About Green Paws Greenhouse and Urban Garden 

Beth Ann Bitner, M.S. MAVIM ~ Owner 

I am the Sole Proprietor and Minnesota Licensed Cottage Producer of Green Paws Greenhouse and Urban Garden who specializes in not only a quarter acre garden, but manages two indoor greenhouses, while producing canned goodies, and old-fashioned gluten and dairy free holiday candy. I proudly served in the Iowa Army National Guard as a Combat Support MP (Military Police), with one tour in Iraq in 2003 and an honorable medical discharge in 2007. Originally from Central Illinois, I moved to Glencoe, Minnesota from SE Iowa in May 2024. I have a longtime passion for gardening, canning, and making old-fashioned holiday candies. I hold a master’s degree in Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine hoping to eventually build a section of my garden and greenhouse into an herb garden for health and wellness. On my free time, I enjoy being outdoors whether it’s hiking, skiing, running, fishing, etc., volunteering or staying inside painting, reading, facetiming with family, or snuggling with my cat, Smokey. Thank you for supporting a Female Veteran Owned and Operated Small Business! 

Smokey ~ Chief Feline Officer (CFO) 

I was found under a house in Iowa in May of 2022 at six months old, and I immediately wrapped my floofy tail around the owner’s pinky. Afterall, she left me food and water. Mama Hooman Slave believes that I have Maine Coon in me, but I am primarily a Tabby who rules the house. As Chief Feline Officer, my work duties include judging Mama out in the garden though one of many windows or while she is taking a rest break, aiding in supervising the greenhouses, accounting (sitting on the laptop and receipts) or watching CatTv while Mama has me locked out of the kitchen while she cooks.