sunflowers as a renewable energy source on our farm and ranch. He started in 2010 with a small crop of sunflowers growing outside his kitchen window. The sunflowers were extremely healthy for the soil in his crop rotation. Through research, my dad discovered the many health benefits of sunflowers - rich in Vitamin E and antioxidants, high in beneficial fats, and cholesterol & trans-fat free. He decided to also use his crop as a direct source for sunflower cooking oil. Thus, Simply Sunflower All-Natural Oil was born.<br />
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Our company now includes a large farm operation, two production plants in Chambers and North Loup, Nebraska, and offers products across America. Today, Simply Sunflower is one of the only farm-to-table sunflower oil producers in the United States. What began as a simple environmental friendly idea continues to grow and expand – enabling customers daily to make a wise choice for their health. <br />
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When I was younger, I dreamed of living in town, close to my friends and wished my dad had a normal 8-5 job. Then, we wouldn't have to drop our Sunday afternoon plans to go get the cows in and we'd be able to enjoy fall weekday family dinners instead of reheating food for dad after he'd come in late from harvesting into the night.<br />
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Now, I'm thankful. I'm thankful for my upbringing and life on the Koelling Farm.<br />
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My dad was born to be a farmer and rancher. His wisdom has led our family through peaks and valleys. His ingenuity amazes me as I watch a farmer in rustler jeans with a handkerchief in his back pocket hand-design a manufacturing plant filled with state-of-the-art mechanical engineering. There is so much more than meets the eye when you look at Farmer Al. <br />
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I'm tickled pink to work for my dad and contribute to Simply Sunflower - our entire family is! It's our family business and we're so thankful that this is our story.<br />
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Simply Sunflower has been a member of GROW Nebraska for many years and
continues to set a great example for other members. Visit <a href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/simply-sunflower">www.buynebraska.com</a> to shop their great product, and check out their website <a href="http://www.simplysunflower.com/">www.simplysunflower.com</a> to learn more about this awesome company. <br />
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About GROW Nebraska:<br />
GROW Nebraska is a not-for-profit organization based in rural Nebraska.Serving over 400 Nebraska small businesses, the organization provides market access, education and training to launch and connect Nebraska businesses to the global marketplace. GROW Nebraska's educational programs receive federal and state funding, along with generous support from foundations and individual donors. For more information, please visit www.grownebraska.org.
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GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-88792334104211302072016-12-05T10:36:00.002-06:002023-03-31T16:09:36.507-05:00Handmade Nebraska Product, Ogallala Bay Rum, featured in Parade<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Archivo Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;">
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found it increasingly difficult to find bay rum that had the scent he
remembered as a kid going to the barbershop. After receiving what was reported to be among the best bay rums for
Christmas 2005, and becoming disappointed in the scent after opening the
bottle, it became clear there was a need for a bay rum on the market
that had the familiar scent of yesteryear. What started as a company
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<b>GROW Nebraska</b> member, Ogallala Bay Rum, was recently featured in Parade's article <i>Made in America: Gifts From Each of the 50 States</i>. <br />
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This holiday season, Parade has compiled unique gifts from every state to celebrate the artisans in our local communities. <a href="http://parade.com/526816/parade/made-in-america-gifts-from-each-of-the-50-states/amp/">Continue the article here to see the top picks from each of the 50 states.</a><br />
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That refreshing scent from yesteryear is back with the largest selection of Bay Rum fragrance products you'll find anywhere! You can shop for Ogallala Bay Rum products in GROW Nebraska stores at the Conestoga Mall in Grand Island, or at the Hilltop Mall in Kearney. You can also shop online 24/7 at <a href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/ogallala-bay-rum">BuyNebraska.com</a>!</div>
GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-18378457331434564362016-11-09T08:00:00.001-06:002023-03-31T16:09:10.603-05:00Heartland Gourmet gives a whole new meaning to Flour Power<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Archivo Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;">
I had the nicest chat with a long-time acquaintance and colleague in the food and gift industry recently and it was a delightful trip down memory lane! I first met <b>Susan Zink</b> from <b>Heartland Gourmet</b> in the previous millennium when we were both young and “wet-behind-the-ears” Nebraska women in business. She and I served on the original Nebraska Home Based Business Advisory Board way back in about 1992 when the sleeping giant of marketing Nebraska-made products first began to wake up. It was an exciting time.<br />
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Susan has been a prominent voice promoting Nebraska products for many years. Back in the “big hair and shoulder pad” year of 1994, Susan and her husband Mark bought the company. It was called Raising Dough back then, a clever name for a company that sold mixes and food products for fund raising activities. In 1996, the Zinks began manufacturing and over the years, the business has evolved into large scale operation which supplies products for both wholesale distribution and private labeling.<br />
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The 54,000 square foot factory (yes, you read that right!) in <b>Lincoln, Nebraska</b> is a virtual bee hive this time of year, bursting at the seams with activity. The fifteen full time employees are joined by a host of seasonal workers to meet the holiday demand. The holidays call for lots of food for parties and for gift-giving! For <b>Heartland Gourmet</b>, it means full speed ahead, the machines are <i>humming</i> to fill the cupboards and shelves!<br />
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Heartland Gourmet joined <b>GROW Nebraska</b> in 1998 which gives them the distinction of being a tenured and highly valued member of GROW. It has been gratifying to watch the company grow, diversify, and prosper over the years! Today, the company has five unique divisions. The original <b>Heartland Gourmet</b> has been joined by <b>Wanda’s Organic Mixes, Cobblestone Kitchen, Gluten Free Mama, </b>and the newest member of the family is <b>Cooper’s Best</b>, Nebraska’s favorite pancake and waffle mixes!<br />
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I asked Susan about some of their best sellers and which areas have grown most quickly. Her gluten free products have seen huge increases in sales as awareness of gluten intolerance has increased. One of the most popular gluten free products is a red velvet cupcake mix! Yum! Heartland Gourmet is certified in organic and gluten free manufacture and will soon be adding a kosher certification.<br />
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The holidays are rushing toward us. Gifts of specialty foods are always a hit, always fit and are perfect for those people who leave you stumped every year. Products from the Heartland Gourmet family of goodies are available at both GROW stores; in Kearney at the Hilltop Mall and in Grand Island at Conestoga Mall. You can even buy them in your jammies, 24/7/365 at <a href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/heartland-gourmet">www.buynebraska.com</a>. Don’t miss out!<br />
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About the Author: Betty Streff is the Coordinator of GROW Nebraska store in Kearney. You can read more about Betty <a href="http://www.grownebraska.org/index.php?cID=3635">here</a>.
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GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-18688733316965954332016-11-04T09:00:00.001-05:002023-03-31T16:08:41.751-05:00Delightful Hand-Painted Signs – Im's Has Something for Everyone on Your List!<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Archivo Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;">
There’s a certain display in the <b>GROW Nebraska</b> stores that never fails to attract attention and produce giggles. I can’t help but chuckle to myself every time I see people reading the signs out loud to each other and laughing. (I mean, don’t the others with them know how to read?) What are they looking at? The delightful signs, angels and snowmen from <b>Im’s Countryside Painting</b>. Many of her sayings are sassy and slightly snarky. For example, “Grandchildren are God’s Reward for Not Killing Your Kids”!<br />
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Each and every piece is skillfully hand made by an amazing lady, <b>Ima Gene Mason</b> from <b>Tecumseh, Nebraska</b>. Well, she admits, lately she has someone cut her boards for her but only after her <i>third</i> band saw gave up the ghost! Clearly, that seems reasonable. After all, she’s been painting for over 30 years now!<br />
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Ima Gene knocks my socks off. She is quick witted, incredibly prolific and a super savvy business woman. Ima Gene had a wholesale company for years and before that, she had busy, popular booths at large craft shows around the area. She and I reminisced a bit about the 1980’s when <i>more was more</i> and handcrafts were the hottest tickets around. As time went by, we saw many companies move production off shore and while the transition was understandable, it was a huge change for the industry.<br />
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After my delightful trip down memory lane with Ima Gene, something hit me. We often ask, “What’s in a name?” It dawned on me that <b>Mason</b> is a perfect name for someone who truly played a vital role in the very <i>foundation</i> of <b>GROW Nebraska</b>. Mason was one of the very first members of GROW. She joined in 1998, a year she remembers well because that was the year she lost her husband. Ima Gene is someone who regains her energy by rolling up her sleeves and getting to work, and work she did! Mason played a pivotal role in the early years of GROW. She worked in our Christmas stores, wholesale markets and helped with product evaluations for fledgling members.<br />
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What does Ima Gene do these days? Well, she’s not sitting around watching soap operas you can bet on that! Nope, she continues to hand paint every single sign herself, dozens and dozens of them! And if keeping the GROW Nebraska stores stocked with adorable gifts isn’t enough to keep her busy, she still does lots of custom orders for her pet customers and has a large display of her products in The Arch Monument gift shop near Kearney! Oh, and twice a year she send stacks of her wares to the huge Barn Festival in Hastings, Nebraska where they are snatched up by a whole new generation of buyers.<br />
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There are not enough words to thank Ima Gene for her many years of work and her contribution of both energy and wisdom to the cause! We celebrate her! Ima Gene was honored as a <b>charter member</b> in <b>GROW Nebraska</b> in 2015 before a large crowd. The award was presented at GROW Nebraska’s signature event, <b>MarkeTech</b>. It’s a jam-packed two day conference that brings in great presenters and provides a wealth of resources and up-to-the minute information about using technology and social media in marketing. <br />
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<b>Im’s Countryside Painting</b> has a wonderful product display in both GROW Nebraska stores, the Hilltop Mall in Kearney and the Conestoga Mall in Grand Island. A word to the wise; her snowmen practically melt off the rack so get yours early! Check out her <b>Facebook</b> page, too, where you can see more of her fun items! Some of Ima Gene’s most popular items are available online 24/7/65 at <a href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/ims-countryside-painting">www.buynebraska.com</a>!<br />
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About the Author: Betty Streff is the Coordinator of GROW Nebraska store in Kearney. You can read more about Betty <a href="http://www.grownebraska.org/index.php?cID=3635">here</a>.
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GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-19421338386961382652016-10-28T11:00:00.001-05:002023-03-31T16:08:18.498-05:00Small-town Alma's Hidden Gem with a Great Aroma<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Archivo Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;">
Highway 183 is Central Nebraska is a well-traveled straight shot north and south between the two main Interstate highways, I-70 and I-80. It's sometimes called a "ladder" between the two. As you travel 183, you'll see expansive skies, farmsteads, rolling cornfields and pastures punctuated with herds of cows knotted together near ponds or under the shelter of trees. About halfway between, 183 cuts right through the lakeside community of Alma, Nebraska.<br />
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No one would be surprised to find a grain elevator or an implement dealer in Alma. But just a short distance off the beaten path, tucked away on the north end of Lincoln Street you'll find <b>Murcielago</b>, a <i>perfume company</i>. Now <i>that</i> is a <i>surprise</i>! A perfume filler, as they are called, is as scarce in the Midwest as the Lamborghini model that inspired the business name! That uniqueness is part of the mystique that makes <b>Murcielago</b> stand out.<br />
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<b>Michelle Caspersen</b>, an Alma native, is now the sole owner and operator of <b>Mucielago</b>. It was originally a partnership with her entrepreneurial nephew Michael who is also from Alma. Michael was a marketing major at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
where he developed a fascination with the fragrance industry. He became
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Michelle explained the secret to a high quality perfume like hers is the oils used. The components must be superb to create complex fragrances that linger long on the skin. The blending is done in laboratories specifically created for the purpose and the ingredients are skillfully combined by specially trained chemists. <b>Murcielago's</b> chemist words in Manhattan. New York. The Big Apple. A long way from Alma!<br />
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Michelle has worked with celebrities in the rodeo and country music industries to develop their signature fragrances, a huge trend in the industry. Michelle is a veteran of trade shows and has exhibited all across the country. She often zig zags back and forth from Alma to Manhattan, a city she loves. Still, she's always glad to be back home in Nebraska. She believes she has the most wonderful job in the world, allowing her to live and work in the best of both worlds.<br />
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Michelle had grown weary of some parts of the business and made a decision to get closer to her Nebraska roots in every way possible. Happily, her plan included joining <b>GROW Nebraska</b> earlier this year. Her gorgeous bottles and packaging immediately attracted customers and her colognes are among GROW's top sellers online. Men's fragrances include Nashville, Nashville Blue, and Nashville DB. For the ladies, she offers Donna Jean and Starlet.<br />
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You can find Michelle's fabulous fragrances in both of <b>GROW Nebraska's stores</b>, at the Hilltop Mall in Kearney or the Conestoga Mall in Grand Island! And if that's not handy, you can jump online anytime 24/7/365 and order some today at<a href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/murcielago-fragrances"> www.buynebraska.com</a>! Don't forget to tell Santa, "Hey! I want <b>Murcielago</b> fragrances for Christmas!"<br />
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About the Author: Betty Streff is the Coordinator of GROW Nebraska store in Kearney. You can read more about Betty <a href="http://www.grownebraska.org/index.php?cID=3635">here</a>.
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GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-31275578187360060582016-09-28T09:00:00.001-05:002023-03-31T16:07:49.041-05:00Pacha Soap, “Dirty Hippies” with a Heartfelt Message<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Archivo Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;">
Often times when an entrepreneur starts a business, one of the first things that must happen is the person has to sell <i>himself</i>. Just one look through the amazing website for <b>Pacha Soap</b> was, well, it was as they say, “You had me at hello.” What’s not to love about a company that was founded on the simple and heartfelt purpose to help people stay healthy and create jobs in some of the most hopeless places on the planet? I promise it will make you smile, too. Check it out at <a href="http://www.pachasoap.com/">www.pachasoap.com</a>. Pacha, by the way, rhymes with “cha-cha”, and means <i><b>earth</b></i> in Quechua, one of the native languages of Peru. (Peru? Stay tuned, I’ll explain.)<br />
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My job as the story catcher for <b>GROW Nebraska</b> is both inspiring and gratifying because I get to talk to great people like <b>Andrew and Abi Vrbas</b> who founded Pacha Soap in <b>Hastings, Nebraska</b>. You can read all about them on their website but the part I take delight in discovering is that little bit more of the story behind the story.<br />
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Andrew grew up in Atwood, Kansas. His dad was a brick mason and his mom worked as the editor of an area newspaper. He was encouraged by his sister’s experience at Hastings College and decided to go to school there where he majored in Construction Management and Spanish. Perfect for a career as a soap maker, right? It turned out that it was! Hastings College has an exchange program which took Andy to Peru, South America where he spent a semester immersed in the local culture.<br />
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At that time, there had been devastating floods in the area and the economic conditions were in shambles. Tourism had been a major economic driver and the industry was badly crippled. Vrbas saw many of the people there did not have the most basic opportunity to wash every day, something we all take for granted.<br />
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One night on the bus trip home, tired from a hard day at work, he had a lightbulb moment. Suddenly he realized he could connect the dots by teaching the people to make soap! Here in America it’s hard for us to imagine schools with so few resources they cannot even provide soap for children to use for hand washing. Every day, Andy saw that kind of economic hardship and he knew he had a solution. Making a basic <i>consumable</i> product was perfect because it was low tech, required only simple equipment and could utilize local herbs and plants as ingredients. Now with one simple process, making soap, the people could improve both their health and their economic well-being! <br />
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That remarkable trip to Peru had Andy at hello, too. Once he returned to Hastings he became obsessed with soap making, first in his mother’s kitchen and then in his college apartment. He learned all he could and began hatching a plan to repeat the process in other parts of the world, too. <br />
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Today, Pacha Soap has learned Andrew’s model works in almost any developing country across the globe. Burundi, Africa is the first place it has been implemented and the country now has three soap making shops that each employ more than a dozen local soap makers who supply soap to over 65,000 children every month!<br />
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During his time at Hastings College he met Abi, a fantastic friend who shared his vision. Abi is now Andrew’s wife and business partner. Together they’ve had some amazing adventures and they’re well on their way to creating a legacy that will last far into the future. Here’s one more reason to love it and buy it; every time a bar of Pacha soap is sold, <i>a second bar is given to someone in need</i>!<br />
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Pacha Soap is now on the shelves of Whole Foods Market which calls itself America’s Healthiest Grocery Store. I loved watching the video that Whole Foods created about them and the early days of their business. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it! Watch it at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe609LkwF7c">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe609LkwF7c</a>. If you love it, here is a link to more! <a href="https://vimeo.com/pachasoap">https://vimeo.com/pachasoap</a>.<br />
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Andrew and Abi have been proud members of GROW Nebraska since 2012. <b>GROW</b> is proud to have <b>Pacha Soap</b> in both our retail stores, Grand Island at the Conestoga Mall and Kearney at The Hilltop Mall. Be sure to take a look at Pacha’s liquid hand soap and bath salts, too. You can also order their fine products 24/7/365 at <a href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/pacha-soap-company">www.buynebraska.com</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>About the Author: Betty Streff is the Coordinator of GROW Nebraska store in Kearney. You can read more about Betty <a href="http://www.grownebraska.org/index.php?cID=3635" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></span></span>GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-6007321781908710222016-08-30T09:00:00.001-05:002023-03-31T16:07:21.075-05:00Sunshine for the Sunflowers brings Simply Sunflower<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Archivo Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;">
I’ve said it before but the best part of my job at GROW Nebraska is definitely that I get to be the story catcher! Last week I had the opportunity to visit with <b>Alan Koelling</b> from <b>Simply Sunflower</b>. I called him at his home near <b>Ord, NE</b>. I could practically feel the sunshine coming through the phone lines! Alan is a shining example of yet another GROW Nebraska member who is brimming with joy and passion for the work they do. I must say talking to folks like Alan is invigorating because their enthusiasm is <i>contagious</i>!<br />
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Alan proudly told me that he is a fourth generation farmer and rancher in an area south of Ord known as Mira Valley. I was curious enough to Google it and I can certainly understand why he is delighted to be a part of a place that has such a rich historical significance. One article even mentioned it was once explored by Lewis and Clark! One thing is for sure, the land is perfect for growing sunflowers. I can’t think of a more cheerful looking crop, can you?<br />
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Alan is also proud of how completely “Nebraska” his product is, right down to the last detail. Simply Sunflower Oil comes from sunflower seeds grown on his Nebraska farms. The seeds are then pressed to extrude the natural oil in a Nebraska plant exclusively dedicated to processing Simply Sunflower oil. <br />
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Simply Sunflower All Natural Oil is one of the healthiest cooking oils on the market. It is chemical and GMO free, and it has 41% vitamin E! Do jump on their beautiful website <a href="http://www.simplysunflower.com/">www.simplysunflower.com</a> to learn so much more about the golden health benefits of their light tasting oil! <br />
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One fun aspect of their website is their weekly blog that shares farm updates, recipes, health benefits, and more interesting facts about sunflowers. Be sure to take a look at Simply Sunflower’s fascinating and sunny blog posts, I enjoy them and I know you will too!<br />
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Simply Sunflower is another success story in the sweeping movement of consumers who want to know where the food on their table is produced! Part of their success has been their decision to join <b>GROW Nebraska</b> in 2012. You can find Simply Sunflower All Natural Oil at the Nebraska State Fair and when you need more, you can buy another bottle (or two!) in either of GROW Nebraska’s stores, at the Hilltop Mall in Kearney or the Conestoga Mall in Grand Island! And if that’s not handy, you can jump online anytime 24/7/365 and order some today at <a href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/simply-sunflower">www.buynebraska.com</a>!</div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>About the Author: Betty Streff is the Coordinator of GROW Nebraska store in Kearney. You can read more about Betty <a href="http://www.grownebraska.org/index.php?cID=3635" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></span></span>GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-618031858985451982016-06-13T15:41:00.005-05:002023-03-31T16:06:49.887-05:00Mike’s and Renee’s Excellent Adventures at Holen One Farms<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Archivo Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;">
In 1970, <b>Mike and Renee Holen </b>embarked on their first big-time adventure together. And what an adventure it turned out to be for the high school sweethearts! They began raising five kids on their family farm near <b>Loomis, Nebraska</b>! Richard Nixon was president, a gallon of gasoline cost $.36 and the minimum wage was $1.45 per hour. They knew that farming, much like golf, is a game of skill vs. opportunity, so the name and slogan were born: <b>“Holen One Farms – <i>it’s a long shot</i>”</b>. Mike and Renee still have that sense of adventure, a twinkle in their eyes and the same deliciously wry wit! <br />
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Nearly thirty years later, when their children had grown and their busy nest was empty, Mike and Renee decided to retire from farming and tackle another long shot- the food concession business! The clever pair spent the winter building their concession trailer, perfecting their menu, and polishing their golf game. In the spring of 1999, the next leg of their adventure began.<br />
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Over the next ten years the two of them traveled a five state area setting up at county fairs, trade shows, rodeos and such, peddling their delicious food and golfing whenever they could! They spent a decade traveling throughout the Midwest sharing with their patrons what their family has always known:<br />
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<b>“A good meal combined with a good story among good friends is truly the best adventure of all”.</b><br />
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So-o-o many customers begged for the secret behind their tender and juicy Steak-on-a-Stick and moist, delicious pork loin sandwiches, that it hatched an idea to sell their secret marinade! They soon added the BBQ Dipping & Glazing Sauce and the unique Java Rib & Roast Rub to their select line of <b>Holen One Farms</b> Products. The Holens took advantage of the excellent services offered by UNL’s National Food Entrepreneur Program to learn everything they needed to know about successfully bringing their recipes to the very competitive food marketplace. Entrepreneurs like Mike and Renee are quick to sniff out and utilize available resources and spend less time “reinventing the wheel”! The Holens have been proud members of GROW Nebraska since way back in 2006 and credit GROW with bringing lots of attention and exposure to their products.<br />
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Holen One Products make awesome Father’s Day gifts! Check out the special gift packaging that lets you knock out a gift for Dad (or grandpa!) in no time flat! You’ll find lots of ideas and recipes using their rub, marinade and sauce on their beautiful website <a href="http://www.holenonefarms.com/">www.holenonefarms.com</a>. C’mon folks, it’s grillin’ time! Be sure and take a look! <br />
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Though no longer on the road with their concession business, Mike and Renee still live at Holen One Farms and continue to travel extensively promoting their BBQ products. Personally, I’m impressed and amazed that they still provide full line catering services for small and (very!) large events in the area. Entrepreneurs like the Holens work hard but know how to play hard, too! They <i><b>love</b></i> spending time with their ever-growing family which includes 17 grandchildren! (Possibly their best-ever return on investment!) <br />
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Even golfers can’t live on greens alone! Make your next barbecue the best ever with all three of <b>Holen One Farm</b> products! All of them are available in both GROW Nebraska stores, the Hilltop Mall in Kearney and the Conestoga Mall in Grand Island. If you’re stuck behind a slow bunch of hackers and can’t get into one of GROW’s stores, order it on the back nine, 24/7/365 from your smart phone at <a href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/holen-one-farms">www.buynebraska.com</a>!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>About the Author: Betty Streff is the Coordinator of GROW Nebraska store in Kearney. You can read more about Betty <a href="http://www.grownebraska.org/index.php?cID=3635" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></span></span></div>
GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-30419872784553288812016-05-02T13:00:00.001-05:002023-03-31T16:06:06.940-05:00Rafters 7S Captures Sandhills Flavors in Their Small Batch Syrups and Jellies<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Archivo Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;">
The first time I met <b>Sherri Seifer</b> in Kearney’s GROW Nebraska store, my impression was “oh my, what a hard-working woman!” She had driven in from <b>Paxton, Nebraska</b> and stopped by with several cases of her distinctive blue-labeled jars of deliciousness also known as <b>Rafter 7S</b>. When I met her, she was efficiently refilling the empty spots. I hadn’t worked in the store long when I found out refilling those shelves was something that needs to be done often!<br />
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Sherri says she’s been making jelly for years but that made me curious. How long has there been jelly? Who invented it anyway? (It’s a good thing curiosity only kills the cat or I would have been dead long ago!) It turns out it’s been going on for a lot longer than most of us can imagine. In fact, it is believed it dates back to the Crusades in Europe which began in 1095! Returning soldiers brought the process of fruit preservation back from the Middle East! All I can say is thanks, guys!!<br />
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Fast forward several centuries. America was rapidly expanding westward and had people to feed! Pioneers needed to grow crops and find ways of preserving food for the harsh winters. Thanks to the likes of Johnny (Appleseed) Chapman, Jerome Smucker (yes, that Smucker) and Dr. Thomas Branwell Welch (yep, that Welch’s) the bland pioneer diet was brightened by the addition of fruit! Precious jars of jelly and jam became a favorite treat in the pantries of the settlers.<br />
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Sherri has a remarkable work ethic and a streak of creative entrepreneurship a mile wide. In her first years of jelly making, her jellies were for her own family and gifts for friends. Once she began selling it at Farmer's Markets and craft shows, many folks commented her jellies were the best they had ever tasted and suggested she should sell them in stores, too. After lots of thought and research, her company, <b>Rafter 7S</b> was born.<br />
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<b>Rafter 7S</b> is located 30 miles north of <b>Paxton, Nebraska</b>, in the heart of the Nebraska Sandhills. It’s in cattle country on a real working ranch where the Seifers work with Sherri’s husband's parents. People often ask “Where does the name <b>Rafter 7S</b> come from?” The name "<b>Rafter 7S</b>" comes from the family’s cattle brand, first registered by husband Dean’s grandfather. You might say the company is closely held with just five on the team! Sherri, Dean and their children Kate, Mara, and Clay, have a true family-owned and operated <b>Nebraska Small Business</b>! It’s a heartwarming story!<br />
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Sherri’s specialty is pepper jelly, a relative newcomer in the jelly world. Have you ever tried pepper jelly? Let me tell you something. You need to! The most popular way to serve it is over cream cheese with crackers. But, Sherri also suggests it’s great mixed with sour cream and used as a dip, or as a relish with meats. Another way to add a pop of flavor is to stir some in any salad for a little extra zip. <br />
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Oh my gosh, are you ever going to love their website! Jump on over to <a href="http://www.rafter7s.com/">http://www.rafter7s.com/</a> and take a look at the recipe page! Your mouth will be watering, I guarantee it! You’ll see that Sherri does pepper jelly like a boss! There are<i><b> eight </b></i>varieties available and some are not found anywhere else. Check out her products page for the unusual varieties such as Strawberry Jalapeno and Holiday Habanero. The peppers used in Rafter 7S’s products are all grown locally and every single one is hand-picked!<br />
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Try her wild fruit jellies and syrups, too! Both are made with native Nebraska berries hand-picked at the peak of perfect ripeness for the best flavor. Many of Sherri’s customers say her wild plum and wild chokecherry jelly remind of the jellies that their grandma used to make for them. They now purchase it and give to their grandparents as gifts. <br />
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I wish you could be here in the GROW stores sometimes. It’s really fun to watch the smile spread over someone’s face at mention of wild plums or chokecherries. It always seems to bring back a happy childhood memory.<br />
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<b>Rafter 7S</b> jelly is made the old fashioned way, by Sherri and her kids, in small hand stirred batches. They contain no corn syrup or preservatives. Close your eyes as you bite into that piece of toast loaded with one of Sherri’s wonderful jellies. Savor the down-home flavor and remember the way grandma’s kitchen smelled when it was jelly making time. I think you’ll begin to imagine you are visiting her again at the ranch!<br />
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We’re so glad to have Sherri as a GROW member and we love her prominent display and how faithfully she keeps it brimming with those awesome blue jars and bottles! Rafter 7S is a proud member of GROW Nebraska. <br />
You can buy all Rafter 7S’s products in both GROW Nebraska stores: at the Hilltop Mall in Kearney and the Conestoga Mall in Grand Island. Don’t let those jars run out even if you can’t get into one of the stores! You can buy all Sherri’s wonderful products anytime, from anywhere at <a href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/rafter-7s">www.buynebraska.com</a>!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>About the Author: Betty Streff is the Coordinator of GROW Nebraska store in Kearney. You can read more about Betty <a href="http://www.grownebraska.org/index.php?cID=3635" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></span></span></div>
GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-80820471389777042392015-11-03T13:29:00.003-06:002023-03-31T16:04:38.836-05:00Member Spotlight: Bert Anderson Collection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span face=""arial unicode ms" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It has been said that every artist captures a
bit of themselves in their work. It certainly is true for Lincoln artist Bert Anderson.
Wait a minute you might think, everything Bert creates is er, ah, well, it’s small.
You may look at Bert and scratch your head because by any definition he is a
tall, solidly built man of stature. Let’s just say it, Bert is a big guy!
So where do we find that little bit of “Bert-ness” in each of his tiny
figures? Look closely at Bert’s kind face, the twinkle in his eyes, the
mouth that is perpetually turned up a bit at the corners, ready to explode into
a boyish grin and a booming laugh. See it now? Every one of Bert’s ornaments
and figures appears to be privy to some inside humor or a private joke,
creating an expression somewhere between impish grins and private Mona
Lisa-like smiles.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial unicode ms" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Since boyhood, Bert has been sculpting ideas
in clay. Anderson has tackled a broad range of subject matter; from Santas, to
gnomes to snowmen and cowboys. Those massive hands of his have tackled them
all. It is a real treat to watch Bert’s broad shoulders intently bent over a
small stand as his huge hands skillfully execute impossibly tiny details that
bring each creation to life. </span></div>
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<span face=""arial unicode ms" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Michelangelo chiseled away at marble until as
he described, the figure inside the stone was released and made free.
Bert works his magic in polymer clay. But, before there can be a figurine or
ornament, there must be an idea and he says he gets his ideas from “all over’”.
Memories from childhood or a face in the crowd can spark an inspiration. “I
never start with a finished image in mind,” he explains. “I like to let the
clay have a say in what the final piece will look like. Sometimes the best
ideas seem to jump out of the clay as I’m working. I’m always adding things and
taking them away, trying different looks until I’m satisfied with the results.
It’s my hope that this method of sculpting gives a feeling of spontaneity to
the piece.”<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial unicode ms" , "sans-serif"">Available at <a href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/bert-anderson-collection" target="_blank">BuyNebraska.com</a></span></td></tr>
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When one of Anderson’s new creations is finished and fired, skilled artisans
prepare a latex mold of the original that exacts every detail. Next, a special
resin is poured into the mold. After a curing for just the right amount of
time, the casting is removed from the mold. Finally, after all the seam lines
have been scrupulously cleaned, the piece is hand painted and antiqued. The
added touch of antiquing brings out all of the detail while giving each piece
an old-world look. Careful attention is paid during all phases of the
production process so that each and every one is true to the original. The
final result is an exact copy of Bert’s original work and ready for someone to
enjoy in their home.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial unicode ms" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">While each collection or subject matter has
its own unique look, one element always shines through and that is his
trademark humor. Look closely and you might catch one of Bert’s gags, puns or a
subtle little smirk that makes you smile – or laugh out loud. </span></div>
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<span face=""arial unicode ms" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Bert graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree, not really knowing what he wanted to do. All along, he had been
sculpting pieces time for family and friends but never considered that making
figurines was a viable option or a possible career move. Once he found a method
to reproduce his work, everything changed. He was able to produce a line of
items of exceptional quality that could be enjoyed by everyone.<br />
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Bert has endeared himself to a huge following of devotees who anxiously await
his latest creations. The variety of his artistic expression is almost
limitless. From alligators and armadillos to zebras, the animal collection
includes his whimsical renditions of fish, birds, turtles, bears, moose, lions
and tigers and bears, (oh my!). Another favorite theme among his fans is
his lineup of Husker characters like Little Red, Herbie Husker, Touchdown Santa
and more.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial unicode ms" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">According to Anderson, “There are two aspects
of this venture that make all the work worthwhile. First is the thrill of
seeing a personality emerge from a lump of clay. The second is that people
enjoy my work enough that they take one of my pieces into their homes and make
it a part of their lives. As an artist, that is the greatest compliment any
could give me.” </span></div>
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<span face=""arial unicode ms" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">You’ll find an extensive collection of Bert
Anderson’s work in both GROW Nebraska retail stores. In Kearney, the GROW
Nebraska store is located in the Hilltop Mall and in Grand Island, you’ll find
us at the Conestoga Mall. Or, shop 24/7/365 in your jammies at <a href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/bert-anderson-collection" target="_blank">BuyNebraska.com</a>. Bert would
like that too!</span><br />
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GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-48687148670620012312015-10-08T17:25:00.001-05:002023-03-31T16:03:16.790-05:00Hilger isn't your typical farmer<div id="stcpDiv" style="left: -1988px; position: absolute; text-align: justify; top: -1999px;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Dan Hilger, left, and his son Marc stand
in their sunflower patch. Hilger uses sunflowers and a mix of legumes,
mustard, barley and buckwheat as cover crops.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">- See more at: http://www.grownebraska.org/blog/2015/10/hilger-isnt-your-typical-farmer/#sthash.fiSPqWje.dpuf</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Dan Hilger, left, and his son Marc stand
in their sunflower patch. Hilger uses sunflowers and a mix of legumes,
mustard, barley and buckwheat as cover crops.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">- See more at: http://www.grownebraska.org/blog/2015/10/hilger-isnt-your-typical-farmer/#sthash.fiSPqWje.dpuf</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dan Hilger, left, and his son Marc
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">October 08, 2015 8:15 am • <a href="http://columbustelegram.com/search/?l=50&sd=desc&s=start_time&f=html&byline=By%20Christina%20Lieffring%20%2F%20clieffring%40columbustelegram.com"><span style="color: blue;">By Christina Lieffring / clieffring@columbustelegram.com</span></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">BELLWOOD — After driving past
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nestled under the yellow canopy, the
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is the first year he's grown
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cash crops. In fact, he’s managed to make a living doing things a little
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">More than two decades ago, he tried
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He decided to try popcorn since the
market was more stable and it could be easily stored. Hilger grew and bagged
his popcorn and started selling it at local grocery stores. Two decades later,
he still personally sells his popcorn to area stores but also has a distributor
for Lincoln and Omaha. Stores tell him he sells more than other brands, even
national brands like Orville Redenbacher's.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“A lot of people tell us we have the
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The popcorn seeds aren't genetically
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I was into all that healthy stuff
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He rotates popcorn with soybeans,
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">His sunflower, barley, mustard,
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sunflower houses at least a handful of ladybugs, and bees are so prevalent one
of Hilger’s beekeeping neighbors left a trailer of hives by the patch, hoping
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Diversity gets you all kinds of
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He may be able to sell the sunflower
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hilger’s goal with his cover crops
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“For many years, the big push has
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Dan Hilger, left, and his son Marc stand
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">- See more at: http://www.grownebraska.org/blog/2015/10/hilger-isnt-your-typical-farmer/#sthash.fiSPqWje.dpuf</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">- See more at: http://www.grownebraska.org/blog/2015/10/hilger-isnt-your-typical-farmer/#sthash.fiSPqWje.dpuf</span></span></div>
GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.comBellwood, NE 68624, USA41.3419146 -97.23953790000001641.3299931 -97.259707900000009 41.3538361 -97.219367900000023tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242778361841792308.post-67449006841969602912015-05-28T20:48:00.001-05:002023-03-31T16:02:18.024-05:00Grain Place Foods, Inc. participates in USDA Local Foods Grant<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S5Tn37Rtlag/VnIiX4u7VMI/AAAAAAAAAOg/pCUKgi3NEhw/s1600/grain_place.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S5Tn37Rtlag/VnIiX4u7VMI/AAAAAAAAAOg/pCUKgi3NEhw/s1600/grain_place.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>Increasing local food distribution options is one of the goals of the USDA grant awarded to GROW Nebraska. GROW Nebraska is working with ag-producers and ag-cooperatives throughout the state to brand their products, distribute to new regional markets and build wholesale business opportunities.<b></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">One local Nebraska business now has global customers thanks to GROW Nebraska and comments on the popular Dr. Oz show. Grain Place Foods, Inc. went from selling 10-20 two pound bags of hulled barley a week to receiving 600 orders in just three days after Dr. Oz touted hulled barley. Potential customers were easily able to find them on GROW Nebraska’s Amazon store. Christian Evans says this is a great example of how their partnership with GROW Nebraska has benefited their company. GROW also helps create awareness of the economic and cultural value of buying local to have transparency in food sources.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Grain Place Foods, Inc. provides high quality, organic grains and seeds. Their products include seeds, whole grains, old fashioned rolled grains, and stone ground flours and meals. The mission of Grain Place is to provide their customers grain products that are grown and produced in an ecologically sustainable and socially responsible manner - with the conviction that how your food is produced does matter!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">GROW Nebraska is a program of Central Plains Foundation, Inc. and helps maximize the state’s entrepreneurial spirit and build the global reputation of Nebraska businesses by providing sustainable business environments through business-building marketing and education. To learn more about GROW Nebraska or Nebraska entrepreneurs and businesses, visit <a href="http://www.grownebraska.org/">www.grownebraska.org</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">To purchase products from Grain Place Foods, Inc., click <a href="https://buynebraska.com/collections/grain-place-foods">here.</a> </span>GROW Nebraskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03317187615515043573noreply@blogger.com0