Those who farm in northeastern Montana – the northern Great Plains – face very cold winters, very hot summers, and very little rain (11-14 inches annually). Much of eastern Montana is given to large tracts of conventional grain farming.
Some farmers are finding that organic growing methods are providing a better market, reasonable prices, and more net profit than conventional methods. Meet three farmers who are growing wheat for Annie’s Homegrown, a food production company focused entirely on organic products.
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Book of the Month
Food From the Radical Center: Healing Our Land and Communities
By Gary Paul Nabhan
America has never felt more divided. But in the midst of all the acrimony comes one of the most promising movements in our country’s history. People of all races, faiths, and political persuasions are coming together to restore America’s natural wealth: its ability to produce healthy foods.
In Food from the Radical Center, Gary Nabhan tells the stories of diverse communities who are getting their hands dirty and bringing back North America’s unique fare. Read on...
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A Video You Don't Want to Miss!
Clara Coleman, daughter of renowned farming pioneer Eliot Coleman, has a clear plan for a new collaborative farming model called the ARC Farming Project—Agrarian Resource Collaborative Farming.
It is in response to today's particular agricultural challenges and embraces farmer entrepreneurial diversification. Watch the video here.
