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Around Helena.

Compare local buying options, plan a visit, and find practical food support nearby.

A town is enough. Leave home addresses out. Results use an approximate town or ZIP location.

Market days & local connections.

Find a shopping routine, meet local growers and know where to turn for food support.

What could you bring home?

Food listed through sellers within about 50 miles of Helena. A nearby seller does not necessarily mean Montana-grown food or delivery to your door.

Explore all nearby food

Food listings have not reached every community yet. Try a wider search, or meet a supplier below and ask what they have.

Meet a nearby supplier.

Farms, food makers, stores and hubs within about 50 miles. Ask each seller about pickup or delivery.

All nearby suppliers

Help putting food on the table.

Find groceries, meals and benefits help. Each service explains its own area, hours and requirements.

  • Farm Connect Montana

    Farmers market coupons for older adults (SFMNP)

    The program gives about 1,600 eligible Montana seniors a year $48 in coupons to buy Montana-grown fruits, vegetables and raw honey from participating farmers and markets. Farm Connect Montana coordinates the program with DPHHS through 16 partner agencies.

    Nearby location. Confirm whether this service covers your household.

  • Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

    Monthly CSFP food package for Montanans 60 and older

    The Commodity Supplemental Food Program gives low-income Montanans aged 60 and above a monthly package of USDA foods such as fruit, vegetables, juice, cheese, milk, canned meat and fish, beans, peanut butter, cereal, pasta and rice, worth about $85 a box, to supplement what they already eat. Local agencies take applications for the counties they serve.

    Nearby location. Confirm whether this service covers your household.

  • Helena Food Share

    Grocery Share Market in Helena

    Choose groceries at Helena Food Share’s market. Weekly shopping and additional monthly items are available, with quantities based on household size and food on hand.

    Nearby location. Confirm whether this service covers your household.

  • The Salvation Army Helena Corps

    Food pantry in Helena

    Pantry food once every 60 days, plus separately limited daily cooler and freezer food for people needing groceries.

    Nearby location. Confirm whether this service covers your household.

  • Jefferson County Food Share

    Food pantry in Boulder

    Free food for people and families needing groceries in the Boulder area.

    Nearby location. Confirm whether this service covers your household.

Food support & statewide contacts

Make your community part of this.

A small farm selling by phone, a school planning meals, or a kitchen buying for a crowd can take part.

Introduce your food businessPlan food for a group

Bring local food into your week.

A market stop, an advance order or a visit for groceries can become part of your routine. Choose what works for your household.

  • Ask how buying works.

    Check the order deadline, exact quantity and price, pickup place and payment method. A farm’s location and its delivery area are different things.

  • Make a meal of what you find.

    Choose a vegetable or other ingredient, then visit the kitchen for recipes and flexible ideas for bringing it to the table.

    Find something to cook

  • Use food support when it helps.

    Pantries, community meals and benefits programs are part of a community’s food network. You can explore the food-support guide without an account.

    Find help getting food