By Jeff on Friday, November 27th, 2015
The basement of our building is finally starting to look like a winery! We’ve been actively working on it since July, and are finally in a place where we are happy to post pictures. The two above were taken on Tuesday just before our inspection by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. The inspection went […]
By Jeff on Thursday, October 8th, 2015
Jeff will be a panelist following the showing of “Just Eat It” a documentary about food waste in the US. See the details and a preview of the movie (much more interesting than it sounds) below. I’ll be talking about food waste after the film, and about how we’re capturing apples before they fall on […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Jeff on Friday, November 21st, 2014
Cork#3 is paying a visit to our friends at Hiawatha Flats. Find it and we’ll give you an Urban Forage t-shirt. Of course this means that there are just 2 days left of our equipment drive, which ends at about 4:45 p.m. on Saturday. Even though we have reached our goal in plenty of time […]
By Jeff on Wednesday, November 19th, 2014
Cork#4 headed to The Barn and was promptly discovered by a lucky Gopher fan. But there are still plenty of other corks to find before Saturday. Find yours and we’ll give you an Urban Forage t-shirt. Learn more about Capture the Cork.
By Jeff on Wednesday, November 19th, 2014
We wanted to take a minute to say thank you for all of the support!
