May 20, 2025

Hello and Happy Tuesday!

Memorial Day is on the horizon, a date which most people consider to be the official start to summer–and we’re here for it! We’re packing up our bags and hitting the road with friends and family, and planning to spend time in the sun with good company and cold drinks in our hands. If you’re hitting the road too, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite travel products & hacks for you here. If you’re staying in town, be sure to stop into Haskill Creek this weekend! Our Memorial Day Sale starts Saturday, and runs through Monday. If you spend $100, you get 10% OFF, if you spend $200 you get 20% OFF and if you spend more than $300 you get 30% OFF. (**Some exclusions apply). We also still have spring sale items available–marked down to 70%+ OFF! 

Speaking of sun–we’ve got clean suncare covered at the store. From Suntegrity (we’re superfans of their impeccable face sunscreen) to Range Essentials, to UTU, we’ve truly upped our sunscreen game this summer. As you’re looking at clean sunscreen ingredients, you may be thinking… what about titanium dioxide? If you’re curious about the ingredient, we’ve broken it down for you in our latest ingredient sleuthing installment here.

Last week we attended the Montana Festival in Bozeman, where we had the pleasure of hearing Robin Kelson from Abundant Montana speak about our local food systems. One big takeaway for us was that in Montana, only 3% of the food that’s on our plates is grown or raised in Montana. That’s a pretty staggering statistic. So what can we do? Obviously supporting your local farmers at the farmers market is an easy and important way to do that, and supporting local meat producers is important too. We take part in a meat-delivery system from Old Salt Co-op, a meat production co-op that understands the importance of regenerative farming. They deliver to the Flathead Valley every other week. If you’re interested in signing up for a delivery click here.

Another easy way you can bring food closer to home is by planting your own garden! You don’t need a lot of space to make a pretty big impact. In even just one container Colette has grown Kale, Basil, Parsley, and Lettuce–that’s a pretty good way to get ultra-local ingredients right onto your plate (and it’s fun to pick things directly from the garden and put them in your meals!) We sat down with our Haskill Creek Farm Manager, Jason Boyes, and asked him for his tips on gardening, tending to house plants, and growing in general. Check them out here.

Wherever you’re celebrating Memorial Day this weekend, we hope you enjoy some extra rest and relaxation before the true chaos (fun chaos, but chaos nonetheless) of summer kicks in!