Abundant Montana
Search Montana farms, ranches, farmers markets, food businesses, and local food events across the state.
Explore Abundant Montana →Connect with Montana food
Resources
Reliable tools and organizations for finding local food, growing or processing Montana products, understanding our food system, and helping neighbors access nutritious food.
Grow Local. Process Local. Buy Local. Eat Local.
Supporting local and regional food systems helps shorten the food chain and strengthens Montana producers, businesses, families, and communities.
Explore the Montana Food Map. Select the button to view the map at 100%.
Find and Buy Montana Food
Directories, markets, cooperatives, and programs that connect consumers and wholesale buyers with Montana-grown and Montana-made products.
USDA Local Food Directory
Search current farmers market listings by location, operating dates, products, and accepted payment methods.
Find a Farmers Market →Western Montana Growers Cooperative
A farmer-owned distributor offering local food through wholesale accounts, retailers, restaurants, and CSA shares.
Visit the Growers Cooperative →Made in Montana
Find products carrying the official Made in Montana, Grown in Montana, and Native American Made in Montana marks.
Browse Made in Montana →Montana Meat Processors Association
Use the member directory to connect with independent meat processors and learn about Montana’s processing industry.
Find Montana Processors →Montana Premium Processing Cooperative
Learn about a producer-owned meat processing cooperative created to expand Montana processing options.
Visit Montana Premium Processing →Glacier Processing Cooperative
A producer-owned, USDA-inspected meat processing cooperative serving family farms and ranches in Northwest Montana and strengthening local food access.
Visit Glacier Processing Cooperative →For Producers, Processors, and Communities
Organizations offering training, connections, market development, technical assistance, and support for stronger local food systems.
Montana Cooperative Development Center
Supports Montana communities and businesses with cooperative development programs, education, and guidance for starting and growing member-owned enterprises.
Visit Montana Cooperative Development Center →Mission West Cooperative Development
Helps rural western Montana communities start, grow, and sustain cooperatives through business planning, technical assistance, training, and financing guidance.
Visit Mission West Cooperative Development →USDA Local and Regional Food Systems
Programs, research, directories, and market-development resources for local and regional food businesses.
Explore USDA Resources →Montana Small Business Development Center
No-cost business counseling and training for entrepreneurs, including farms and value-added food businesses.
Find Business Assistance →Montana Farmers Union
Education, cooperative development, membership, policy advocacy, and resources for family farmers and ranchers.
Visit Montana Farmers Union →Who Represents Me?
Enter a Montana address to find MFU representatives and state and federal elected officials.
Find Your Representatives →Research and Learning
Reliable and accessible background on food dollars, processing concentration, corporate power, and Montana’s regional food system.
The Food Dollar
USDA’s regularly updated data explains how consumer food spending is divided between farms and post-farm activities.
Explore Food Dollar Data →Concentration in U.S. Meatpacking
USDA analysis of industry concentration, competition, livestock prices, processing capacity, and market entry.
Read the USDA Analysis →Food Economics and Corporate Consolidation
An overview of how consolidation affects seeds, farms, processing, distribution, retail, and consumer choice.
Read the FoodPrint Guide →Corporate Power in Agriculture
Farm Aid’s overview of consolidation and its effects on family farmers, ranchers, rural communities, and consumers.
Explore Corporate Power →Homegrown
Montana Free Press reporting on small food processors and the effort to build a more resilient Montana food system.
Read Homegrown →MFU News and Media
Current Montana Farmers Union reporting, policy commentary, press releases, and agricultural news.
See the Latest MFU News →Help for Montana families
Food Access and Hunger Resources
Montana Food Bank Network connects people with local food assistance, statewide programs, nutrition resources, advocacy information, and ways to help.
Visit Montana Food Bank NetworkResources and links reviewed September 2026. External organizations maintain their own websites and may change their addresses over time.