Montana-grown products find way into Liberty & Vine holiday baskets

Sarah Brown
Dec 21, 2018
Dec 21, 2018 Updated Dec 22, 2018

Amy Pawlowski displays examples of her Liberty & Vine Country Store Montana made holiday gift baskets.
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BILLINGS, Mont. – Last minute Christmas shoppers looking for a way to support Montana agriculture and a Billings business reminiscent of rural general stores of yore, need look no further than Liberty & Vine Country Store, a new mercantile specializing in Montana-made holiday baskets.

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