Hinsdale Public School

Our school is developing a farm to school program so the students can learn to grow their own food. Our goal is to increase food literacy and change the food culture of the community. Over 90% of the food consumed in the community is imported from other regions. Very little local food is produced in the area. The community is located between two Native American Indian Reservations in eastern Montana, the area is one of the largest food deserts in the USA. The Agriculture department in the school is trying to grow the grower to help correct the lack of a healthy food network in the region. Community members drive 60 miles to go to a grocery store and over 220 miles to a major food store. The school district is quite poor with many students on free and reduced as the community serves as a host to many foster Native American children and low income children. Our goals and mission is to "Change the food to change the future".