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Montana Gardens Show Signs of Herbicide Damage

18 weeks 4 days ago

Montana gardeners who have wondered why their tomatoes, potatoes and other vegetables suffered last year may now have an answer: damage from herbicide lingering in their compost or mulch.

Bozone Ozone Bus

20 weeks 2 days ago

What is educational but fun for kids, metal on the outside, alive on the inside, new but still recycled, and mobile on April 19?

It’s the Bozone Ozone Bus, and trust us, this is not your average bus.

Agriculturally Inspired Art Exhibit

23 weeks 2 days ago

“Work,” by Tracy Linder, is on display now at the Emerson, and features sculptural renditions of life-sized, translucent sugar beets and wax-coated work gloves.

With the vernal equinox behind us, spring is officially in the air and the Co-op has a wide selection of local wildflower and vegetable seeds that are perfect for Montana’s high altitude and short growing season.

Vilsack and Tester Tour the Co-op

25 weeks 6 days ago

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Senator Jon Tester visited our Co-op on Saturday, March 6 for a tour and discussion on local and organic agriculture.

Your Daily Bread: Courtesy of the Co-op Bakery

30 weeks 6 days ago

For the past three years, the Co-op Bakery has been crafting artisan loaves made with local, organic wheat and flour from Montana Flour and Grain in Fort Benton, Montana. Every day, our bakers create up to 300 loaves of bread, all made from scratch, hand-shaped and baked on a hearth-style stone deck oven.