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!
By Jeff on Tuesday, November 18th, 2014
Over the river and from St. Paul, to the Stone Arch did Cork#5 go… Find it and we’ll give you an Urban Forage t-shirt.
By Jeff on Monday, November 17th, 2014
Never one to complain, Cork#6 is enjoying the winter wonderland that is St. Paul. Find it and we’ll give you an Urban Forage t-shirt. Here are come clues. Learn more about Capture the Cork.
By Jeff on Sunday, November 16th, 2014
On the way to get tickets for this afternoon’s Wild game, Cork#7 enlisted the help of these fans. Because they were such good sports to take the time to pose in the freezing cold, we decided to let them keep the cork and claim their Urban Forage t-shirt. That’s not all we’re wild about over here at […]
By Jeff on Saturday, November 15th, 2014
Cork #8 wanted to be the first in line to taste Jeff and Gita’s vegetarian chili being offered at the Longfellow Community Council Chili Cook Off. Find it and we’ll give you an Urban Forage t-shirt.
By Jeff on Saturday, November 15th, 2014
We’re entering a chili cookoff tonight- the first ever for myself or Gita. When I went to sign up for it, someone from the group organizing the event casually said- “Oh, if you make vegetarian chili, you should know that it never wins.” Gauntlet thrown down. For the record, I am not a vegetarian, and […]
By Jeff on Friday, November 14th, 2014
Did you know that Jeff led a group of volunteers that would establish one of the largest community gardens in the Twin Cities? Today Merriam Station hosts 65 families and will expand by another 20 plots next year. Just like Urban Forage seeks to make the best use of our local resources by using fruit […]
By Jeff on Thursday, November 13th, 2014
Find Cork#10 on a Longfellow bulletin board and we’ll give you an Urban Forage t-shirt! Do you have a favorite community bulletin board that needs an Urban Forage flyer? You can download one here.
By Jeff on Wednesday, November 12th, 2014
The Minnesota Daily featured the young Jeff when he was making wine in his Sanford Hall dorm room closet at the University of Minnesota more than 20 years ago. Cork#11 decided to take a stroll down memory lane that included graduate classes on St. Paul campus where Jeff would meet and fall in love with […]
By Jeff on Tuesday, November 11th, 2014
If we haven’t pushed the boundaries of the winemaking world enough already- we’re now introducing the Urban Forage CSA! Members in our CSA will be able to pick up a free bottle each month of whatever has just been bottled at the winery. That means a bottle of natural hard cider when that is in […]
By Jeff on Tuesday, November 11th, 2014
Amongst the fall decorations, Cork#12 is cheating winter in the warmth of the Longfellow Market where there is pie to go with your coffee, blanket and a good book. Today is a good day to treat yourself! Find #12 right next to those pies and we’ll give you an Urban Forage t-shirt! This is a […]
By Jeff on Monday, November 10th, 2014
Cork #13 is taking cover from the weather at the people’s house. Find it and we’ll give you an Urban Forage t-shirt. Clues: We got the hint Cork #13! To Market, To Maret… You want us to thank a couple of supporters. Good idea! Thanks to the Teeny Bee Boutique. That is some beautiful photography […]
