Jeff Schabel has spent over 35 years in the grocery store meat department business. He has lived near Kalispell, Montana for nearly 40 years, just 35 miles from the West entrance t...ver maisJeff Schabel has spent over 35 years in the grocery store meat department business. He has lived near Kalispell, Montana for nearly 40 years, just 35 miles from the West entrance to Glacier National Park.Jeff is married and has raised 3 daughters and is very proud of his 6 grandchildren.In 1972 Jeff married his wife Lynn and moved to Kalispell, Montana. He was hired by a new company that did mobile butchering and customs meat cutting. Here is where his meat-cutting career started. After 3 years of custom meat cutting, Jeff began working for Safeway then moved on to a regional supermarket chain with stores in Idaho, Washington, and Montana.In between his meat cutting career, Jeff started a small Montana Made mail order catalog business and then he and 2 friends started a company called Amazing Grains. This company developed a system to oil roast grains and legumes as snack food items. Great product, however, the timing and lack of capital put Jeff back into the meat cutting business.After 35 plus years of cutting meat for national and regional supermarkets, Jeff decided to share his knowledge and show people how to shop meat departments more wisely and get better products at a much better price.The meat industry is changing very rapidly and with change comes new regulations and labeling laws. Much of this is very confusing and frustrating to the everyday shopper. For this reason, Jeff has written 2 books to help the grocery store meat department shopper understand all the new terms, regulations, and laws and also how to save lots of money shopping a meat department.Book #1Retired Butcher Reveals secrets to saving money on Beef, Chicken, Pork, and SeafoodBook #2Meat Department. Everything You Need to Know to Become a Better Shopper.Over the years, Jeff found that the “Prime Rib Roast” has caused more people more anxiety and fear of buying and cooking than any other cut of meat. In the following book, Jeff outlines in detail how to buy, prepare and cook a perfect prime rib roast.Book #3Prime Rib. Easily Master the Art of Cooking a Rib Roast.Jeff and his family live in the world-renowned Flathead Valley. His home is within eyesight of Flathead Lake, which is the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River. It is surrounded by rivers, mountains, and lakes and is an outdoor paradise.With nearly 3 million visitors to Glacier National Park each year, Jeff decided to write a Travel Guide and Vacation planner for the park visitor.Book #4Towns near Glacier National ParkOne other thing you should know about Jeff.....he loves dirt. His garden and greenhouse are his second love. In 2010, he started a nursery called Hard Rock Road Nursery which specializes in growing ornamental grasses and hard neck garlic. He is a permanent member of the Backyard Growers Private Forum.Jeff has a number of new books planned for the future.ver menos