Gwyn grew up in Emporia and Salina. She graduated from Mills College, in Oakland, Calif., and has master's degrees from Emporia State and Kansas University. She lives with her husband Mike, stepson Cassady and four dogs in rural Douglas County, where she gardens. When she's not writing about foods and gardening, Gwyn Mellinger is teaching journalism at Baker University.
Repairs send household into pioneer era
Asparagus shunned by skeptics
Boomer-friendly garden gadgets popular
Tillers’ effectiveness, cost vary
Carrots a challenge, but can be grown
Different techniques head off nature’s interlopers in the garden
Difficulties increase in finding nutritious, affordable food
White chocolate makes cookie guilty pleasure
Too-far-gone fruit isn’t necessarily a bad thing
Root vegetables add heft to hearty soup
