Today we’ve got a bonus episode for you, a recording of a panel I led this past fall for the nonprofit Farm to Crag at Story Mill Park in Bozeman.

The theme was “Food, Farming, Fairness and Finance: Building Equitable Food Systems.”

Our guests were two longtime organic farmers, Jacy Rothschiller and Bob Quinn, as well as Caleb Williams, who at the time was finishing a Masters focused on improving access to locally-grown food in Tribal communities.

Some background on Farm to Crag, the organization that hosted the panel. Founded by a friend of mine, Kate Rutherford, in 2019, it’s a national group that works to inspire the outdoor recreation community to invest in regenerative food systems. We interviewed its interim executive director, Esther Smith, in Episode 9 of Food, Montana, so check that out if you’re interested in the org and its connection to Montana.

A heads up that since the panel was part of a live, outdoor event, the recording isn’t our usual studio quality. Also,I had completely lost my voice due to illness a week prior, and it was still really scratchy. - Emily

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Our guest today is Wyatt Nelson, founder of Montana Local Food Distribution, a wholesale food distributor. Sourcing animal proteins from farms and ranches around the state including in Fort Benton, Belt, Corvallis, Hardin, and Big Timber, Nelson provides products to grocery stores, restaurants, and institutions. Previously, he was the meat and seafood manager at the Community Food Co-op in Bozeman for over a decade, and has worked as a butcher, super model and film maker, in that order.

Food, Montana is hosted by Emily Stifler Wolfe and Jeremy Nadison.

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