It is high time we confess: we eat meat. The message we are trying to convey with this particular good food photo (a vegetarian meal prepared for guests years ago) is that there is wonderful good taste and variety available in natural whole food for people who want to be healthy.
“Bad” food leads to bad health, no question. What is more, for people who choose to stop eating unhealthful processed food full of salt, sugar, fat, and chemicals that enhance taste and extend shelf life, good nutritious food is available and affordable.
Without arguing for plants or animals, or both, all-natural food is better than hyper-processed factory food. It’s all in the earth-culture of food intrinsic to landscapes shaped by millions of years of evolution of plants, plant communities, plant and animal communities, and plant, animal, and human communities.
Our comfort is knowing farmers and ranchers here in Montana that are conscientious food people who can set their own ethical course, not only to provide an educated public good food but to steward the land in the process by managing natural landscapes as native plants and animals in restored ecosystems.
Whether you are vegan, vegetarian, pescitarian, flexitarian, omnivores, or any other combination, it is important to know where you can find carefully selected, high quality products in Montana.
Here are places where you can find a great selection of fresh produce and plant-based options.