I have used Apple Barrel for a very long time. I love the canning fruits and the store…read more Ginger

After flying into Kalispell airport this is a great stop to get some treats and ice cream! We've…read morebeen here two days and have come into this store twice for their soft serve ice cream! We've gotten the mix (huckleberry and vanilla) and just the huckleberry. You cannot go wrong! Prices are reasonable as well! The service was great and you can tell they really care!

Wonderful family owned orchard. Interesting to see restored vehicles. Also have dried cherries…read morewhich are great for pies!

Cozy local grocery store in the small downtown area of Hot Springs, Montana - where you can get a…read morelimited and curated supply of organic foods (grains, cheese, produce, etc), and ayurvedic/aromatherapy/homeopathy tinctures and products. There isn't another organic grocery store for at least a half hour or more from this rural town, so this is the place to shop (besides Buck's grocery store, which has more mainstream retail grocery products) for food and some medicine or health supplies, when staying in the area. Despite their limited selection on certain items like meats and dairy, I loved that they have plenty of dry spices and herbs for your culinary heart's desires - as well as plenty of delicious local honey by the gallon and liter for sale. They also have a connected bakery in the back of the store with fresh baked goodies abd some light bites too. It's definitely one of the main spots in town for locals and visitors alike since many local events and happenings are posted on the windows and walls outside the store.

Excellent market! Bought a jar of unfiltered honey and an Arnold Palmer ice tea! A little out of…read morethe way into Hot Springs but worth it.

The Coop (play on words right? Coop like chicken house, and co-op like cooperative of farmers and…read moremerchants distributing goods and services) is a great community place and the Brain child of O'Brien Byrd. As a local, I have been coming here for a few years and find that it is the best in the valley. Recently other towns have picked up on its success (ahem Bigfork) and are attempting to copy Columbia Falls' success. The music featured at the coop is pretty fun and you will find a mix of good ol montanans, hippies, kids and others who just enjoy live music. Thursday's are great for picking up local vegetables and baked goods, flowers and novelties. The ImagineIf library comes to bring fun for the kids, there's a climbing wall and a bouncy house. There's a good selection of food trucks to satisfy your hunger and I've never had anything I haven't liked. Montana made gifts are also here. Get yourself a sno cone, a beer and a snack. See which distillery is featured and what brewery is featured for the evening. Leave happy and fat. But please cross on the designated cross walks and don't drink and drive.

Thursday farmers market here. Lots of great vendors and local fruits, veggies, cheeses and other…read morehandcrafted goods. Lots of food wagons and choices for cuisine.

A day of serendipity. I turned instead of following my GPS and ended up here. We were looking for a…read moreplace to eat and decided to try the deli and am I glad we did! We ordered sandwiches and looked around the store while we waited. The store, as you would expect, was immaculately clean (even the restroom). We got our sandwiches quickly and ate them outside - it was a gorgeous day. The picnic area was as neat and clean as the store was. The sandwiches were delicious. I haven't tried the other goodies we bought yet, but I am looking forward to the candy and I'm sure my husband will hit the blackberry jelly as soon as we get home.

Whenever I'm in the area, I'm making it to Stutzman. I can get almost everything I miss from Amish…read morePennsylvania (dear god I miss scrapple so much living on the west coast) as well as the most beautiful produce and pickled eggs and other veggies! The deli counter is absolutely NOT to be missed. The service is also very kind, helpful, and patient! I've never felt rushed or unwelcome, even in all my tattooed and mohawked glory! You simply must stop here!!

After walking the market for almost 10 min we were told that our well behaved Cavalier could not…read morecontinue on the in market as 'no dogs are allowed.'(She was in a backpack.) Yet other larger breed dogs were allowed to continue to walk in the market, even ones who were barking at people. It's ok to say no dogs allowed, but it needs to be ALL dogs. Not just singling out specific dogs. This was our first time to visit the market as we have just moved here. We unfortunately will not be back.

When I knew we were coming to Kalispell, I looked up to see where the nearest farmers market might…read morebe. Hot damn the farmers market is in the parking lot of my Red Lion hotel. Woohoo, short walk to the oldest farmers market in Montana. While my husband is working over in Whitefish, I have been here doing homework in the room, I get our during the day and walk around and have seen this area of the mall parking lot dead, so when Saturday rolled around it was a mob scene. Who knew. Lines of cars, lines of people and the smell of fresh donuts being made on the spot, were almost more fun than I could handle in Montana. I did a couple of laps with my Trader Joe's reusable bag in hand... looking the part of a serious farmers market regular... brought my own bag, have plenty of singles in my purse, and not for stripping farmers, but for those awesome tomatoes. I hit several farmers markets back in Oregon, and this one is a decent size, so there were plenty of places to pick from for early crops. The flowers were incredibly cheap, I saw giant pots of pretty red geraniums going for under $10. I was tempted to line my hotel room with them and take them home, but instead I opted for fresh made kettle corn and a bag of salad for $3. Starting in April they are here until October, every Saturday. It is worth the trip over there if you are in town.

Tried a couple different jerky's and loved both. Was easy to order online and it was shipped…read morequickly!

Hey, you know I love you, right? So don't take it personally when I tell you I'm not sharing any of…read moremy M&S Meats beef jerky with you. I want to be clear about this. So I'm telling you up front. Don't get any ideas. Don't ask for a piece. Just leave me be. Better yet, go online and order you some for yourself. That's the smart move. M&S Meats jerky is the absolute best I've ever had, and I've been eating jerky for over fifty years. It's best by a wide margin. It's way better than any other jerky I know of. It's kinda pricey, too. But this jerky is totally worth it. It's a treasure. Maybe a more generous soul would gladly share their treasure with you. I suggest you go looking for that person, 'cause for sure I ain't him. M&S has so many wonderful jerkies to choose from. I have tried a few different ones but I always come back to the Original. I get the Original erry time. Once in a while I'll add a package of Black Pepper Jerky to my order. That Black Pepper jerky is hella good. If you are used to eating inferior jerky, this jerky might seem "tough" and a little hard to chew. That's because this is real jerky. Real, authentic jerky. It's chewy, as it's supposed to be. When you tear off a strip and pop it into your mouth you have to chew a little bit to get it going. And when it gets going, you better hold on to something, because you're about to experience a slow motion tsunami of rich beefy flavor being released inside your mouth. The flavor just does not quit. Chew it slowly and savor that flavor. Soooo satisfying! M&S Meats jerky is so great because it is made from choice cuts of whole muscle meat. This jerky is hand-cut, hand-hung and hand-smoked. This jerky is about as far as you can get from the chopped and formed abominations you might find for sale in a plastic tub next to the cash register at your local liquor store. If you love beef jerky, or you love someone who does, I recommend you try some M&S Meats jerky. I get shipments on the reg. I usually buy four or five packages at a time. These days a quarter pound of jerky is $14.99. Shipping to my part of the country is $8.99, for one to seven 1/4 lb packages. and shipping is free if you buy 8 or more packages. Oh yeah, I wanted to mention they also sell Huckleberry Jam, and like 40 something other Huckleberry products. I'm adding some of that jam to my next order. Mikey C says: Nope. Sorry. Not one piece. Get your own!