Edible Prairie Project

A big thank you to The Salvation Army Gillette for sharing raisins and dried cranberries with us!

We're thrilled to include these nutritious snacks in our Summer Weekend Meals for Kids food bags and stock them in our Little Free Pantry network, helping provide healthy food options to local families.

Thank you for partnering with us to help nourish our community!

☀️A huge thank you to Devon Energy for volunteering with us this week!

Their team helped pack 169 weekend food bags for local children in Gillette and Wright, helping ensure kids have access to reliable food over the weekend while school is out for the summer.

Each bag was filled with kid-friendly meals and snacks, and this week's bag included a fresh bell pepper and a banana!

We're grateful to Devon Energy for helping us keep children fed this summer and for investing in the well-being of families throughout our community. 💚

⏰Bids for our High Tunnel Construction Project are due June 22, 2026, at 5:00 PM MDT.

We're seeking a qualified contractor to construct three high tunnels that will help increase local food production and strengthen food access in our region.

If you're interested, or know someone who may be, now is the time to submit a bid.

Project details and submission information can be found here: https://forms.gle/m7uYTuMdrJ3kcWxF7

Thank you for helping us build the infrastructure needed to grow more food for our community.

Sharing this event on food insecurity in Wyoming hosted by the Council of Community Services and the Wyoming Food Bank. Register here bit.ly/gillette-hiw26 to join this important community conversation.

1 in 6 Wyomingites may be working hungry every day. That could very well be your coworker, neighbor, or family friend. We want to talk about that.

The Council of Community Services is partnering with the Food Bank of Wyoming and the University of Wyoming's Maternal to Adolescent Eating, Nutrition and Development (M2AENAD) lab to bring this event to our community.

Join us on June 26th in Gillette for a discussion to learn more about hunger in Wyoming and what we can do to fight food insecurity in our communities.

Event details

· Date: June 26, 2026

· Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm (with lunch provided)

· Location: Gillette College Tech Center 3251 4-J Rd Gillette, WY 82718

· Registration: bit.ly/gillette-hiw26

✨ Board Member Spotlight: Meet Stephanie ✨

Stephanie was drawn to the Edible Prairie Project because she saw a real need to bridge the food insecurity gap in our community. After stepping up as a sponsor for our Summer Weekend Meals for Kids program, Stephanie quickly said yes to joining the board because she believes deeply in our mission.

To Stephanie, access to fresh, local food means ensuring every family can enjoy high-quality nutrition, regardless of circumstance.

Thank you, Stepanie, for helping us grow more food with a purpose.

🏗️ We're Building and We Need Your Help!

The Edible Prairie Project is seeking bids for the construction of a commercial pole barn at our Gillette, WY farm. This is a major step forward for our food production mission and we want to work with a great local contractor to make it happen.

We are looking for contractors who:
✔ Have experience with pole barn or post-frame commercial builds
✔ Know Wyoming's climate, wind loads, and freeze-thaw concrete requirements
✔ Can meet our October 31, 2026 completion (or substantially close) deadline

📥 How to bid:
The full RFB is available here: https://www.edibleprairieproject.org/requests-for-proposals-and-bids
Submit your bid via the Google form by July 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM MDT.

Please share and if you know a great contractor, tag them below! 👇

REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS AND BIDS | Edible Prairie Project Edible Prairie Project requests for proposals and bids

☀️A huge thank you to the incredible team at the Gillette Office of Interstate Power Systems for volunteering with us this week!

Their team helped pack 209 weekend food bags for local children in Gillette and Wright. Each bag was filled with kid-friendly meals and snacks, and this week's bag included a fresh apple and an orange!

Thank you, Interstate Power Systems for helping us provide reliable weekend food for children throughout our community, and keeping kids fed this summer! 💚

📣 Reminder! All questions about our Request for Bids for high tunnel construction must be submitted in writing by June 13, 2026, 5:00 PM MDT.

Responses to all submitted questions will be shared via our website on June 16.

View the full RFB and project details here: https://forms.gle/bBbrag4fRiqAJbBu8

Know someone with greenhouse, agricultural construction, or similar building experience? Please tag them below or share this post.

🌬️ The wind may be blowing 20 to 30 mph today, but that isn't stopping us.

Our incredible farmhand, Martha, is out in the gardens planting the seeds that will help feed our community this season.

Thank you, Martha, for braving the wind and helping grow a healthier, more food-secure community. 👏

A fence and cattle guard may not be the most exciting things to look at, but they represent a major milestone for our nonprofit farm.

With the perimeter fence in place, we can move forward with the construction of three high tunnels that will allow us to grow more fresh, local food for our community.

Every piece of infrastructure installed helps build the foundation for a more food-secure future in Campbell County. We are grateful to everyone who has supported this work and helped make this progress possible.

Thank you to WYO Services for completing this fencing project!