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.
University 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 College (FTC) Program brings fresh, locally grown and processed food to campus through direct relationships with local farmers, ranchers, and businesses. University Dining Services initiated the FTC Program in the […]
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. The Longfellow Farm to School Committee received a grant from the Community Food Co-op and was able to partner up with a local company to make six movable garden boxes […]
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, and conduct hands-on nutrition education. The 2011-2012 team is focused on Montana’s rural communities, especially those with high levels of poverty or food insecurity. In the summer of 2006, […]
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