Mission & Vision

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Our Mission

Gallatin Valley Farm to School connects kids and families with local food in the garden, cafeteria, classroom, and community.

Our Vision

We envision a community where all kids, families, and schools are empowered by food education and connected to local food systems.

What We Do

Gallatin Valley Farm to School helps build the vitality of our local food system by connecting children and families across Gallatin County to local food through education, action, and access. We craft accessible programs to give people tools to make positive change for themselves, their families, and for Gallatin Valley. Our programs build agency and appreciation for our local food system.

We accomplish this by taking the following approaches:

  • Provide place-based, skills-based education for children and families about local food, food literacy, and nutrition.

  • Partner with institutions (such as schools) to increase access to nutritious, local food.

  • Build and foster relationships and networks within the community to cultivate community action and policies to support an accessible and resilient local food system.

  • Lead and participate in  initiatives to increase local food access and equity within Gallatin County.

Our strategies of “Education-Access-Action” are how we work to create meaningful change in the short and long term:


A triangular diagram describing our connected approaches of "Education, Action, Access"

  1. Education: Our hands-on and place-based programs connect youth and families to nourishing food that they can eat today, as well as skills and self-efficacy that will last a lifetime.

  2. Action: We activate, connect, and elevate the voices of Gallatin County residents to support a robust local food system.

  3. Access: We lead and foster community-driven solutions to increase the availability of and access to local food for children and families in Gallatin County.

Together, we can nourish our community for generations to come!