Food

The Edible Prairie Project provides non-perishable food items via repurposed newspaper stands at several locations in Gillette and one in Wright. A recent $1,000 grant from the Gillette Elks Lodge will allow for more food to be purchased for those in need at a time when demand for it is at record levels. Two more newspaper stands are set to be added to the network of pantries in January.

As Wyoming deals with inflation at a 40-year high, the Food Bank of Wyoming is making sure to have food available for Wyoming families in need. Rachel Bailey, Food Bank of Wyoming’s executive director, said there are more families going hungry this year.

The 2022 Honest Amish National Beard and Moustache Championships and the Booze & Bacon Festival are being held on Nov. 12 at the Ford Wyoming Center. The beard and moustache event began in 2010 and has been hosted in cities throughout the country since then while the Booze & Bacon Festival is a local event that's been held since 2018.

The Sioux Chef a.k.a. Sean Sherman is an expert on Indigenous food sovereignty. He’s an Oglala Lakota food activist who wants to Indigenize your dinner plate with sustainable and local products.

This is a mobile food pick up spot for kids from 6 months to 18 years old who might be without food during the summer months. This is one of five stations that serves the Northern Arapaho community. It is supported by the tribe with additional assistance from the state. But the program is becoming harder to fund.

Laramie residents will have a chance this Saturday to sample Ukrainian food, while supporting food aid for Ukrainian refugees.

Home to just 300 or so people, Meeteetse is nestled between the foot of the Absaroka Mountains and the Badlands. And for the past 18 years, the owner of Meeteetse Chocolatier Tim Kellogg has been making chocolates for the townspeople and tourists. Wyoming Public Radio's Kamila Kudelska visited the chocolatier to see how they fared during the pandemic.

Nearly half of Native Americans and Alaska Natives have struggled with food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report published by several Native-led groups.

Currently, four companies–Tyson, Cargill, JBS, and National Beef–control 85 percent of the market. Last year saw the best year ever for beef sales, but for every dollar spent on meat at the grocery, only about $0.37 made it into the pockets of ranchers.

The Biden administration announced Monday it would use $1 billion from the American Rescue Plan to help small and independent meat processors.