Sage & Oats Trading Post

06/07/2026

Sage & Oats tagline is "Let's Be Different Together." Simply put, Major and I are curious about the world, we love to travel, and we love to experience different cultures through artists - crafters, makers, cuisine, historical structures, dramatic arts and musical performances.
It was important to us then and continues to be our leading focus - to celebrate Montana's cultural diversity.
Come connect to your ancestral roots, discover and celebrate the rich history, culture and diversity of our Treasure State.

06/04/2026

Shop opening in 2018. We had a very limited budget for products, after spending so much on the remodeling. How many of you remember the tipi that sat in the back of the store for kids to experience?

06/02/2026

In our first location, Major was determined to restore an exterior wall ghost sign that had been painted over in our interior. Fellow artist, Annie and he worked tirelessly to carefully remove paint and not deface the glory of the Cafeteria. The Eybel's part was not accessible as it is covered by the drop ceiling. Eybel's, a beloved historic downtown eatery, was established by German immigrant Charles Eybel in the 1920's. The Cafe would later evolve into the Cafeteria. The exterior building is currently home to the Painted Pot. We received a historic preservation award for our efforts, which is still hanging in the space now occupied by Downtown Helena.
https://www.helenahistory.org/eybels.htm

05/30/2026

Eight years ago, when the old Montana Book & Toy Co had an open rental spot off Jackson St, we took the plunge to launch Sage & Oats. We officially signed our first lease in March of 2018, but didn't open until mid-June in order to prepare the space.

With the help of friends and family, we transformed our first location, but in our second year Covid struck and nonessentials, like ours, were forced to close. We quickly assessed options. We loved our first location, but people simply couldn't find us and we couldn't continue to live off $50/day sales. We knew we poured a lot of ourselves and our savings into renovating the location, but we had to move where we could increase foot traffic in order for the business to survive.

We started all over with remodeling in preparation to move in with Buzz Boutique as a collaborative shop. We shared, we'd be two shops stitched together to help one another stabilize during Covid. Coupled with launching our online shop through Etsy we were able to come out the other side. We know we are one of the lucky ones. As many across our nation did not make it and closed.

There have been many people who helped us get to where we are today. We are so grateful to everyone who has played a part in this journey and will be highlighting their faces and contributions as we celebrate our 8th year.

05/22/2026

Memorial Day weekend Fabric Sale
Take 20% off all fabrics in shop and online.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/sageandoats/?etsrc=sdt§ion_id=57491917

05/21/2026

It's grilling season and what dad doesn't like to make fire and food?

05/20/2026

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Calling Youth Runners. 150th Anniversary Battle of Little Bighorn/Greasy Grass Victory Run. A celebration of our Lifeways and connection to Land Language Identity Culture . Sign up at this link https://forms.gle/agEvW11g563vWFyHA

05/16/2026

Love our Native Herbal Tea, but not sure what flavor to get? Try an assortment. We've created boxed sets in our full size and small tins to create the perfect tea sampler. Each box contains 10 loose tea tins and tribal stories. Grab a mug, tea strainer and some Made in Montana honey to complement this unique gift set. available in the shop and on our Etsy site, www.sageandoats.com🧐☕

05/09/2026

Our great niece has launched a mobile business. Love the entrepreneurship that runs through this family!

This year’s Tribal Tourism Small Business Grant awardees operate in many aspects of the growing tribal tourism industry, such as tours, accommodations, food services and Native American Made in Montana products. Congratulations to the 21 tribal tourism businesses who will share a total of $210,000 of grant funding to help them start up or expand.

By helping establish or grow these businesses through TTSB grants, Commerce continues to be a partner in economic development and prosperity for Montana’s tribal communities. Learn more at
https://tinyurl.com/58s8z99a.

📍: Babb
📸: BABBtized Barista & Booboo’s Homestead Basket

05/03/2026

This time of year in Montana is just awesome. Get outside and soak it all in.



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