Lindsay Marshall is 36 years old and is the executive pastry chef at the University of Montana. Marshall went to culinary school at Southern California School of Culinary Arts when she was 18 and has been baking ever since. Marshall has been working at the University of Montana for 10 years. Before coming to UM, Marshall worked for Wolfgang Puck in California, a historic hotel in California and a resort in Livingston MT.
While she loves baking, her dream has always been to have a small farm. She moved to Montana to live out her dream of having a hobby farm and now she has five goats, five horses and two chickens. “I only bought it for the goat pasture but it works out for everyone,” Marshall said regarding her seven acre property, “I didn't really like the neighborhood, but then I saw the goat pasture.” Marshall grew up surrounded by horses and goats at her childhood house in Southern California and decided that she wanted to continue that dream.
Marshall and her wife, Tiffany Saatzer, have had goats and horses for two years at their home in Montana. Marshall and her wife met in Missoula and then decided to move out to the Bitterroot to start their farm. Marshall’s day at the bakery begins at 5 am and ends at 1:30 pm, so Saatzer takes care of the animals in the morning. Marshall describes her farm as a “boy goat sanctuary,” she takes in boy goats that no one else wants because they are not considered useful. “I just feel bad for the boys because no one ever wants the boys,” Marshall said, “I see so many people rehoming their boys and I feel bad.”
