Food banks and pantries across Montana are employing a surprising strategy to combat food insecurity in their communities–local food. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many food pantries relied on local producers to help fill the voids on their shelves, consequently...
Many Montanans have experienced standing in a wheatfield, running their hands over the tops of the golden stalks, and letting the spiky, hair-like awns tickle their palms. But imagine, as you look up and let your eye follow the wind rippling across the grain towards...
Designing a Path for the Well-being of Montana’s Future Generations In 2024, Alternative Energy Resources Organization (AERO), the parent nonprofit to Abundant Montana, celebrates its 50th year! For half a century, its members–farmers, ranchers, and community...
The Alliance to Get 33% Montana-Grown Food on All Montana Plates by 2033 This is the guiding question for a collection of food system stakeholders in Montana who are motivated to increase the state’s food system’s resilience and self-reliance. On a windy day in...
Cultural Regeneration Efforts with FAST Blackfeet In Browning, MT, FAST Blackfeet is using soil, soup, and stories to reconnect with healthy and traditional foods and bring generations together toward a better future. For the Blackfeet Nation and other indigenous...
Montana’s Producers are Leaders in Water Conservation Innovation “We farm in a place that’s too dry for cows,” laughed Anna Jones-Crabtree, with a wry smile. Anna and her husband, Doug Crabtree, own Vilicus Farms, a large-scale, dryland, organic farming...
