Montana Food System Council

PRODUCERS

What Can a Stronger Montana Food System Do for Producers?

Working together to create a strong local food system, we can bring producers and consumers together to redevelop a relationship which is part of the Montana heritage.

Together we can:

-Increase farm profitability

-Improve food quality

-Reduce transportation costs

-Strengthen our local economy

-Preserve rural and agricultural land

Retailers who buy local
Farmers’ Markets
Wholesalers
Warehouses
Truckers
Schools and Institutions who buy local

EVENTS

FOOD IN THE MEDIA

OPPORTUNITIES

Food Fact:
Childhood overweight is regarded as the most common prevalent nutritional disorder of US children and adolescents and one of the most common conditions treated by pediatricians (The Obesity Society, 2008).