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Gardening is a Subversive Act! Plus You Get Tomatoes…
Have you noticed lately that all that beautiful produce on the grocery shelves seems to spoil and go bad the day after you get it home? Didn’t it used to last at least a few days longer? What to do?...
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Double X Bar Ranch – Stewards of the Land
A descendant of generations of Montana ranchers and farmers, Tim Dusenberry, owner and operator of Double X Bar Ranch, is the steward of nearly 600 acres of farmland where he raises 135 head of beef...
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Covid-19 and Our Food System
Self-quarantine and “Stay-at-Home” orders are stressing supply chains to breaking and it’s getting hard to even find staples like flour and sugar. Montana grains, meats, and cheeses are now available...
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Eating History: Lentils, Dry Peas, Beans, Chickpeas
Lentils (those tiny little legumes often displayed in the “healthy grains” section of the supermarket) are not commonly on the dinner plate in most American households, even though they are a key...
View ArticleEggs, Eggs, Eggs! Beautiful Eggs!
During the height of the Pandemic, we were able to get these gorgeous eggs from Oddfellow Inn and Farm - delivered!! It was such fun to scoop the carton from front porch, open it with great...
View ArticleBack to the Future: Spelt in its Place
What do farmers in Montana’s Golden Triangle today and those living in the Fertile Crescent nearly 3000 years ago have in common? Dry climate, grasslands, livestock, and grain and pulses… The tilling,...
View ArticleA Lesson in Diversity – The Potato
Around 100 years ago there were hundreds of varieties of vegetable and fruit seed available to the farmer and home gardener. By 1983 those varieties had been reduced by more than a factor of 10. Or in...
View ArticleGive Us This Day Our Daily Bread…
Bread was truly the “staff of life” for both the peasant and the nobleman for centuries. In the Middle Ages, for example, a majority of the population – mostly peasants – ate 2 to 3 pounds of bread a...
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