The Farm to Cafeteria Network, a project of NCAT, recently completed a survey of 35 institutions in Montana including healthcare facilities, correctional facilities, K-12 schools, and colleges. Check out the great map for information on where and how the institutions are utilizing local food systems. http://farmtocafeteria.ncat.org/?page_id=963
Dawson County Farm-To-Table
Farm-to-Table is a project of Community Giving Assistance Towards Employment (GATE), a 501(c)3 non-profit based in Glendive, MT. The mission of the project is to develop a sustainable local food system in Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota and therefore increase the vitality of our rural communities. All areas of the local food economy such [...]
Bike Walk Montana
Montana’s Voice for Bicyclists and Pedestrians Bike Walk Montana is a membership non-profit organization. We strive to make biking and walking safe and accessible for everyone. This is accomplished through building a strong coalition all across Montana, providing educational programs, and advocating for increased funding and better legislation. We provide resources to communities and local [...]
Bigfork/Ferndale Community Square Foot Garden
Come Grow With Us The St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Ferndale started a Square Foot Gardening system to provide members of the Bigfork and Ferndale communities along with the surrounding areas with a place to garden. The ground was made available by the St. Patrick’s Church. There are currently 72 plots and 62 of them were planted this [...]
Sanders County BackPack Program
Providing child-friendly, nutritious food during the weekends and holiday breaks for children battling chronic hunger In February 2010 Thompson Falls Elementary in conjunction with the Sanders County Health Department, Montana Food Bank Network, and the Rural Health Initiative Incubator Program launched the Backpack Program for their students. The premise of this program is to provide [...]
Stillwater Gets Fit
Stillwater County Public Health Department launched Stillwater Gets Fit in February 2010 to mirror the activities of the statewide Shape up Montana program. However, Stillwater Gets Fit brings a local flair to the competition, adding custom nutrition and physical activity ideas to specifically cater to the population of Stillwater. Participants in Stillwater Gets Fit pay [...]
Gallatin Valley Farm to School
Gallatin Valley Farm to School (GVF2S) was started in February 2007 by a Steering Committee of committed and concerned parents and community members. Today GVF2S is a collaboration between many diverse organizations, such as parent councils of various schools in the area, Bozeman School District Food Service, Montana Outdoor Science School, The Community Food Co-op, , [...]
Fairfield Community Flu/Health Clinic
Fairfield Public Schools hosted a health clinic providing flu vaccines, pneumonia shots, and blood draws. To kickoff National Diabetes Awareness Month in November, Fairfield Public Schools hosted a health clinic on Wednesday, October 27, 2011 in the high school multipurpose room. The Teton County Health Department administered flu shots, flu mists, and pneumonia shots throughout [...]
Big Sky Fit Kids
Big Sky Fit Kids (BSFK) is the youth component of Shape Up Montana. BSFK is a free activity and nutrition program that teaches the importance of being physically active and that fitness is fun! It encourages youth teams to increase their individual physical activity levels and fruit and vegetable consumption through recording. This 3-month program for [...]
Big Horn County’s “Fitness for Life”
Big Horn County’s “Fitness for Life” received RHI Incubator funding in the Fall of 2009. From this funding the program has gone on to reach great success, and will continue on into the summer. The intended program, to conduct an educational/screening program along with a 6-week fitness program, received double the expected amount of participants; [...]
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