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It’s that time of year again! The Pearson Pumpkin Patch will be open as many weekends in October as possible, weather permitting 11 am-5 pm. Admission is $5 per person, children 1 and under are free. This week I had the pleasure of visiting with Raynee Gullickson, daughter of Ron and Gay Pearson, to get to know more about the pumpkins and also the family who grows them. Sixteen years ago, the Pearson family planted their first patch. For the first several years, it was a special treat just f...
Students are back behind their desks and Pioneer Producers, a local non-profit, is eager to continue providing our youth with locally raised beef. Last school year, Pioneer Producers were able to provide all the ground beef needed to feed the students, aside from 40 pounds the school had already purchased from Sysco. This year Pioneer Producers is on track to supply all the ground beef the school needs. Reflecting on last year's end of school bash, where board members enjoyed a locally raised...
In true Pioneer fashion, Big Sandy's Pioneer Producers are leading the way in farm-to-fork beef for schools.This fall local ranchers came together and donated 12 cows to be butchered and turned into ground beef for use by the school and senior center for the upcoming year.These animals are currently being processed and will be stored in our new freezer outside of the fire hall. A recent article published by Montana Ag Network states "Big Sandy is perhaps the only school in Montana now serving up...