Lentils - An everyday food

Growing up on the northern coast of Colombia, South America, Claudia Krevat ate lentils, a lot of lentils, because the small bean is a food staple across the country. Now, after 30 years of cooking and catering - 18 of those years in Bozeman - Krevat is going on the road to promote the qualities of the little legume to people across Montana, the number one lentil-producing state in the U.S.

Using a $1,000 grant from the Red Ants Pants Foundation to partially fund her Lentil Caravan tour, Krevat is speaking and educating about and handing out samples of lentils this year.

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