Prairie Fare: Are you meeting your needs for Vitamin D?

I had the opportunity to go to a warmer state south of us, not Florida- or Arizona-warm but warmer than North Dakota.

I really didn’t know what to pack. I have three levels of coats for winter and three for fall/spring. I brought my Level 1 winter coat.

For all of January, I have been wearing my Level 3 “we’re in the middle of a blizzard” full-length coat with a hood. I look like a brown bear in i...