Making it in Big Sky: Big Sky Community Food Bank

For years, Lynne Anderson, co-owner of The Country Market, extended credit to her customers for groceries during the off-seasons when it can be difficult for some Big Sky residents to make ends meet. Seeing a constant increase in the need for emergency food in Big Sky, Anderson approached the Human Resource Development Council in Bozeman with the idea of starting a food bank.

Initially, a staff member from the Gallatin Valley Food Bank would drive a van of food to a Big Sky parking lot so people could shop. Anderson and a group of volunteers worked with the HRDC and Big Sky community to secure funding to renovate and equip the food bank’s current space in the Big Horn Shopping Center. The doors of the Big Sky Community Food Bank opened in the spring of 2012.

by: Bay Stephens

Making it in Big Sky: Big Sky Community Food Bank