Stomachs filled with local food, lungs filled with fresh country air, eyes filled with the peaks of the Mission Mountain Range; Participants in the 2023 Mission Mountain Pedal to Plate will get to experience all this and more – some of the best Montana has to offer....
A Full-Circle Dairy Erica Capp walks through a pasture at Lifeline Farm one September afternoon, talking in a low voice to her cows. She’s the head herdsman at Lifeline Farm, where she manages the farm’s operations. The animals are at ease in her presence. One even...
From grain to grist to bread Making bread is a careful, reverent undertaking at Grist Milling and Bakery. Bakers prioritize tradition, nutrition, and flavor. “Other than using electricity, we make bread the same way people did 2,000 years ago,” Dan says. “We’re...
A family business rooted in land stewardship Some days, Logan Mannix rides a motorbike through his family’s land in the pristine Blackfoot Valley, moving cows from pasture to pasture or setting up irrigation. Other days he’s working with a big crew of family and ranch...
Creating a network of hyper-local food access sites Imagine a city where every person who experiences food insecurity is within walking distance of a site stocked with prepared meals and food ingredients. That’s Missoula Community Free Fridge’s vision. “There’s...
