Local Foods

The grant program provided funding to buy food from small-scale producers and distribute it to folks in need across the state.

The price of groceries was a big talking point in this year’s election, and high costs of living continue to make headlines across the country. Those costs have kept the Food Bank of Wyoming busy this year.

Want to know where to buy locally-made honey or garden-grown squash? The newly updated Special Crop Directory has nearly 1,100 producers for foodies looking to shop close to home.

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.

Artificial Intelligence has the ability to write everything from cover letters to movie scripts. It’s also being used to write books about gathering food in the wild. But AI’s foray into foraging comes with risks.

Students in Weston County schools are eating locally grown and raised foods and learning about the role of local agriculture as part of a nationwide Farm to School program.

The program services small businesses by providing free networking and goal management counseling. The program has helped secure $887,000 in commercial loans and has trained 300 Wyoming entrepreneurs on aspects of business finances to marketing.

It isn’t easy for farmers in Wyoming’s arid climate to make a healthy profit on their crops, but at a conference next week in Cheyenne, farmers can learn…

The Lander school district is serving up local beef to students from animals the students raised. Fremont County School District Food Director Denise…

Wyoming farmers have now experienced a full farmer’s market season since the Food Freedom Act was passed, last legislative session. The Act allows Wyoming…