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We offer classes on a variety of topics, including nutrition, food preparation and preservation, art workshops, community meetings and more. We also host special gatherings to showcase local artists with new displays in our art gallery.
Raspberry Picking Day
Our raspberry-picking day at Thunder Road Farm was a tremendous success! 16 kids and 8 adults came together for a fun and productive day at our local U-pick raspberry field.
For 6 of the kids, this was their first time ever picking berries, and they absolutely loved it. They were excited to learn, eager to help, and kept picking even after we had filled all 11 flats! Each flat holds 12 pints, which means our group picked an incredible 132 pints of fresh raspberries.
To say the kids “crushed it” would be an understatement. Their enthusiasm, hard work, and willingness to keep going made the day especially rewarding. It was wonderful to see them enjoying the experience while also working together toward a meaningful goal.
As a special treat for their hard work, each child got to take a pint of fresh raspberries home. For most of the kids, though, that pint apparently didn’t make it very far! The delicious berries were simply too tempting to resist, and there were plenty of happy little berry eaters on the way home.
The rest of the raspberries will be used to make a triple berry holiday jam, which will be distributed through our local food pantry during the Christmas season. What started as a fun day of berry picking will ultimately help provide a special holiday treat to local families in need.
A very special thank you goes out to YBGR (Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch) for their support and involvement. We also want to thank Shawna and Matea, the mental health specialists at Arlee School, for being there to support and encourage the kids throughout the experience. And a heartfelt thank you to Alisa Wickham from the Baptist Church for her help and support in making this day possible.
We would also like to give a huge thank you to Bryce and Gillian, the owners of Thunder Road Farm, for generously allowing us to come out and pick raspberries. Their kindness and willingness to share their farm with our group gave the kids an amazing hands-on experience and helped make this day possible.
We are incredibly grateful to everyone who helped make this such a memorable day for the kids. Their hard work, laughter, enthusiasm, and willingness to help showed just how much they can accomplish when given the opportunity.
132 pints picked, 16 happy kids, lots of smiles shared, and a whole lot of holiday goodness to come!
- Marie Kloberdanz Food Resource Center Coordinator
Meal Kits Offer Quick and Easy Meals
Our meal kits offer all the ingredients to make a nutritious meal for about four people, along with the recipe and instructions. They're a great way for busy families to get a meal on the table quickly, and fun for older kids who want to help and learn some cooking skills.
Meal kit favorites include "Joe's Special," shown here - a hearty one-pan meal featuring beef and lentil crumble, eggs, mushrooms, spinach and Italians seasonings that cooks up in just a few minutes.
