Resources · Consumers
For consumers.
A resilient food system is built by the people who eat from it. This is where we'll gather the resources that connect eaters to where their food really comes from — and why it matters.
You don't have to be in agriculture to be part of the food system. Knowing where good food comes from, and choosing it, is how flow starts at the plate end of the chain.
The library
On the shelf for eaters.
Where to find Montana-grown food, and how to read the system behind it. What's here is real and useful today — and I add to it as the work surfaces more.
Find Montana food
Farms, ranches, markets, groceries, and restaurants putting Montana food on the table near you.
- Tool JustPickedWeekly meal plans built from what's in season near you — recipes and ready-to-go shopping lists for the farmers market or farm stand. From a company I founded. justpickedmeals.com ↗
- Directory Abundant MontanaThe state's largest local-food map: 1,000+ farms, farmers markets, groceries, and restaurants serving Montana-grown food. abundantmontana.com ↗
- Directory Grown in MontanaThe state's own directories of Montana-grown product and farmers markets — find a market near you. agr.mt.gov ↗
- Directory Buy Local Food MontanaA directory for finding and buying Montana-grown and Montana-made food close to home. buylocalfoodmt.com ↗
- Tool LocalizeDiscover local and regional food where you shop — connecting eaters to the nearby producers behind the products. localizefood.com ↗
Understand the system
Plain-language reads on where your food really comes from — and why it looks the way it does.
- Newsletter The Supply ShiftMy field notes from the corners of the food system — what's stuck, what's moving, and the people clearing the way. substack.com ↗
- Partner PROOFLabels make promises; PROOF measures reality. Tools to verify the quality of your groceries — from a company I co-founded. proofnetwork.life ↗
Get involved
A resilient food system is built by the people who eat from it. Here's where to add your voice.
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Being stocked Ways to actFrom where you shop to the conversations worth joining — practical ways to put your weight behind better food.
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Join the dialogue
Care about where your food comes from?
The dialogue about Montana's food future should include the people who eat from it. Come be part of it.
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