Back in July, we visited Justin and Kavita Bay, of Rivulet Apiaries & Hindu Hillbilly Farms, at their home along the Clark Fork River. On a rare bit of flat ground between the forested hills, west of Missoula, and the Alberton Gorge, their apiary produces pure,...
Policy is the backbone of our entire food system. From soil health and sustainable farming practices to nutrition and food security, food and agricultural policy significantly impacts what ends up on our plates. While the Farm Bill governs an array of federal programs...
Grow Montana Works to Improve Our Citizens’ Access to Healthy Montana Foods In 1950, 70% of the food Montanans ate was grown in Montana. Today the percentage of local food that Montanans consume is just a fraction of what it once was (3%). With shifts to large scale...
Helping Make Your Food Business’s Dreams Come True The journey our food takes, from a tiny seed to the hearty meal on the tines of your fork, is no easy task. Every stop on the road to food business success is wrought with challenges. There are many that don’t...
RegenMarket is a membership-based local food retailer founded by two families grounded in their community in Big Sky, Montana. Their slogan is “The Best Food on Earth!” How can they make such a bold statement? Because they only sell food grown by Montana farmers and...
When visiting Amaltheia Organic Dairy on a sunny September day, the efficient energy of the farm is palpable– two employees bustle away at the onion processing machine in a greenhouse, while goats bleat before their evening milking. Meanwhile, a hundred feet away, a...
