DAY 4

Today was a really fun day at work. We tied up loose ends this morning and then went to tour the Fat Cat Bakery, which is Montana State's on campus bakery. They bake nearly everything from scratch here! They go as far to make their own pie crusts and homemade filling!!! I got to eat a sample of the cherry pie during our tour. The equipment they have is unbelievable (Dr. Syler would love it!).

Then, Marti from Johnsonville Brats came into town to meet the new interns (that's me & Rachael!). We sat around and talked for 1.5 hours. She explained a lot about her job and also her product. Then she took us out to an amazing Cajun restaurant in Bozeman called Zydeco's. They use her sausage for their gumbo and other menu items, so it was very appropriate. Afterwards we went to a french chocolate shop next door. Paul bought me a peice and it was delicious too.
After lunch we went to another meeting, this time with all of the managers involved with food service around campus. We met Paul's boss, Lew, and a volunteer named Mecca was in charge of the meeting. She is working on a project called "Montana Made". Basically, MSU already uses about 10% of all food that never leaves Montana. This is an effort to keep business local and to reduce the environmental impact of shipping items across the country. It was obvious that their were two sides/opinions about this project. Next week we will be sampling some of the items that Mecca is trying to get in place for next semester.

Our email is finally set up. My MSU email is fsintern1@montana.edu.