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The Last Best Plates - Exploring the Big Sky One Bite at a Time Exploring the Big Sky One Bite at a Time
  • eat
    • From Pasture to Plate: Raising Steaks
      From Pasture to Plate: Raising Steaks
    • James Bar: Stylish & Comfortable
      James Bar: Stylish & Comfortable
    • A Grand Feast
      A Grand Feast
  • drink
    • Cowboy Winemaker
      Cowboy Winemaker
    • James Bar: Stylish & Comfortable
      James Bar: Stylish & Comfortable
    • A Grand Feast
      A Grand Feast
  • stay
    • A Grand Feast
      A Grand Feast
    • Moose-ing Around in Whitefish
      Moose-ing Around in Whitefish
    • Werner Peak Fire Lookout is Really Cool
      Werner Peak Fire Lookout is Really Cool
  • play
    • What The Hay?
      What The Hay?
    • Bulls, Burgers & Beers…and a Parade
      Bulls, Burgers & Beers…and a Parade
    • Moose-ing Around in Whitefish
      Moose-ing Around in Whitefish
  • cool
    • James Bar: Stylish & Comfortable
      James Bar: Stylish & Comfortable
    • The Whitefish Architect of Alchemy
      The Whitefish Architect of Alchemy
    • Think Local in Kalispell
      Think Local in Kalispell

Cindy Owings

Cindy lives in the Madison Valley where she grows heirloom vegetables and explores baking in her outdoor oven. A textile artist, her creations grace many Montana homes. She loves to explore foodways through travel, personal stories, history, and recipes. She helped found the organization, Madison Farm to Fork, in Ennis and is a regular contributor to the National Co+op Grocers' quarterly publication, The LEADer. Cindy has also been published in Zone 4 Magazine, and writes the Hagan Kids Letter a monthly newsletter with her brother about their family. Her former column, Root of the Matter, was a popular feature in The Madisonian newspaper. You can follow Cindy on her blog Petuniagirl.com.

ripe olive painting
eatNovember 12, 2015

Montana-cured Olives: How To

By Cindy Owings

Olives in Montana? Yeah, right! I have been known to satisfy my olive longing by using them as subjects of paintings but that only…

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all cheese shot
eatAugust 4, 2015

Poor Orphan Cheese is Rich & Delicious

By Cindy Owings

Friends and I hiked in Spain’s Basque Country last year where we saw shepherd huts high in the Pyrenees Mountains. We ate delicious cheeses…

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view from our yardCROPPED
eatMay 26, 2015

Growing Produce in Pony

By Cindy Owings

The difference between a backyard gardener and a market gardener is the answer given when asked, “Is your garden in?” Kim Keller and David…

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Balancing Act
coolApril 28, 2015

Trudi Gilliam: Sculpting With Nature

By Cindy Owings

Metal artist, Trudi Gilliam’s life path from her childhood along the shores of the Manasquan River in New Jersey to moving south to live…

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3-first-greeting-cards
coolMarch 9, 2015

Sow On & Sow Forth

By Cindy Owings

  Sap Moon Once again we shall See the snow melt Taste the flowing sap Touch the budding seeds. Smell the whitening flowers Know…

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warming-hut-skates_1
playFebruary 24, 2015

Ice Escapades in Virginia City

By Cindy Owings

A bunch of outdoor skate diehards wake up daily wondering how the surface of the Virginia City Ice Rink fared in the night. “Winter…

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