Healing can be found in unexpected places. Hidden between the pages of a book. Buried under layers of life-giving soil. Even at the bottom of a dish, after the last bite of a nourishing meal has been cleaned away. For Alexis Campestre, it was all three. In 2018,...
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...
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...
