Ronan, Montana is nestled at the base of the Rocky Mountains and at the heart of the Flathead Reservation. Home to roughly 2,000 people, which include the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT). The Ronan High School (RHS) Native Plant Garden, aims to connect the culture/goals of our students’ homes to the school. The associated […]
A Northside gardener with a plot adjacent to mine gave me this advice after my first crop died. “My beans died, too,” he said. “You just have to plant more.” “And they’ll grow?” I asked. “There’s still enough time?” “Yeah,” he said. He was on his third crop. The late wet spring had rotted the […]
Intro: Marianne S.Narrative: (Sheryl) Sherry M.All photos: Marianne S. We may not normally think of our national parks as community gardens, but consider that Yellowstone Park itself, an ecosystem protected for the enjoyment of the public, averages 3-4 million visitors a year. And as a counterpoint consider the day-to-day experience of this world by a […]
Libby Area Community Garden is a grassroots project (founded by Linda Alkire), now in its fifth growing/thriving season with a membership of over seventy active members on about a quarter acre of school property in beautiful Libby, Montana. The garden is unique because it grows as fast as the community, members, and local businesses volunteer […]