NEWS
4A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2005
Interested in Zen Buddhist Philosophy and Practice?
FOUNDATIONS OF ZEN
Tuesdays, September 6th and 13th 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the Kansas Zen Center 1423 New York St., Lawrence, KS
Foundations of Zen offers information for beginners in Zen Buddhist Philosophy and Practice. Members of the class are also encouraged to participate in a one day retreat on September 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Orientation for the retreat will begin at 8:15 a.m. The retreat will be led by Guiding Teacher Judy Roitman.
Cost: $30 - class only
STUDENTS: $15-class only
$25-class and retreat
For more information or to register for the class and/or retreat, call Kansas Zen Center at (785) 331-2274 or email info@kansaszencenter.org
Payment can be made at the first class. You may also register at the first class.
Visit our website at www.kansaszencenter.org
Locals Amanda Jay and husband Jeff MacFarland take a peek at a new Lawrence dining spot, Local Burger, near 7th and Vermont streets. The restaurant is scheduled to open Sept. 12 and will feature a mostly organic menu.
BUSINESS
All-natural burgers
Restaurant aims for organic menu
BY ALY BARLAND
abarland@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
University of Kansas students looking for an organic alternative for their hamburgers will soon have a place to dine.
Local Burger, 714 Vermont St., is scheduled to open Sept. 12 and will serve hamburgers and hot dogs made with meat supplied primarily by local farmers who raise animals without using antibiotics or hormones.
Hilary Brown, owner, said her goal was to provide real food that had respect for the whole system and that considered the health of the person eating it.
do to it are possibly making us sick." Brown said.
Brown is a KU graduate and Lawrence native. She worked as an occupational therapist but always catered for friends and family on the side. She has dreamt of opening her own restaurant for the past eight years, and, after attending Natural Gourmet Cookery School in New York City in 2003, she decided to go through with it.
"I really believe that what we eat affects our health. The way foods are raised and what we
Brown said she worked with local farms such as Sunset Ridge Bison, Rocky Hills Elk Ranch and Metsker farms that did not use unnatural additives. The only type of meat that she had not found a local source for yet is turkey, but she said she was still looking.
ting as much as possible. Local is the goal. Local and organic," Brown said.
"I'm going to shoot for get-
Brown said. Jordan Ryan, Olathe freshman, said she thought the restaurant would attract Lawrence residents who were concerned with the way animals are raised.
"Most people I know who don't eat meat is for reasons that pertain to the treatment. I would think that people who don't normally eat hamburgers would eat here," Ryan said.
Garen Stacey, Manhattan freshman, said he was not concerned with the treatment of meat as much as the price of the food.
"Can't beat the Wendy's 99 cents menu," Stacey said.
cents menu. Saucyyay.
Most of the hamburgers Local Burger will serve will cost about $5. The restaurant will also have hot dogs, salads, soups, smoothies and tofu. The tofu will come from Central Soy Foods in Lawrence. Brown said she was not a vegetarian herself, but she is picky about the meat that she does eat.
"I only eat meats that I think use humane and practical methods of raising them. I want that animal to have a good life," Brown said.
Scott Hartegan, general manager of Mass. Street Deli, 719 Massachusetts St., said that he did not foresee Local Burger's presence as a threat to business.
"I would say that it won't affect us terribly much because that's more of a health-food restaurant. I can see it affecting more of the health-friendly restaurants like Zen Zero," Hartegan said.
Edited by Erick R. Schmid*
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