News Stories

2011

• Digging in - County seeks ways to save farmland, 12/15/11, Missoula Independent
• Growth policy can be changed, 12/14/11, Missoulian, Op-Ed from County Commissioners
• Beets or 'burbs? Alexandra Estates revives farmland debate, 12/1/11, Missoula Independent
• Missoula County officials seek to balance productive ag land, development, 11/27/11, Missoulian

2010

• Flash in the Pan - Ask Ari: Slow Food, continued, 8/26/10, Missoula Independent
• 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

• 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, 7/27/08, 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

• Council OKs urban chicken ordinance, 12/18/07, 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, 7/31/07, 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

• 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
• Producers, groups that feed hungry, should work together, 03/23/06, The Missoulian
• 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

• 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

• Flash in the Pan - 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, 11/8/04
• Study tracks changes in food and ag in Missoula County, 5/26/04