Buying local filets gives Flathead Lake’s native fish a fighting chance. Salish Kootenai tribal members netting non-native Lake Trout & processing them. | Lynn Donaldson | Native Fish Keepers | Polson, MT Cold water dripped back into Montana’s largest natural lake...
During one of the hottest weeks of summer, we visited Katie and Larry Nesky of Awesome Herbs at their home in the Flathead Valley. On a bountiful spread of sloping pasture and lush gardens in St. Ignatius, their farm produces herbal teas and culinary herbs. They...
A Full-Circle Dairy Erica Capp walks through a pasture at Lifeline Farm one September afternoon, talking in a low voice to her cows. She’s the head herdsman at Lifeline Farm, where she manages the farm’s operations. The animals are at ease in her presence. One even...
Here in Montana we are moving toward winter, a time of cold and darkness when fewer locally grown foods are available. Montana-grown honey is a great product to enjoy after the abundant summer months are over. And while the sweet sunshine and flowers we usually...
From grain to grist to bread Making bread is a careful, reverent undertaking at Grist Milling and Bakery. Bakers prioritize tradition, nutrition, and flavor. “Other than using electricity, we make bread the same way people did 2,000 years ago,” Dan says. “We’re...