Farm Tours

All Continuing Education non-credit classes are for students age 16 years and older, unless otherwise noted.

We apologize that senior discounts are not applicable to the Farm Tour series.

Visit a variety of local farms and see firsthand how food, flowers, livestock and other products are grown and raised in Northwest Montana. These active walking tours offer a chance to explore each farm, meet the farmers, learn about their practices and experience different approaches to agriculture. Join us for a valuable opportunity to connect with the people behind our local farms.

Raven Ridge Farm - Workshop Included
Date: 8/25/2026
Time: 5:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Day: Tu
Sessions: 1
Seats Available: 22
Location: Offsite
Course Fee: $28.00
Instructor: Nathan Christiansen

Raven Ridge Farm in Kalispell, is a market garden focused on the health of the soil, plants and people who eat and grow our food. FVCC shuttle transportation required. Arrive a few minutes early to board.

Cassady Daley and Nathan Christiansen | growravenridge.com

8/25 tour includes “Cover Cropping” workshop.

Sunshine River Farms
Date: 8/29/2026
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Day: Sa
Sessions: 1
Seats Available: 20
Location: Offsite
Course Fee: $18.00
Instructor: Dane Regan

Sunshine River Farms in Whitefish, is a vegetable and fruit farm. 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

Three P's Farm - Workshop Included
Date: 9/4/2026
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Day: F
Sessions: 1
Seats Available: 6
Location: Offsite
Course Fee: $38.00
Instructor: Florence Parsley

Three P’s Farm in Whitefish is a half acre of diversified vegetables and flowers is an incubator farm on the larger Two Bear Farm. 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

9/4 tour includes "Natural Dyeing" workshop. Learn the basics of natural dyeing from how to properly pretreat your fabric to what plants you can use to dye. Create an eco-printed cotton bandana using flowers and food scraps from the farm to take home.

Purple Frog Gardens - Workshop Included
Date: 9/11/2026
Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Day: F
Sessions: 1
Seats Available: 6
Location: Offsite
Course Fee: $68.00
Instructor: Pam Gerwe

Purple Frog Gardens in Whitefish is a family-owned market farm 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. Limited on-site parking. Carpooling encouraged.

Pam Gerwe and Mike Jopek | purplefroggardens.com

9/11 tour includes "Elderberry Processing" workshop. Learn to process elderberries into a tonic and discuss the historic medicinal usage of plants and the bounty of Montana agricultural lands.

North Shore Farm
Date: 9/23/2026
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Day: W
Sessions: 1
Seats Available: 46
Location: Offsite
Course Fee: $18.00
Instructor: Ted Wycall

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

Ted Wycall | northshoreorganic.com

Snow Country Gardens - Workshop Included
Date: 10/2/2026
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Day: F
Sessions: 1
Seats Available: 19
Location: Offsite
Course Fee: $38.00
Instructor: Hans Helmstetler

Snow Country Gardens in Kalispell is a market farm and heritage grain mill specializing in vegetables, potatoes, grain mill and grain trials, dry beans and peas. All produce is grown with sustainable methods.

Hans Helmstetler | snowcountrygardens.com

10/2 tour includes "Potato Harvest and Processing" workshop. Learn how potatoes are harvested, processed, and packed. Each participant will take home a 5 lb bag of potatoes.

Plowgirl Farm - Workshop Included
Date: 10/3/2026
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Day: Sa
Sessions: 1
Seats Available: 16
Location: Offsite
Course Fee: $28.00
Instructor: Michone Mercer

Plowgirl Farm in Creston, is an organic farm growing vegetables and fruit. The farm has a farmstand offering local products including meat, vegetables, eggs, baked goods and more. Limited on-site parking. Carpooling encouraged.

Michone Mercer | plowgirlfarm.com

10/3 tour includes a "Flower Seed Saving" workshop. Learn how to save seeds from a variety of flowers grown in the garden. Participants will process seeds hands-on during the class and take home a sample to start their own collection.

Abraxas Farm & Far Out Feeds - Workshop Included
Date: 11/6/2026
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Day: F
Sessions: 1
Seats Available: 24
Location: Offsite
Course Fee: $28.00
Instructor: Hardy Reichel

Abraxas Farm in Big Arm, is an holistic birth-to-finish livestock operation 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

11/6 tour includes a "Animal Feed Manufacturing" workshop. Get a hands-on look at how animal feed is manufactured, followed by a tour of the mill.

Snow Country Gardens - Workshop Included
Date: 11/13/2026
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Day: F
Sessions: 1
Seats Available: 17
Location: Offsite
Course Fee: $38.00
Instructor: Hans Helmstetler

Snow Country Gardens in Kalispell is a market farm and heritage grain mill specializing in vegetables, potatoes, grain mill and grain trials, dry beans and peas. All produce is grown with sustainable methods.

Hans Helmstetler | snowcountrygardens.com

11/13 tour includes "Grain and Dried Bean Processing and Milling" workshop. Learn how grains and dried beans are processed and milled. Each participant will take home a 5 lb bag of flour.

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