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Montana Co-op’s Farmers Market, Thursdays beginning 5/21/15

Saturday, May 16th, 2015

By Catherine Haug, May 16, 2015

  • What: Montana Co-op’s Farmers Market (locally produced food and non-food items)
  • When: Thursdays, beginning May 21, 2015, 3 PM – 7 PM
  • Where: Polson HUB, 401 Main St., Polson MT; (406) 319-2000
    (will be outdoors if good weather; indoors if bad)
  • Who: Open to the public. Local farmers and producers invited to set up a table (cost of $5 per table); come at least 30 minutes early.
  • For more info: Contact Jason (406) 319-2000; and read on for more detail. See also montanacoop.com.

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Event Notice: Workshop on Gardening with Bob Ford, Feb 28, 2015

Friday, February 20th, 2015
Bigfork/Ferndale Community Garden, 2014

Bigfork/Ferndale Community Garden, 2014

By Cat, Feb 20, 2015 (Photo, right, by Sally Finneran of the Bigfork Eagle, used by permission)

  • What: Workshop on Gardening with Bob Ford, Uber Master Gardener; presented by Bigfork/Ferndale Community Garden
  • When: February 28, 2015, 10 AM
  • Where: St Patrick’s Episcopal Church, corner of Hwy 209 and S. Ferndale (30631 MT Hwy 209), Bigfork MT; see LOCATION MAP. Please enter through the big red doors off the parking lot.
  • Who: Free and open to the public.
  • Contact:  Call Michelle at 871-3509 with any questions

Additional information:

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Event Notice: Workshop on Gardening, January 17, 2015

Wednesday, January 14th, 2015

By Cat, Jan 14, 2015

  • What: Workshop on Gardening with Bob Ford, Uber Master Gardener; presented by Bigfork/Ferndale Community Garden
  • When: January 17, 2015, 10 AM
  • Where: St Patrick’s Episcopal Church, corner of Hwy 209 and S. Ferndale (30631 MT Hwy 209), Bigfork MT; see LOCATION MAP. Please enter through the big red doors off the parking lot.
  • Who: Free and open to the public.
  • Contact:  Call Michelle at 871-3509 with any questions

Additional information:

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Montana Coop at the Dragon Boat Race

Wednesday, September 10th, 2014

By Catherine Haug, Sept 9, 2014

The Montana Co-op is a virtual farmers market that currently encompasses food producers in western Montana, but will eventually include the entire state. Currently there are two food hubs: Ronan and Polson; work will start on establishing a Bigfork hub in the near future.

For more information about the co-op, you can see earlier posts on this topic at Postings about Montana Co-op; see also the Gathering Notice: Montana Co-op, a virtual farmers market from July 2012 for links to handouts from Jason’s presentation in Bigfork, and my post: Montana Co-op: Open to new Memberships, for lots more information. View the Co-op’s website: www.montanacoop.com.

The Coop is preparing for the Dragon Boat race in Bigfork, with a Kid’s Coop team. Two separate events are listed below:

  • Montana Coop, Kid’s Coop dragon boat team meetings and practice
  • Two Montana Coop Booths at the Dragon Boat Race

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Event Notice: Organic Farm Tour at Terrapin Farms, Aug 16, 2014

Monday, August 4th, 2014

by Catherine Haug, August 4, 2014

  • What: Cover Cropping Tour at Terrapin Farms in Whitefish, and MOA’s Fabulous Farm Feast Fundraiser Dinner (optional) after the tour.
  • When: August 16, 2013 at 2:30 PM; Dinner: Hors d’oeuvres and drinks served at 6 PM with dinner to follow at 6:30 PM.
  • Where: Terrapin Farms, 6505 Farm to Market Rd., Whitefish 7 miles west of Whitefish or 18 miles northwest of Kalispell; see their Facebook page (facebook.com/TerrapinFarm) for directions:
  • Who: Farm tour is free and open to the public; children are welcome, but please keep your four-leggeds at home. Pre-registration not required but is greatly appreciated. Visit ncat.org/tours or contact Jeff (see below). Fund-Raiser Dinner: suggested donation of $45 would be appreciated; reservations are requested, with your dietary preference. Contact Nate Brown (see below) to reserve dinner.

Contact information: 

  • To pre-register for farm tour: Jeff at jeffs (at) ncat.org [email disguised for security], or (406) 494-8636
  • To reserve dinner: Nate Brown, g.nathanbrown (at) gmail.com [email disguised for security], or (406) 579-6439

Additional Information

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Event Notice: Cider Press at Tamarack Time! October 13, 2012

Saturday, September 15th, 2012

Janet pushing apples through grinder

by Catherine Haug

Once gain, ESP will have a cider press available during Tamarack Time! on Saturday, October 13, 2012.

Who: All are welcome, and it’s FREE. You don’t need to buy the Tamarack Time ticket to get your apples pressed. However, donations to ESP are welcome, to help support our activities during the year.

What: Bring your rinsed apples and jars or bottles. 1 bushel of apples (48 pounds) makes about 3 gallons of cider, according to Jeffrey. Please bring extra bottles/jars, if you have them.

No groundfall, please (County requirement).

Helpful Handouts:

Check out  photos and more:

When: Saturday, October 13, 2012 from about 11 AM until all the apples are pressed. (Date IS confirmed)

Where: The deck of Mosaic (formerly La Provence), 408 Bridge St. in Bigfork

Jeffrey & Betsey Funk

We need volunteers

Come help with washing, grinding, pressing and bottling; it’s tons of fun! For more information or to volunteer, contact:

  • Cat(at)essentialstuff.org or 837-4577; or
  • Edd(at)essentialstuff.org or 837-5196.

Check out the Gathering Summary: Cider Press 2009 to read about all the fun from last year, with photos, or for cider recipes.

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