Source Local Ingredients

Do you want to source local Montana ingredients and products for your restaurant, business, school or event? Here are some great places to start:

1. Distributors and Food Hubs
   Connect with local and national food distributors and food Hubs that cover your area. Here are some of them:
   • Western Montana Growers Cooperative: www.wmgcoop.com
     For more info, contact Dave Prather at dave@wmgcoop.com
   • Quality Foods Distributing: www.qfdistributing.com
     For more info, call 406.551.2231
   • Valley Distributing – Billings: www.valleydistributing.net
     For more info, call 406.248.7806
   • National Distributors: Already working with FSA or Sysco? Did you know they carry some Montana items too? Ask them about the Montana items that they carry!
   • Food Services of America: For info, call Monica Finley at 406.238.7831 or email Monica_Finley@fsafood.com
   • Sysco: www.mtsysco.com
     Call 406.247.1100
     1509 Monad Rd. Billings, MT
   • Associated Food Stores: www.afstores.com
     Click on Find a Store and enter your Zip Code. Many of the local independent grocery stores in Montana have committed to carrying Montana local products – look at this list and find the store nearest you!
2. Local Farmers Markets: farmersmarketmt.com
3. Local Meat Processing Companies: www.mtmmpa.com
4. Annual Montana Food Show – November 07, 2022 in Missoula: agr.mt.gov/MTFoodShow
5. Made in Montana Website www.madeinmontanausa.com
6. Contact a Producer Directly – use the links below to find producers in your area or across the state that may have what you are looking for:
   • NCAT – Farm to Cafeteria Map – farmtocafeteria.ncat.org/producers
     List of producers interested in selling to institutions.
   • Abundant Montana Map - aeromt.org/abundant
   • Hutterite Colonies – Download Excel spreadsheet
7. Montana Farm-to-School Local Sourcing Guide: www.montana.edu/mtfarmtoschool/resources/school-food.html
8. Montana Harvest of the Month: www.montana.edu/mtharvestofthemonth/index.html

Looking for something specific and not able to find it? Contact the Department of Agriculture Marketing Team at agr@mt.gov.

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