So what defines a “local” business? We asked our readers the question and received a big response. One person wrote that local meant, “Owned by people who live in the same town.” Another wrote: “It’s ...

The term 'local' is important to consumers when making grocery purchases, but shoppers' definition of a local product is on a sliding scale (depending on the category) ranging from being produced ...

There is nothing “local” about non-local food ingredients. This is especially true in state law deceptively campaigned in 2021 as the “Montana Local Food Choice Act.” “Local” must mean only intrastate ...

Nine years ago, Robert Eversole, a clinical lab manager, and his husband, Thomas Sargent, decided to turn their quarter-acre garden into a farm. They researched best practices, formed an LLC, and took ...