About Us
Cultivating Connections came about as the vision of our director, Laura Garber, as an intersection of her experience as an Organic Farmer with a passion for connection, community through food, educating youth about where food comes from, and giving back to the community. Cultivating Connections was officially formed as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit in 2017 under our fiscal sponsor Bitter Root RC&D, and is currently in process of filing for independent non-profit status.
Board of Directors
Mary Garber
Chair
Mary Wingert
Secretary
Finn Belanger
Ricardo Castillo Flores
Amy Foote
Jennifer Holmes
Mission
Intended to inspire gratitude, generosity, fraternity, participation, a creative spirit, and a love of Mother Nature, Cultivating Connections teaches real job skills in the Agricultural and Home Arts and act as a catalyst for community building using food as the tool to bring people together through education, participation, and celebration.
OUR STAFF
Henry Wuensche
Farm Mentor
Caity Johnson
Farm Mentor
Jeanine New
AmeriCorp VISTA
Barb Costantino
Chef/Kitchen Mentor
Katie DeFelice
Webmaster
Laura Garber
Program Director
Montana Campus Compact Summer AmeriCorps Member
Grace Kemp
AmeriCorps Leader
Team Members
Kate, Mamie, Juliana,
McKenzie, and Bella