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Todd Ulizio describes
features of a new
greenhouse at Two Bear
Farm. The greenhouse
features a retractable
roof and shade screens.

GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON

Farming Through Philanthropy

Partnership gives small farm near Eureka. They’ve been grow- ceiving about 21 weeks of produce, while “We outgrew the farm probably two
organic farm opportunity ing the farm itself.
also peddling their leafy wares at the years ago, maybe three,” says Rebecca.
When the couple started Ten Lakes Whiteish Farmers Market.
Enter Whiteish venture capital-
to fulill potential
Farm in 2008, they had demand for two- That capped the growing capacity ist and philanthropist Michael Goguen,
dozen farm shares, serving residents of their six-acre plot, and while they’ve who through a serendipitous set of cir-
between Eureka and Whiteish through wanted to drive up production it wasn’t cumstances partnered with the young

By TRISTAN SCOTT of the Beacon
their Community Supported Agricul- going to be possible at the Ten Lakes lo- couple to increase their growing capac-
ture (CSA) program. By their ifth grow- cation.
ity six-fold while also bufering his Two
WHITEFISH – Todd and Rebecca ing season, they were distributing 150 “We’ve been holding steady since Bear Ranch near Whiteish from devel-
Ulizio have been growing more than just shares — weekly food boxes brimming then,” Todd says. “We just couldn’t ex- opment.
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