Richard Gwin

Richard Gwin has been a photographer with the Lawrence Journal-World for more than 20 years. He lives in rural Leavenworth County.

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Michael Beard, executive chef at 715 restaurant, 715 Mass. in Lawrence, prepares an appetizer of fegalo, an Italian-style liver sausage wrapped in caul fat.

The fegalo appetizer is an occasional special at 715, 715 Mass. The dish, served atop caramelized onions, features Italian-style pork liver sausage wrapped in caul fat and garnished with a laurel leaf. Chef Michael Beard suggests pairing the strong-flavored meat with with Sangiovese or Chianti.

Michael Beard, executive chef at 715 restaurant, 715 Mass. in Lawrence, prepares his fegalo appetizer. The dish, an occasional special at 715, features Italian-style pork liver sausage wrapped in caul fat — the fat that encases the pig's vital organs such as the heart and liver — and garnished with a laurel leaf.

Richard Bean's Blossom Trail Bee Ranch, near Baldwin City, produces and sells honey, honeycomb and bee pollen.

Richard Bean points out a queen bee, which can lay up to 2,000 eggs a day, surrounded by hundreds of worker bees. Bean's Blossom Trail Bee Ranch near Baldwin City is one of 22 farms on the 2012 Kaw Valley Farm Tour.

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