Category Archives: Healthy Eating
Eating healthy can help reduce people’s risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoporosis, and several types of cancer, as well as help them maintain a healthy body weight.
River City Harvest
Posted on August 14, 2017 In 2008, Deb Oleynik and Amy Grisak, a freelance writer on gardening subjects, approached Cascade county Extension Service agent Wes […]
Continue readingThe KidsPack Program
HRDC believes nobody should go to bed hungry. The Healthy KidsPack Program strives to alleviate childhood hunger by providing nutritionally balanced, kid-friendly foods to area […]
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The Community Cafe believes summer should be a stress-free time for parents and kids and want their Summer Meal Program to help. The Summer Meals […]
Continue readingLivingston Community Garden
The Livingston Food Resource Center (LFRC) started the Community Garden in the summer of 2010 to provide a gathering place where local people can grow […]
Continue readingRiver Valley Farmer’s Market
The River Valley Farmer’s Market has brought locally grown fruits and vegetables to downtown Hardin for the past two summers. The weekly evening Market also […]
Continue readingRoundup Backpack Program
Because one in five Montana children are food insecure, Roundup Backpack Program was started in 2013 to provide food during the weekends for children in need. […]
Continue readingHelena Community Gardens
Mission: Helena Community Gardens builds gardens, provides the tools and knowledge to grow food, and increases access to healthy and affordable food. About Helena Community […]
Continue readingBoys & Girls Club of Richland County Backpack Program
The Boys & Girls Club of Richland County Backpack Program supplies up to 75 backpacks filled with kid friendly, healthy meals and snacks for kids in […]
Continue readingHealth Promotion/Disease Prevention Wellness Program
The Fort Peck Tribes have taken the lead to promote the health of their people. In 2003, they created the Health Promotion/Disease Prevention (HP/DP) Wellness Program, […]
Continue readingThe Healthy Teton County Coalition
The Healthy Teton County Coalition began in October 2013, when several concerned community members got together and brainstormed how business, organizations, and individuals living […]
Continue readingEdible Schoolyard Project Boulder, MT
Boulder Elementary School October is farm to school month which recognizes the importance of having fresh fruits and vegetables and, in turn, supporting local farms. The aim of The Edible Schoolyard […]
Continue readingDiabetes Prevention Program Big Timber, MT
Big Timber Diabetes Prevention Program(DPP) The Diabetes Prevention Program(DPP) is a lifestyle intervention program that helps participants become more active, eat healthier, and make […]
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