Growth Through Agriculture Grant Training
2025-10-22 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver) | Virtual
The Growth Through Agriculture grant and loan program’s goal is to strengthen and diversify Montana’s agricultural industry through loans and grants to assist the development of innovative agricultural business organizational improvements and the commercialization and marketing of new agricultural products. Prospera will be offering training sessions to answer questions and offer guidance to applicants.

Your Resilience Roadmap: Creating a Thriving and Efficient Homestead with Broken Ground Permaculture
2025-10-22 18:00 - 19:30
Kareen Erbe of Broken Ground is offering a FREE online class on creating a thriving and efficient homestead. During the class, Kareen will take you through her Resilience Roadmap, a four-part framework for designing an efficient and integrated homestead that saves you TIME, ENERGY and MONEY. Not only that, but she’ll share some valuable tips on how to cultivate a mindset and approach to the work that will allow you, your land, and your community to THRIVE.
You’ll walk away from this class with a clear understanding of the next steps that you need to take to translate your vision into action.
Whether you have a small lot or a larger plot of land, this class will jumpstart your planning process and set you on course to bring your dream homestead to life.

Eating Smart Being Active
2025-10-23 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-10-30 10:00 - 11:00
Join SNAP-Ed Instructor, Chloé Lundquist, in an online 9-lesson series, Eating Smart Being Active, that covers meal planning and simple ways to stretch food budgets. Lesson topics also include an overview of healthy meal and snack ideas within each food group. Each class includes discussion, cooking, a physical activity break suited for any activity level, and a ‘thank you’ item for attending. Items include recipes, cooking tools, and physical activity resources. If you attend at least 6 out of the 9 lessons, you also receive a free pressure cooker!
Date(s): Weekly on Thursdays, September 18th-November 13th
Time: 10:00-11:00 am
Location: Online
Contact: 406-447-8456, chloe.lundquist@gmail.com
Check out our website: buyeatlivebetter.org for easy recipes and resources.

Getting your Farm Funded: Understanding FACT’s Fund-a-Farmer Grants in 2025
2025-10-28 11:00
Join FACT (Food Animal Concerns Trust)
Looking for funding that can help take your farm to the next humane farming level? One that’s easy to apply for and report on? Look no further, FACT’s Fund-a-Farmer grant program is the perfect way to improve the lives of the livestock on your farm. In this session FACT’s Humane Farming Director, Samantha Gasson, will discuss the Fund-a-Farmer grant process, application tidbits and application “no-no’s.” If you’re planning on applying this year you won’t want to miss this informative session.
Photo credit: Waddle Om Farm
Presenter: FACT staff

WIR | Fall Virtual Ranch Management with Caroline Wild of Wild Ranch Solutions (Part 4)
2025-10-28 12:00
Join Women In Ranching for a virtual financial series designed by Caroline Wild in collaboration with Wild Ranch Solutions. This four-part series covers ranch business finance essentials from balance sheets and budgeting to enterprise and analysis and understanding what your numbers mean. Whether you’re organizing your books or refining profitability, this series build confidence and clarity to work smarter with your numbers and land.
Best suited for active ranchers and land stewards familiar with financial statements and basic financial software.
Can’t make every session? No problem, jump in where you can.

Does Your Land Need a Brand?
2025-11-05 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted by: Alexandra Hammond and Creative Studio

In this Workshop you will:

Clarify your vision to immediately connect with ideal funders and collaborators
Express the unique value of your place or project
Identify your next steps to getting funders and collaborators to take action

Eating Smart Being Active
2025-11-06 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-13 10:00 - 11:00
Join SNAP-Ed Instructor, Chloé Lundquist, in an online 9-lesson series, Eating Smart Being Active, that covers meal planning and simple ways to stretch food budgets. Lesson topics also include an overview of healthy meal and snack ideas within each food group. Each class includes discussion, cooking, a physical activity break suited for any activity level, and a ‘thank you’ item for attending. Items include recipes, cooking tools, and physical activity resources. If you attend at least 6 out of the 9 lessons, you also receive a free pressure cooker!
Date(s): Weekly on Thursdays, September 18th-November 13th
Time: 10:00-11:00 am
Location: Online
Contact: 406-447-8456, chloe.lundquist@gmail.com
Check out the website: buyeatlivebetter.org for easy recipes and resources.

Farm Store Accelerator
2026-01-07
Finally launch your profitable farm store in 2026 – Even if you’re still figuring out permits, have zero marketing experience, and only $0–$15k in sales right now

Join Growing Farmers and Michael Kilpatrick for four weeks this January to go from overwhelmed & stuck to confident, consistent on-farm sales without guessing about zoning, POS, or how to get customers to actually show up.
