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Hear the MPR story about Urban Forage here!

By Jeff on Wednesday, September 30th, 2015

Thank you Minnesota Public Radio and Britta Greene! We loved the article. It really captured what we’re all about. Link to story

Listen to MPR this Wednesday- we’re on!

By Jeff on Tuesday, September 29th, 2015

We’ll be on Morning Edition Wednesday morning at least twice between 5 and 9 AM! We were interviewed by an MPR reporter, then brought her with us on a foraging run in our St. Paul neighborhood. I will post a link once it goes live. It’s great to be catching the attention of so […]

The Growler has covered us- we have arrived!

By Jeff on Wednesday, September 9th, 2015

As you may know, the Growler is the magazine that covers the boom in Minnesota breweries, and which is also now starting to report on the growing number of distilleries and cideries. We’re happy to report that we were included in this month’s “Now open or damn close” column which has confirmed for many skeptics […]

Last chance! Final poll for our new logo.

By Jeff on Thursday, September 3rd, 2015

This really is your last chance to vote on our new logo at 99designs. We’ve posted the final three designs in what will be our last poll, and are hoping you will vote, and ask any interested friends to vote as well. We’re amazed at the quality of submissions we’ve gotten, and honestly, at this […]

Final 99designs round- please vote!

By Jeff on Tuesday, September 1st, 2015

Hi all, We’ve selected 6 designers from the 15 that originally submitted designs, and have put them in the latest poll for your review. Please vote- and leave comments! We love the comments and sometimes forward them to the designers. The insights we’ve gained from them have been really valuable. Cheers, and happy voting! http://99designs.com/logo-design/vote-5zb0wa

Poll #4- last chance!

By Jeff on Thursday, August 27th, 2015

Some new and innovative last minute designs! The contest is closed now, and we have to choose 6 finalists. Take a look at these and give us your feedback. http://99designs.com/logo-design/vote-vj8xa8

Poll #3 at 99designs

By Jeff on Wednesday, August 26th, 2015

Thanks to everyone who has voted thus far! We have 7 new and re-worked designs up for your consideration. 24 hours left to pick the finalists. Please tell us which ones you like best. http://99designs.com/logo-design/vote-ux9nt1

99 designs poll- vote on our new logo!

By Jeff on Tuesday, August 25th, 2015

Please take a moment to vote on the logo you like best! This is the second installment of four to figure out which designers we want to keep working with to come up with a final logo. Take a look- the more verbal feedback you can give, the better! The link to the poll is […]

Our moment in the spotlight

By Jeff on Thursday, March 5th, 2015

We had our chance to testify last night in front of the Minnesota House of Representatives Commerce Committee. In my opinion, we knocked it out of the park! Gita and I (that is, Jeff) testified as well as Fridley-based winemaker Emiro Sangiovanni, Minneapolis-based cider maker Tim Burman and surprise testifier Luke Zak who also aspires […]

Sign our petition and help make more urban wineries possible!

By Jeff on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015

A fellow winemaker and new friend, Emiro Sangiovanni, formerly of Venezuela, now of Fridley, has started a petition to be delivered to legislators in favor of HF 520 and SF 1026, dubbed the “Craft Winery Bill” I spent an afternoon with Emiro this fall, bottling a batch of white wine made from some of the […]

Work continues behind the scenes

By Jeff on Tuesday, January 27th, 2015

We’ve been quiet for a while now, in public at least. But work is continuing behind the scenes. Today I transferred our Kickstarter pledges to our new business account (yes, finally!) so it finally feels really real that we really did make enough money to cover our equipment costs as a result of this fundraising […]

Getting down to business

By Jeff on Sunday, January 11th, 2015

We tested out some local fruit wines and meads last night with some friends at our house. The feedback was varied and quite helpful- we’re looking forward to getting our own fruit wine and mead on the market! Thanks to those who were able to attend on a cold Minnesota winter evening. The last few […]

over the hill and through the woods

By Jeff on Monday, December 8th, 2014

We had hoped to go to Grandmother’s house this weekend, but as it turned out, she wasn’t feeling well, but we still made the trip to the eastern side of Wisconsin to stay for a little while in a hotel and get away from home- and temporarily from all the things we need to get […]

Home again, Cork#1!

By Jeff on Saturday, November 22nd, 2014

The journey has been awesome. It’s time to go home. Fine Cork#1 there and we’ll give you an Urban Forage t-shirt. Sign up to be an Urban Forage member before this leg of the trip is over and get a really good deal on wine of the month. Time is running out. The offer ends […]

See you at the party tonight, Cork#2!

By Jeff on Friday, November 21st, 2014

Find Cork#2 at the party tonight and we’ll give you an Urban Forage t-shirt. Urban Forage KickStarter Victory Party Gandhi Mahal 6-9 p.m. 3009 27th Avs S, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406 Light appetizers, drinks… Everyone welcome! We are down to our last 24 hours of our fundraising campaign, but there is still time to get an […]

And then there were 2… Good-bye Cork#3