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"Wicked Good Greens" grows hydroponic greens in upcycled shipping container in Bonner, Montana

December 25, 2016 /

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Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations.

Chef Jennifer "Niffer" Stackpole of Balsamroot Catering in Potomac has expanded her ability to share her love of food and provide good food to her customers. With her new farm called Wicked Good Greens housed in an upcycled, refrigerated, shipping container at the old Bonner Mill site, Stackpole will be able to supply tender crisp greens year-round to local chefs and individuals in the area.

Stackpole has cooked her whole life. After graduating from New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, Vt. in 2013, she worked as a chef for the Paws Up Ranch river camps and Montana Island Lodge and was the executive chef for Western Montana Mental Health Recovery Center. She started Balsamroot Catering in Potomac in the winter of 2015.

For more information or to purchase greens, contact Stackpole at 406-285-1944 or [email protected]. Balsamroot Catering can also be found on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/BalsamrootCatering

By Andi Bourne

Full Story: http://www.seeleylake.com/story/2016/12/15/news/wicked-good-greens-provides-fresh-greens-throughout-the-winter/1660.html