Come for a no-host party to share tastes of our homegrown produce. Please bring at least one labeled plate of something you're excited about from your garden. If you do not have garden produce to share, join us anyway and contribute a plate of other finger foods as a palate cleanser (cheese, homemade bread, etc.) Your label should include the produce variety and your name, but you may also include additional growing information such as seed source or variety description. Plates and utensils will be provided.

Professional artist Carol Mattox will provide instruction and support. Tuesdays in September will focus on embroidery. October meetings will focus on basic drawing.  Come enjoy exercising the left side of the brain.

You are invited to join us for the Mountain Brook Homestead Foundation Fall Pie Social, Saturday, September 6, 2025 from 4-7 pm at the Community Center. Enjoy a delicious dinner of nachos and pulled pork (by donation), listen to the Swan Range Jammers, visit with your neighbors, and top it all off with a slice of homemade pie. Whole pies will also be available for purchase.

A drawing will be held that evening for the winner of the annual raffle quilt. Tickets will be available for purchase until the time of the drawing.

Professional artist Carol Mattox will provide instruction and support. Tuesdays in September will focus on embroidery. October meetings will focus on basic drawing.  Come enjoy exercising the left side of the brain.

Montana born and raised Lindalee Voss Cleveland is best known for richly colored landscape, bird, and still-life paintings. She works primarily oil on canvas in a semi-realistic style utilizing Old Master techniques. The vibrant tones of mountains and lakes surrounding her home in the Flathead bring never ending opportunities to express her visions in paintings.

Lindalee’s painting career began after attending Flathead Valley Community College art classes, and she credits the influences of FVCC Professors Susan Guthrie and Charity Flowers, as well as Tonalist Rachel Warner, artists Sunnie LeBlanc and Richie Carter and many painting friends for sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm over the years. 

As she continues the process of learning the history of art and the language and techniques of oil painting, a new chapter in her life has opened where a lifelong dream of creating art has come true.

PLEASE NOTE: This class will be held off-site. Location information will be provided to each student prior to the class.

Download Supply List for Oil Painting with Lindalee Cleveland

Learn to preserve the harvest with this introductory class on making pickles using the water bath canning method. Class will cover basics of food preservation with an emphasis on safe practices. Students will get hands-on experience from start to finish and go home with a quart jar of pickles. All supplies provided. Class limited to seven students.

PLEASE NOTE: This class will be held off-site due to space constraints at the Mountain Brook Community Center. Location information will be provided to each student prior to the class.

Learn to preserve the harvest with this introductory class on making pickles using the water bath canning method. Class will cover basics of food preservation with an emphasis on safe practices. Students will get hands-on experience from start to finish and go home with a quart jar of pickles. All supplies provided. Class limited to seven students.

PLEASE NOTE: This class will be held off-site due to space constraints at the Mountain Brook Community Center. Location information will be provided to each student prior to the class.

Local fiber artist Carol Mattox shares her expansive knowledge of combining fiber painting with unique hand stitched embellishment with thread. 

Cost is $30. Pre-registration is required and class is limited to 15 students. A kit is included with the class fee that will contain everything needed for the class. Bring your enthusiasm, lunch, and a pair of scissors for snipping thread.

The Fourth Annual Community Yard Sale will be held at the Mountain Brook Community Center on Saturday, June 28 from 9 am to 4 pm.

Interested in selling? A 20’ x 20’ space is available for $20. A clearance fee of $20 will be returned upon full clean-up of your booth space.

A limited number of 8' tables are available to rent on a first-reserved basis. The cost is $5 for Foundation members and $10 for non-members.

Interested in buying? Come and spend a few hours shopping and visiting with friends.

Vendors, please download and submit a copy of the Vendor Agreement with your $40 payment mailed to the Mountain Brook Homestead Foundation, 2353 Foothill Rd, Kalispell, MT 59901. You may also pay for a booth online, but the Vendor Agreement still has to be signed and submitted. Don’t wait—spots sold out quickly last year!

Whether you like it fiery hot, nice and mild, or somewhere in between, this hands-on chili making class will show you how to take your recipe to the next level. Learn how to build bold flavors with spices, fresh ingredients, and smart techniques. Bring an apron and get ready to slice, dice, and simmer your way to the perfect bowl of chili. Don’t forget a container—you’ll want to take home your delicious creation! Cost is $25, preregistration is required. Limit 8. 

The Mountain Brook Homestead Foundation is once again proud to present its annual fundraising plant sale. Now in its fifth year, this sale features beautiful vegetable, flower, and herb plants grown by local Mountain Brook gardeners, ready for planting in your own garden. Choose from a wide selection of varieties known to do well in our area, but come early for best selection!

Join your friends and neighbors for an evening of food and fun! The Spring Pie Social will be held at the Community Center on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Enjoy a dinner of homemade chili (by donation) and top it off with a slice of pie created by one of our community pie bakers! Whole pies will also be available for purchase. Listen to music provided by the Swan Range Jammers. The 2025 raffle quilt will be on display and tickets available for purchase. Shake off those winter doldrums and get ready for a summer of fun in Mountain Brook!

Kids will enjoy a baked French toast supper; receive six hardboiled eggs for dyeing; and participate in crafts, active movement, and an egg hunt. $10.00 per child. Must preregister (below) by noon Sunday, April 13, 2025. Parents are always welcome to attend.

Parents/guardians, please complete and submit this Permission Slip!

Bring your yard tools and some elbow grease and help make the Mountain Brook campus sparkle! We’ll be doing some basic clean-up around the property in preparation for our spring events. All are welcome!

Rummikub, Mexican Train, Farkle . . . What would you like to play on a winter evening?

Open to all!

Make gifts for friends and family!

15+ gifts & ornaments for school aged children to make! Bring a sack lunch and outdoor clothes for lunch recess.

Cost is $7.00 per child.

 For more information call 314-8232. Adult helpers are always needed and welcome!

PLEASE FILL OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM FOR YOUR CHILD OR CHILDREN.

Join us at the Mountain Brook Community Center for a fun and festive evening workshop where you will construct your own unique winter wreath. Everything you need to create your one-of-a-kind wreath will be provided! Adorn your wreath with a variety of natural and ornamental touches and within a few hours you will have a beautiful wreath reflective of your unique style and personality. Snacks and hot cider will be provided. Cost is $60 and class size is limited to 10 people so get your Fa-La-La on, grab your friends, and register soon for this enjoyable evening. The workshop will be led by Melody Pieri, who has hosted wreath-making parties with friends just to share the fun! 

Learn how to make chicken bone broth from a rotisserie chicken, and then learn how to use this broth to make chicken noodle soup and chicken tortilla soup. This is a hands-on class, so come prepared to do some chopping and measuring. You will go home with three recipes that can be adapted for a variety of diets and tastes. Start with a classic chicken noodle soup and learn how to elevate it to a gourmet soup. The chicken tortilla soup can be adapted to suit the taste of those who prefer a mild soup or for those who prefer a truly spicy soup. Bring an apron and two containers to take some soup home. Cost is $25 per person and pre-registration is required. Limit 8. 

Join Chelsey Luehr for hands-on genealogy research and discovery assistance using online and other resources.  The cost is $10 and attendance is limited to 10 people.

Chelsey Luehr will be teaching a free genealogy seminar on May 7th at 6:30 pm for all who would like to attend.  Discover your roots!  Bring what information you have for yourself, parents and grandparents. We'll teach you how to add  to it!  Please RSVP to Chelsey so we know how many attendees to expect.

A follow-up workshop will happen May 14th at 6:30 pm with hands-on research and discovery assistance.  There is room for 10 people in the workshop. Cost is $10 and pre-registration (below) is required.

Time to swap out those clothing items that you just don’t wear anymore, but someone else will LOVE! That’s right, bring in 10 pieces of clothing* (clean and unstained), check them in when you arrive, and receive 10 buttons in place of them. Browse the tables for “New to You” items, then pay for them with the buttons. Oh wait! Please don’t leave yet! Stay and hang out, while you enjoy music, snacks, and chatting away with New and Old neighbors.

*Not accepted: accessories, footwear, hats, jewelry, socks, undergarments, swimsuits, sleepwear.

Join Susan Horner-Till for a master class on pruning fruit trees. Know the reason for each cut and the end result you want.  Discussion of different growing systems, tools, keeping the trees healthy and calm (ie., less twiggy growth).  We'll walk across the road and practise in the Till orchard.  Bring sharp by-pass pruners, if you have them or share. Limit 5 students per session.

Join Susan Horner-Till for a master class on pruning fruit trees. Know the reason for each cut and the end result you want.  Discussion of different growing systems, tools, keeping the trees healthy and calm (ie., less twiggy growth).  We'll walk across the road and practise in the Till orchard.  Bring sharp by-pass pruners, if you have them or share. Limit 5 students per session.

Join Susan Horner-Till for a master class on pruning fruit trees. Know the reason for each cut and the end result you want.  Discussion of different growing systems, tools, keeping the trees healthy and calm (ie., less twiggy growth).  We'll walk across the road and practise in the Till orchard.  Bring sharp by-pass pruners, if you have them or share. Limit 5 students per session.

Join Susan Horner-Till for a master class on pruning fruit trees. Know the reason for each cut and the end result you want.  Discussion of different growing systems, tools, keeping the trees healthy and calm (ie., less twiggy growth).  We'll walk across the road and practise in the Till orchard.  Bring sharp by-pass pruners, if you have them or share. Limit 5 students per session.

The Mountain Brook Community Library is clearing out some of its excess inventory. Come and fill a bag for $5 any time from 10 am to 2 pm.

It’s a No School Day! (President’s Day) Come have fun at the Mountain Brook Community Center!

Make your own pizza, play games, and have fun. Ages 5-12. Pre-registration is required (below). Maximum 20 children.

Parents/guardians, please complete and submit this Permission Slip!

Taught by Sarah Anderson and Susan Horner-Till, two pie baking grandmas. For the person who hesitates to play with pie crust, this class features recipes, tips, and fun techniques for easy and delicious regular and gluten-free pie crusts.

Bring a 9 inch pie plate (metal or glass), rolling pin and apron. Return home with a pie ready for the oven. (Apples will be provided. If you want a different kind of pie, bring your preferred filling.) Cost $25 per person. Class size limit 10 people. Pre-register below.

The planning committee for the 2024 Plant Sale will meet Sunday, January 21, from 6-7:30 pm at the Community Center. New volunteers welcome! We will be deciding on inventory for this year’s sale and assigning growers. We can always use more people willing to grow a few extra plants to donate to the sale.