Farm Tours   

Plowgirl Farm is an organic farm growing vegetables and fruit in Creston. The farm has a farmstand offering local products including meat, vegetables, eggs, baked goods and more. 5/9 tour includes “Home Orchard” workshop. 7/24 tour includes “Bouquet Making” workshop. Limited on-site parking. Carpooling encouraged.

Michone Mercer | plowgirlfarm.com

Abraxas Farm is an holistic birth-to-finish livestock operation in Big Arm, raising hogs and sheep with organic inputs and regenerative practices. They are home to The Mangalica Project, a gene bank for the Mangalitsa pig breed, as well as Far Out Feeds, western Montana’s first commercial organic animal feed mill.

Hardy Reichel | abraxasfarm.com

Raven Ridge Farm is a market garden in Kalispell focused on the health of the soil, plants and people who eat and grow our food. 5/26 tour includes “Bed Prep” workshop. 7/14 tour includes “Pruning and Trellising Tomatoes/Cucumbers” workshop. 8/25 tour includes “Cover Cropping” workshop. FVCC shuttle transportation required. Arrive a few minutes early to board.

Cassady Daley and Nathan Christiansen | growravenridge.com

Three P’s Farm half acre of diversified vegetables and flowers is an incubator farm on the larger Two Bear Farm outside of Whitefish. An incubator farm program is a situation where experienced farmers supply a new farmer with the land, infrastructure, equipment and mentorship to get their farm business off the ground. The farm is not certified organic but follows organic and regenerative practices.

Florence Parsley | threepsfarm.com

Dirt Rich Compost in Columbia Falls is a regionally rooted regenerative composting company that transforms local organic waste into biologically alive soil products and consulting services that rebuild soil health, support resilient food systems and empower the community to participate in the plate to soil cycle. “Vermicompost” workshop is included where participants make and take home their own vermicomposting system using 5-gallon buckets. All materials provided.

Alissa LaChance | dirtrichcompost.com

Purple Frog Gardens is a family-owned market farm in Whitefish, cultivating food and flowers since 1991. The farm grows a variety of fruits, berries and vegetables using non-GMO seeds and sustainable practices that focus on building healthy soil. After each tour, make pizzas in the outdoor kitchen using sauces, cheeses and toppings made from Montana-grown ingredients. 6/14 tour includes “Perennials for Your Yard” workshop and $20 worth of plants to take home. 7/17 tour includes “Garlic!” workshop and garlic scapes and a mint plant to take home. 8/14 tour includes “Family Day” workshop and seed packets you’ll harvest and package to take home. Limited on-site parking. Carpooling encouraged.

Pam Gerwe and Mike Jopek | purplefroggardens.com

North Shore Farm is a family run organic vegetable, livestock and seasonal fruit market farm located on the North Shore of Flathead Lake in Somers.

North Shore Farm | northshoreorganic.com

Sunshine River Farms is a vegetable and fruit farm in Whitefish. The farm focuses on cultivating a thriving farm that regenerates the land, nourishes the community and celebrates biodiversity through sustainable, no-till practices. FVCC shuttle transportation required. Arrive a few minutes early to board.

Dane Regan and Eric Winthrop | sunshineriverfarms.com

Longview Lavender Farm is located in Somers and has over 8,000 plants in production, with cultivars that are primarily used for steam distillation in the process of making lavender essential oil.

Mike Sullivan | longviewlavenderfarm.com

Three P’s Farm half acre of diversified vegetables and flowers is an incubator farm on the larger Two Bear Farm outside of Whitefish. An incubator farm program is a situation where experienced farmers supply a new farmer with the land, infrastructure, equipment and mentorship to get their farm business off the ground. The farm is not certified organic but follows organic and regenerative practices.

Florence Parsley | threepsfarm.com

Raven Ridge Farm is a market garden in Kalispell focused on the health of the soil, plants and people who eat and grow our food. 5/26 tour includes “Bed Prep” workshop. 7/14 tour includes “Pruning and Trellising Tomatoes/Cucumbers” workshop. 8/25 tour includes “Cover Cropping” workshop. FVCC shuttle transportation required. Arrive a few minutes early to board.

Cassady Daley and Nathan Christiansen | growravenridge.com

FVCC Campus Farm in Kalispell is a 5-acre working educational farm offering continuing education courses related to organic vegetable and fruit production. “Cover Cropping and Soil Health” workshop included.

Giovanni Bevacqua | farm.fvcc.edu

Purple Frog Gardens is a family-owned market farm in Whitefish, cultivating food and flowers since 1991. The farm grows a variety of fruits, berries and vegetables using non-GMO seeds and sustainable practices that focus on building healthy soil. After each tour, make pizzas in the outdoor kitchen using sauces, cheeses and toppings made from Montana-grown ingredients. 6/14 tour includes “Perennials for Your Yard” workshop and $20 worth of plants to take home. 7/17 tour includes “Garlic!” workshop and garlic scapes and a mint plant to take home. 8/14 tour includes “Family Day” workshop and seed packets you’ll harvest and package to take home. Limited on-site parking. Carpooling encouraged.

Pam Gerwe and Mike Jopek | purplefroggardens.com

Big Sky Honeyberries is a 15-acre honeyberry orchard in Whitefish, dedicated to sustainable farming and sharing the best of what Montana has to offer. The farm proudly focuses on bringing incredible berries from the field to your table whether you’re enjoying them fresh, baked into your favorite treat, blended into a smoothie or frozen. U-pick available after the tour for additional fee (additional fees apply). 

David Dunn | bigskyhoneyberries.com

Plowgirl Farm is an organic farm growing vegetables and fruit in Creston. The farm has a farmstand offering local products including meat, vegetables, eggs, baked goods and more. 5/9 tour includes “Home Orchard” workshop. 7/24 tour includes “Bouquet Making” workshop. Limited on-site parking. Carpooling encouraged.

Michone Mercer | plowgirlfarm.com

Two Bear Farm, located just outside of Whitefish, grows 12 acres of vegetables that are sold entirely within the Flathead Valley. The farm is passionate about land stewardship, production of healthy food that improves human health and educating young farmers to prepare them for their own farms someday.

Todd Ulizio | twobearfarm.com

Flathead Farmworks is an urban flower farm in downtown Kalispell. The farm believes in connecting community and clients with the beauty of nature while caring for the land and highlighting each season’s best attributes. FVCC shuttle transportation required. Arrive a few minutes early to board.

April Vomfell | flatheadfarmworks.com

Big Sky Orchards is a family owned and operated hop and apple orchard in Bigfork. The hops are processed and packaged in house and sold to local and regional breweries and the apples are pressed into fresh cider and sold by the tote to cideries in and around Montana.

Maddy Snipes | bigskyorchards.com

Snow Country Gardens is a market farm and heritage grain mill in Kalispell, specializing in potatoes, rhubarb, garlic and heirloom tomatoes. All produce is grown with sustainable methods.

Hans Helmstetler | snowcountrygardens.com

Longview Lavender Farm is located in Somers and has over 8,000 plants in production, with cultivars that are primarily used for steam distillation in the process of making lavender essential oil.

Mike Sullivan | longviewlavenderfarm.com

Purple Frog Gardens is a family-owned market farm in Whitefish, cultivating food and flowers since 1991. The farm grows a variety of fruits, berries and vegetables using non-GMO seeds and sustainable practices that focus on building healthy soil. After each tour, make pizzas in the outdoor kitchen using sauces, cheeses and toppings made from Montana-grown ingredients. 6/14 tour includes “Perennials for Your Yard” workshop and $20 worth of plants to take home. 7/17 tour includes “Garlic!” workshop and garlic scapes and a mint plant to take home. 8/14 tour includes “Family Day” workshop and seed packets you’ll harvest and package to take home. Limited on-site parking. Carpooling encouraged.

Pam Gerwe and Mike Jopek | purplefroggardens.com

Mountain Prairie Flower Farm is nestled in the Northern Rocky Mountains just outside of Whitefish. It’s a place where flowers take center stage with vibrant rows of seasonal blooms, grown with care, intention and deep respect for the land. Mountain Prairie Flower Farm exists for one simple reason: to grow beautiful flowers and share them with the community. U-pick available after the tour (additional fees apply).

Elizabeth Seymour | mountainprairieflowerfarm.com

Raven Ridge Farm is a market garden in Kalispell focused on the health of the soil, plants and people who eat and grow our food. 5/26 tour includes “Bed Prep” workshop. 7/14 tour includes “Pruning and Trellising Tomatoes/Cucumbers” workshop. 8/25 tour includes “Cover Cropping” workshop. FVCC shuttle transportation required. Arrive a few minutes early to board.

Cassady Daley and Nathan Christiansen | growravenridge.com