Montana’s Cut Flower Farmers Cultivate Beauty, Community, and Connection “Extremely challenging, and extremely rewarding” is how Andi Thatcher describes flower farming in Montana. As the owner of Rimrock Flower Farm, located in Roundup, MT, she is one of dozens of...
A local food adventure through the Missoula, Bitterroot, Flathead, and Mission Valleys Farm Connect Montana is happy to announce the launch of the Western Montana Food & Farm Trail! Created in partnership with Abundant Montana, Land to Hand Montana, and the...
One of the top-cited concerns surrounding organic certification is that it reduces the methods available to farmers to combat weeds, pests, or nutrient deficiencies. But this reputation washes away pretty quickly when you examine what organic farmers and...
It’s hard to imagine a less appealing way to end a long day in the field than sitting down at the kitchen table to sort through a stack of technically worded paperwork. After hours of physical labor, deciphering forms and regulations rarely sounds like a relaxing...
For many farms and ranches, money doesn’t grow on trees (or in their fields). So the idea of forking out a lump sum annually towards organic certification simply doesn’t add up. The concern that going organic will break the bank is valid. But how expensive...
