Local Food for Local Families
Connecting Producers, Food Hubs, Food Pantries & Families
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Food Pantry & Producer Grants
Emergency grants now available for Montana food pantries located in communities of 10,000 people or less. Small grants are also available for Montana food producers with locally grown food staples available for purchase.
Food Pantry Application
Food Producer Application
Upcoming Events:
About
Hopa Mountain supports and connects producers, food hubs, food pantries and other nonprofit partners to increase access to Montana grown and processed agricultural products. The outcome of this collective Local Food for Local Families initiative is to develop a more strategic and sustainable food system statewide.
Support the sale of local food throughout Montana by visiting our new food hub website and purchasing food from local producers: BuyLocalFoodMT.com
For Food Hubs & Producers
Monthly Montana Food Hub Network Community of Practice meetings:
Monthly co-facilitated Zoom meetings share resources and opportunities to strengthen Montana’s food hubs. These online meetings take place on the first Wednesday of each month at 9 a.m. MT. These meetings are open to emerging and established food hubs.
Local Food Marketplace Training and Support Services for Montana’s Food Hubs:
Local Food Marketplace is offering a series of online training programs for food hubs along with business support services for new food hubs that want to use LFM software. To sign up for a demonstration of LFM software or participate in their training programs, please contact Stefanie Jaeger, LFM Director of Sales and Customer Success.
For Food Pantries
Montana Food Pantry Collaborative
The Montana Pantry Collaborative was formed in 2023 by self-selecting food pantries, in cooperation with Hopa Mountain, to provide peer-to-peer training, increase purchases of local food, and create a unified voice as leaders in addressing food insecurity and poverty. Food pantry staff and Board members are invited to join the Collaborative and participate in monthly online meetings on the second Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m. MT. For more information, visit www.mtfpc.org.
The Food Pantry Marketing and Fundraising Retreat will take place June 8 -10 south of Emigrant, Montana. Space is limited.
Our annual Local Food Summit will take place September 14-16 in Hardin, Montana. Regional producers, businesses, local food buyers, and food pantries are invited to attend this FREE event.
Questions? Contact:
Hopa Mountain
(406) 586-2455