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News Stories
2010
- Senate bill threatens local, safe food farms, 8/23/10, Missoulian
- In the weeds: Developers make legal case against ag land preservation, 7/29/10, Missoula Independent
- Ag land exists for vegetable crops, 7/24/10, Missoulian
- Congress: Bill is wrong fix to keep food safe, 6/14/10, Missoulian
- Losing Ground Commentary, 4/29/10, KUFM Montana Evening Edition
- Developers and Farmland Advocates Seek Common Ground, 4/7/10, Missoula Independent
- Save Missoula County's Agricultural Land, 4/7/10, Missoulian
2009
- Protecting soil and a way of life, 11/15/2009, Missoulian
- Eat-in to support healthy food for children, 9/6/2009, Missoulian
- Growing Pains, City still struggling with how to save prime soil, 8/13/09, Missoula Independent
- Steward Extraordinaire: Jim Cusker's Long Commitment to Missoula Farmland, 8/13/09, New West
- Land Link Commentary, 5/29/09, AERO Commentary on KUFM Montana Evening Edition
- The 'Process' of rebuilding a local food economy, 5/12/09, New West
- Agriculture in Plan for Subdivision, 2/18/09, Missoulian
- Program Helps Future Farmers Find Land, 2/4/09, Missoulian
- Group aims to foster new crop of farmers, 2/3/09, Ravalli Republic
- Land Link Launches, 2/3/09, New West
- Land Program Helping Western MT Farmers, 2/2/09 video, KPAX TV
2008
- Local solutions to hunger, 12/11/08, Guest Column, Missoulian
- Not so Old MacDonald, 11/30/08, Sunday Missoulian Front Page
- Preserving Western Agriculture and Open Space at New West Conference, 10/25/08, New West
- Montana Food Efforts a Great Model for Hard Times, 9/22/08 blog
- Soup to Nuts: exploring Missoula's local food network, 8/28/08, Missoula Independent
- Fending for Farmland, 8/08, Missoula Community Co-Op Newsletter
- Tour examines future of farming in Missoula County, 7/30/08, Missoulian Front Page
- Savory Impulses, 3/5/08, Missoulian Food Section
- Flash in the Pan - A farmer's film, 2/21/08, Missoula Independent
- Reel to Real: A Food Film Festival comes to Missoula, 2/22/08, New West
2007
- Council OKs urban chicken ordinance, 12/18/2007, New West
- City okays chickens in city limits, 12/18/2007, Missoulian
- Urban fowl will help Missoula live up to title of "Garden City", 12/17/2007, Missoulian
- Food Bank links local hunger to national policy, 9/25/2007, New West
- Food Bank seeks change to the Farm Bill, 9/22/2007, The Missoulian (includes audio from City Club presentation)
- Land Link Programs connect elder farmers with young ones, 9/18/2007, New West
- Spade and Spoon - Lunch becomes a delicious lesson, 9/11/2007, New West
- Local food program at risk in Farm Bill, 09/9/2007, Guest Column in The Missoulian
- Local food coalition celebrates second anniversary, 8/01/07, The Missoulian
- New farm bill can reshape the way we eat, 7/11/07, The Missoulian, Guest Column
- Missoula Eats: Buy Fresh Buy Local menus, 7/12/07, The Missoulian Entertainer
- Spade and Spoon - Increasing Montana institutions' local purchasing power, 5/22/07, New West
- Spade and Spoon - Urban Chick: Chickens in the city, 5/1/07, New West
- Spade and Spoon - Food and Ag Summit: Solutions to healing an ailing food system, 4/3/07, New West
- Flash in the Pan - View from the other side, 05/17/07, Missoula Independent
- Farm Bill helps fund U.S. food production, 04/20/2007, UM Kaimin
2006 and earlier
- Former 'celebrity chef' researches kids before reinventing school meals 11/11/06, The Missoulian
- Author offers recipes that are kid friendly and healthy 11/8/06, The Missoulian
- Rethinking the way we feed our kids 11/8/06, The Missoulian
- Local food, locally eaten 09/22/06, The Missoulian
- Food stamp swipes come to Clark Fork Market 09/22/06, The Missoulian
- Public speaks on revised subdivision regulations 09/21/06, The Missoulian
- Flash in the Pan - Getting your grub on 09/21/06, Missoula Independent
- MCPS has chance to enhance health of students, local farms 4/09/2006, The Missoulian, Guest column
- As growth and environmental pressure change the landscape, people are joining in an effort to preserve what open space remains 01/01/06 The Missoulian
- Producers, groups that feed hungry, should work together 03/23/06,, The Missoulian
- Food Bank receives USDA grant 11/07/05, The Missoulian -See Press Release below.
- City, county vote to support local agriculture efforts 03/10/05, The Missoulian
- Our foodshed, ourselves 6/3/04 Missoula Independent
- Local farms, food sources diminishing, report shows 5/27/04 The Missoulian
- Fishing Montana's Foodshed 11/13/03 Missoula Independent
- Study seeks clearer view of Missoula's food sources 11/8/03 The Missoulian
Press Releases (PSA)
- Missoula County is Losing Fertile Ground 4/7/10
- Local food, farms, and photographers featured during First Friday gallery walk, 9/23/09
- EBT comes to both Missoula Farmer's Markets 7/12/07
- CFAC and collaborative partners receive $200,000 grant from USDA 11/07/05
- University-Community Alliance calls on local government to put food and farming on its agenda (Word File) 11/8/04
- Study tracks changes in food and ag in Missoula County (Word File) 5/26/04
Reports and Studies
- Tracing the Chain: An In-Depth Look at UM's Farm to Cafeteria Program
- Food Insecurity in Missoula County: Barriers, Opportunities & Solutions
- A Land Link for Western Montana: Keeping Agriculture in Western MT from One Generation to the Next
- Preserving Farm and Ranchland in Western Montana Via Economic Development Strategies
- For more regional studies, see GROW-MT's web-site
