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.
Rural Health Success Story Contest 2012 Runner-up: Stillwater County 4-H Exchange
According to the Montana Department of Human Services, the number one cause of death in Stillwater County is heart disease. There is also an increase […]
Continue reading“Food Day” Celebration – October 24, 2013
Food Day is the nationwide celebration and movement for healthful, affordable, and sustainable food and is coming up on October 24th! In 2011, the first […]
Continue readingKalispell Community Garden
The Kalispell Community Garden (KCG) allows locals, who don’t otherwise have the means, a location to grow their own vegetables to provide nutritious foods for […]
Continue readingScobey Community Garden Enhancement Project
Scobey, Montana has implemented a community garden located on Main Street. The garden is developed and managed by individuals in Scobey who want fresh […]
Continue readingPea Pods Neighborhood Garden
Pea Pods was born from an empty parking lot and diversified neighborhood that wanted to connect neighbors, build assets for the community, and provide […]
Continue readingKalispell City Parks & Recreation — Gardening with Kids
Kalispell City Parks & Recreation “Gardening with Kids” Kalispell’s “Gardening with Kids” program received funding from the Montana Rural Health Initiative Incubator Mini-Grant in 2011. The […]
Continue readingSanders County Backpack Program
The Sanders County Backpack Program was designed to help improve the health & welfare of the county’s children. Sanders County is 2,790 square miles […]
Continue readingGarden City Harvest
Garden City Harvest’s Garden of Eaton Garden City Harvest believes that everyone deserves a place to dig in and grow. Each of their community […]
Continue readingUniversity of Montana Farm to College
UM Farm to College supports agriculture and economic development statewide by purchasing Montana food products to serve in our dining venues. The UM Farm to […]
Continue readingLongfellow Farm to School (F2S) Committee
Longfellow Farm to School (F2S) Committee is a Bozeman, Montana parent based group that educates school children about local foods, nutrition and healthy habits. […]
Continue readingMontana FoodCorps & Grow Montana
Montana’s FoodCorps is a team of young leaders fighting the childhood obesity epidemic by helping K-12 schools serve more locally grown food, grow school gardens, […]
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