Gallatin Valley Farm to School

We've all been hit by the effects of rising living costs during the past year. This financial strain can make holidays a stressful time for many individuals and families in our community. To ease some of this burden, several organizations are dishing out FREE Thanksgiving meals tomorrow, and everyone is invited!

📍 Bozeman:

Bourbon BBQ (515 W Aspen St.) from 12 pm to 3 pm. Buffet-style with traditional Thanksgiving fare. Donations accepted. Hosted by Bozeman Real Estate Group.

Taco Montes (815 W College St.) from 11 am to 4 pm (or until they run out). Enjoy a full Thanksgiving spread including turkey, mashed potatoes, and more.

📍 Belgrade:

3rd Annual Thanksgiving Community Meal hosted by Belgrade School District at Belgrade High School Commons (303 N. Hoffman St.). Dine-in from 11 am to 1 pm, with grab-and-go from 1 pm to 2 pm. Traditional Thanksgiving foods, shelf-stable items, and toiletries available.

Please help us spread the word to make sure all of our friends and neighbors can have an enjoyable holiday tomorrow. 🍂🧡

It is with great excitement that we celebrate another community partner with our Golden Carrot Award: Yes! Compost.

Karl Johnson, owner, works to bring composting services to our community and schools, closing the loop in our local food system.

Read more about Yes! Compost and all they do for kids in our local food system at

Golden Carrot Winner: Yes! Compost — Gallatin Valley Farm to School It is with great excitement that we celebrate another community partner with our Golden Carrot Award: YES Compost! Karl Johnson, owner, works to bring composting services to our community and schools, closing the loop in our local food system.  Karl came to Gallatin Valley through ski coac

Community Garden Lottery Applications are live! Applications can be found at Bozeman.net and must be emailed to [email protected] by Thursday, February 1st, 2024 For any questions, please call 406-582-2906.

Bozeman School District Foodservice was awarded the Golden Carrot Award from Gallatin Valley Farm to School for our work in procurement of local foods, both in Harvest of the Month and our Beef to School Initiatives! Thank you Gallatin Valley Farm to School; we are honored to receive this award!

Gather to Grow: Celebrating 15 Years of Gallatin Valley Farm to School would not be possible without the support of our local business sponsors! We are so lucky to have these great local businesses who support connecting children and families with local food! They are helping to cultivate a future for Farm to School in our community, and we are so grateful.

Presenting Sponsor: LaFoley Kitchen

Featured Sponsor: H&R Block

Sustaining Sponsors:
Root Cellar Foods
First Security Bank
Watson Law Office
Sinks Law Office

Nourishing Sponsors:
Treeline Coffee
Thruline Partners

Supporting Sponsors:
Bend Beyond
Bozeman Spirits
Kate Weiss
Kokoro Farm
Money Concepts
Shields Valley Ranchers
Stio
Your Yoga

Thank you!

As part of National Farm to School Month, we’re celebrating our community partners who help make our community an amazing place. We’re incredibly honored and thrilled to award Root Cellar Foods with a Golden Carrot Award!

Root Cellar Foods provides institutions (like schools), businesses, and individuals with access to local foods and other good food all year round-- check out their online marketplace where you can order nutritious local food for your family each week!

And, be sure to read more about Root Cellar Foods and their Golden Carrot Award on blog:

Golden Carrot Winner: Root Cellar Foods — Gallatin Valley Farm to School As part of National Farm to School Month, we’re celebrating our community partners who help make our community an amazing place. We’re incredibly honored and thrilled to award Root Cellar Foods with a Golden Carrot Award!

We are gearing up for Gather to Grow: Celebrating 15 Years of Gallatin Valley Farm to School this Saturday and having a blast checking out some photos through the years-- here are some of our favorites! Do you see anyone you recognize??

Don't forget to get your tickets to join us this Saturday evening at Firelight Farm as we toast the first 15 years of GVF2S and help cultivate our future!
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Thank you our Gather to Grow Featured Sponsor, H&R Block! Be sure to visit their friendly local experts for all your tax preparation needs, and when you do, thank them for supporting Farm to School in our community!

Gather to Grow is more than just a celebration-- everything we raise will go towards GVF2S's work to connect children and families with our local food system. Your ticket purchase helps us provide hands-on education in schools, accessible community programs, and more.

If that sounds like something you'd like to be a part of, but you don't have a ticket yet, never fear! We still have some available at the link in our bio or at event.gives/firelight .

But act fast! Ticket sales will wrap up on Monday, so be sure to snag yours before it's too late. 🥕

Thank you to LaFoley Kitchen, the Presenting Sponsor for Gather to Grow: Celebrating 15 Years of Gallatin Valley Farm to School! They will also be catering the event and providing a locally-inspired meal you don't want to miss. We are so grateful for your support, LaFoley Kitchen!

Based right here in the Gallatin Valley, LaFoley Kitchen team crafts dynamic, satisfying, and beautifully-prepared meals. They create curated menus from superior ingredients, and serve every course with careful preparation and the utmost attention to detail.

LaFoley Kitchen will also be catering Gather to Grow, and we can't wait to share the locally-inspired meal they create!

There are still a few tickets left to join us for this memorable experience on 11/4 at Firelight Farm. Get yours now at the link in our bio before it's too late! (And yes, the barn is heated! 😉)

Yesterday at both high schools, we served a beautiful harvest fall salad with local kale from Amaltheia Organic Dairy in Belgrade, Montana and local apples from Mountain View Orchards in Corvallis, Montana. It also had craisins and was tossed in a sweet and tangy dressing. YUM!!