We grow what we love,
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Farm Characters
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Hi! I’m Anne, owner and lead farmer, salad maker, and floral lover at Feeder Creek Farms. I moved to Gallatin Valley, Montana, a decade ago from the Skagit Valley of Washington state. Having been raised surrounded by jaw-dropping farmscapes it’s no surprise that the pull of playing in the dirt all day became my educational and career path. I am a life-long student of farming, both in the classroom and in the field! With a few side journey’s along the way (e.g. trail building, farm-to-table restaurant industry and massage therapy) I’ve come full circle to fulfill my dream of starting a small scale vegetable production and flower farm. When I make it off the farm I love to take a good walk; anything from Snowfill Dog Park to the Camino de Santiago will suffice!
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Pick one crop to call my favorite?!? Impossible!
Baby leaf is my favorite crop category to grow and to eat; I love salad!
Multi-purpose crops like Yarrow are my favorite to have around the garden.
New and experimental crops are what make the eyes bug out of my head with excitement!
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Bachelor of Arts in Small Scale Vegetable Production from The Evergreen State College
Certificate from New Entry Farms Business Planning Course
Continuing Education at Floret Online Workshop
Production Manager at Amaltheia Sustainable Concepts
Internship at Jello Mold Flower Farm
Internship at Kokoro Flower Farm
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Hey folks, Trevor here, lead chicken herder and goat trainer on the farm. I grew up on the east coast exploring blue lines on the map in pursuit of trout on the fly. My passion for fly fishing drove me to Island Park, Idaho, where I interned at the Henry’s Fork Foundation. I surveyed far more than cold water species during this internship, exploring much of the vast wilderness offered by the Greater Yellowstone Area. After a few more years of traveling the west, I settled in Bozeman where I was able to combine my passion for wild lands with my educational background in finance by accepting a position at the American Prairie Foundation. I’ve spent my time here focused on self-sustainability, recreating the ecosystems I’ve observed in the wild on every tract of land I’ve called home. From gardening, to composting, to raising chickens and goats, my intention is to limit the number of off farm inputs that we rely on. With the newest additions to the farm, I’m immersed in learning everything I can about raising, training, and utilizing pack goats in my hunting pursuits. While not on the farm, you will have to hike into the most remote places on Montana to find me as I chase elk, trout and harmony in the natural world.
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Pack animals were a foundational part of the farm dream. As active outdoors enthusiasts, we know that we won’t be young forever. Our hope is that these animals will allow us to continue enjoying the mountains and harvest wild game as we age.
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While working at Amaltheia Organic Dairy, Anne helped birth little Nilla, a tiny girl alpine with a big personality, i.e. the opposite of a pack animal. A year and a half later Nilla is still the size of a 6 month old goat and hangs out with her eight wethers that are growing up into pack goat studs! Though often stubborn and naughty, these goats are very affectionate and greedy for attention.
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We have a wide variety of laying breeds including: Australorp, Ameraucana, Buff Orpington, Barred Rock, Wyandotte, Brahma, New Hampshire Red, Naked Neck, Sex-Link, Easter-Eggers, and Bantam.
We are excited to begin feeding our layers local organic grain in 2024 from Cold Springs Organics! In addition to grain based feed they eat a variety of scraps and crop residues, apple mash, wild game trimmings, and forage for bugs throughout the property. Though they can free-range on the property, most of our gals stay close to their house with no need to stray beyond the compost pile next door.
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No-Neck turken has been known to walk into the house and garage when the doors are left open and thoroughly enjoys following us around and pecking through freshly unearthed dirt in the orchard.
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Kashmir was not actually named for her gorgeous mane as most people believe, but for the Led Zeppelin Song. She is a four-year-old Great Pyrenes x Golden Retriever mix and gets a local organic pork chop every birthday. She’s hiked a few ridge-lines and bagged a few peaks, but is also content to hangout on the back porch no matter the weather.
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Shorty, Acadia and Zion are often rustling in the bushes behind me as we bop around the property and try to pull their weight of farm chores in catching voles.