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The Benefits of Community Supported Agriculture 20 Aug 2013 | 02:02 am
"When we talk about a strong local food system as beneficial, what do we mean? Economically, the direct link from grower to consumer allows our grocery dollars to remain local. Considering the high pe...
Farm to Cafeteria Manual for Montana Now Available 13 Aug 2013 | 09:50 pm
AERO and NCAT have collaborated on a how-to guide for producers, foodservice, professionals, and local leaders interested in getting more fresh, local food into schools and other institutions. Downloa...
Montana Shares Raffle – Tickets Due by September 7th! 7 Aug 2013 | 08:58 pm
“25 years ago, some farsighted people from 11 non-profits got together and decided to create Montana Community Shares. That first year they raised $9,000. Through hard work and continued optimism, cam...
A New Model for Clean Energy 22 Jul 2013 | 08:00 pm
Utilities are regulated monopolies, with a business model dictated by law. That model has been essentially unchanged for more than 100 years; but the world is changing around it. We need a fundamental...
Millennials Making Change 21 Jun 2013 | 08:00 pm
Farm to Cafeteria Network, a program of the National Center for Appropriate Technology, or NCAT, has recently begun a Growing Leaders program— a network of Montana high school students who are concern...
Seed Saving Primer 19 Jun 2013 | 10:00 pm
If any of you fine folks are interested in learning more about seed saving it is important to be aware of a few things, including pollination style, plant families and plant evaluation. It would be gr...
The Great Produce Rescue of 2012 24 May 2013 | 11:01 pm
It was like triage those first couple of weeks. We hardly knew where to begin. We started irrigation and then harvested a mountain of lettuces. After that, we started the overwhelming task of weeding....
Failing Our Children 26 Apr 2013 | 01:21 am
Many schools across Montana are purchasing healthy local food from area farmers through Farm to School programs. Earlier this Legislative Session, the statewide food policy coalition Grow Montana deve...
Unleash Renewable Energy in Montana 29 Mar 2013 | 06:00 pm
I am not an energy expert. However, as a Montanan, I care about energy independence. A couple years ago while I was living in Dillon, Montana, news came down of a plan for a major transmission line ...
Small Wind Installer Training, March 19-21 15 Mar 2013 | 06:00 pm
Nationally recognized renewable energy trainer, Roy Butler, will conduct a 24-hour small wind turbine (less than 100 kW) installer training in Great Falls on March 19-21, 2013. This course is designed...
