Food

The advocacy group Friends of the Earth says in fiscal year 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture spent $4.8 billion on food for school meals, food banks and tribal communities. Almost half of that went to just 25 companies.

Brendan Basham was the first-ever culinary resident at the Ucross Foundation ranch outside Buffalo. He was also the foundation’s inaugural Native American writing fellow in 2020.

Non-profit Feeding Laramie Valley had a $117,000 grant to install a commercial kitchen revoked the day before construction began.

A new community cookbook project aimed at representing Laramie residents has taken up roots in the new year.

It’s that time of year when you go digging through the back of your recipe box for those old traditional family favorites. A lot of times, those recipes come with great holiday stories to boot.

The current version of the bill – which covers crop insurance, conservation programs and nutrition assistance – was written almost six years ago.

Eastern Idaho and western Wyoming are hotspots for salmon shares from Bristol Bay, Alaska. Customers are increasingly buying wild sockeye in bulk because they say it tastes better, and they want to support small businesses.

Some government-backed food distribution programs are experiencing supply chain issues nationwide. This is having a significant effect on Indigenous communities. In response, the USDA is providing emergency grants for Tribes.

Local foods stores throughout the state are giving producers another option to get food onto Wyoming plates – an option that’s a little more consistent than your typical farmers market.

The Wyoming Food Coalition is hosting its fifth annual conference from February 1-3 at the Central Wyoming College (CWC) campus in Riverton. It’s the first time the conference will be in-person since 2019 – due to the pandemic, the event has been held virtually over the last few years.